Predictive Effect of Neuroinflammatory Factors of the MECT in Treatment of Senile Depression

Late-life depression is a common mental disorder, old age 40-70% of the patients with suicide ideation, modified electroconvulsive therapy can quickly improve part in elderly patients with depression commit suicide idea, but curative effect exist individual differences, looking for MECT treatment of elderly patients with depression, early predictors of treatment plan formulation has important clinical significance.A total of 72 elderly patients with depression with suicidal thoughts were included in this project, who were treated with MECT for 8 times. Blood samples, demographic data and clinical symptom assessment data were collected before treatment, 3 times, 8 times, 1 week and 2 weeks after treatment, and the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 were measured at each time point. To analyze the relationship between the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 at baseline and at each time point and the changes of clinical symptoms and suicide concept, and to explore the predictive effect of the levels and changes of IL-1β and IL-6 on the efficacy of MECT in the treatment of suicide concept in elderly patients with depression. To provide a reference for further research on the mechanism of MECT in the treatment of senile depression with suicide.