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Objective To understand the trends and epidemiological characteristics of syphilis in Minhang District of Shanghai,so as to provide scientific basis for making control strategies.Methods The data of reported cases of syphilis in Minhang District from 2005 to 2016 were analyzed with epidemiological methods.Results Overall 11 394 cases of syphilis were reported from 2005 to 2016,the incidence was 42.9 per 100 000 person-year.The incidences of Phase Ⅰ,Phase Ⅱ,Phase Ⅲ,genital and latent syphilis were 10.3,13.4,0.3,2.3 and 16.6 per 100 000 person-year,respectively.In 2009,the incidence reached 59.1 per 100 000 person-year and reach peak.The cases were constituted by local residents (62.4％) and residents from other provinces (37.6％),male patients predominated with male/female ratio of 1.1∶1.Most cases were aged from 25 to 54 years old(61.1 ％),and those people older than 54 years were more and more likely to be found infected.Local residents predominated by those who aged 25-64 years (74.2％) and other province predominated by 15-44 years (79.1％),the ratios of male/female were 1.3 ∶ 1 and 0.8 ∶ 1.Female were much younger than male,there were 50.0％ of female and 29.3％ of male who were aged between 15-34 years old.Latent syphilis was mostly reported in local male residents who were older than 55 years,female who were 25-54 years and other provinces' female aged 15-44.Phase Ⅰ and Ⅱ syphilis were mostly reported in local male residents less than 55 years old and other provinces' male less than 65 years old.There were significant difference between residence,sex,age and different kinds of syphilis with P＜0.001.Conclusions The trends of syphilis incidence was increasing before 2009 in Minhang District and then declining and slowing down in recent years.The measure of reinforcing monitor,propaganda and education,active screening syphilis in female and local old man should be taken to control and prevent the spread of syphilis.
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Objective To investigate the quality of life (QOL) and mental health status of patients with HIV/AIDS in Minhang District of Shanghai,and to explore the factors that affect their quality of life.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Minhang District among HIV/AIDS patients.All subjects finished general situation questionnaire,Beck depression inventory (BDI),self rating anxiety scale (SAS),social support scale (SSS) and generic quality of life inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) survey.Results A total of 294 patients were recruited in this study with mean age of (39.6 ± 12.6) years old.Among the subjects,mean score of SAS was 40.5 ± 8.8,higher than national normative score (t =20.8,P＜0.001).The prevalence of anxiety was 13.9％.The mean score of BDI was 8.90 ± 8.59,and the prevalence of depression was 28.6％.The mean score of quality of life (QOL) was 66.6 ± 10.9.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that QOL of patients with high school or secondary school was lower than those with college and above education (OR =0.34,95 ％ CI:0.12-0.95).QOL scores of patients with moderate or severe depression were lower than those with less depressed patients,OR values were 0.14(95 ％ CI:0.06-0.34) and 0.07(95 CI:0.03-0.20)respectively.QOL of patients with anxiety was lower than the patients without anxiety (OR =0.10,95 ％CI:0.04-0.27).QOL of patients with high scores of social support was higher than the patients with low scores of social support (OR =3.95,95 ％ CI:1.82-8.59).Conclusions We should pay more attention to the psychological state of patients with HIV/AIDS.The quality of life can be improved by improving social support and reducing the occurrence of anxiety and depression.
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Objective To understand the trends and epidemiological characteristics of syphilis in Minhang District of Shanghai,so as to provide scientific basis for making control strategies.Methods The data of reported cases of syphilis in Minhang District from 2005 to 2016 were analyzed with epidemiological methods.Results Overall 11 394 cases of syphilis were reported from 2005 to 2016,the incidence was 42.9 per 100 000 person-year.The incidences of Phase Ⅰ,Phase Ⅱ,Phase Ⅲ,genital and latent syphilis were 10.3,13.4,0.3,2.3 and 16.6 per 100 000 person-year,respectively.In 2009,the incidence reached 59.1 per 100 000 person-year and reach peak.The cases were constituted by local residents (62.4％) and residents from other provinces (37.6％),male patients predominated with male/female ratio of 1.1∶1.Most cases were aged from 25 to 54 years old(61.1 ％),and those people older than 54 years were more and more likely to be found infected.Local residents predominated by those who aged 25-64 years (74.2％) and other province predominated by 15-44 years (79.1％),the ratios of male/female were 1.3 ∶ 1 and 0.8 ∶ 1.Female were much younger than male,there were 50.0％ of female and 29.3％ of male who were aged between 15-34 years old.Latent syphilis was mostly reported in local male residents who were older than 55 years,female who were 25-54 years and other provinces' female aged 15-44.Phase Ⅰ and Ⅱ syphilis were mostly reported in local male residents less than 55 years old and other provinces' male less than 65 years old.There were significant difference between residence,sex,age and different kinds of syphilis with P＜0.001.Conclusions The trends of syphilis incidence was increasing before 2009 in Minhang District and then declining and slowing down in recent years.The measure of reinforcing monitor,propaganda and education,active screening syphilis in female and local old man should be taken to control and prevent the spread of syphilis.
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Objective To investigate the quality of life (QOL) and mental health status of patients with HIV/AIDS in Minhang District of Shanghai,and to explore the factors that affect their quality of life.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Minhang District among HIV/AIDS patients.All subjects finished general situation questionnaire,Beck depression inventory (BDI),self rating anxiety scale (SAS),social support scale (SSS) and generic quality of life inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) survey.Results A total of 294 patients were recruited in this study with mean age of (39.6 ± 12.6) years old.Among the subjects,mean score of SAS was 40.5 ± 8.8,higher than national normative score (t =20.8,P＜0.001).The prevalence of anxiety was 13.9％.The mean score of BDI was 8.90 ± 8.59,and the prevalence of depression was 28.6％.The mean score of quality of life (QOL) was 66.6 ± 10.9.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that QOL of patients with high school or secondary school was lower than those with college and above education (OR =0.34,95 ％ CI:0.12-0.95).QOL scores of patients with moderate or severe depression were lower than those with less depressed patients,OR values were 0.14(95 ％ CI:0.06-0.34) and 0.07(95 CI:0.03-0.20)respectively.QOL of patients with anxiety was lower than the patients without anxiety (OR =0.10,95 ％CI:0.04-0.27).QOL of patients with high scores of social support was higher than the patients with low scores of social support (OR =3.95,95 ％ CI:1.82-8.59).Conclusions We should pay more attention to the psychological state of patients with HIV/AIDS.The quality of life can be improved by improving social support and reducing the occurrence of anxiety and depression.
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Obesity and its associated metabolic disorders, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), have become major chronic diseases threatening public health. NAFLD is a chronic liver disorder that is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and obesity. In this study, we investigated the effects and mechanism of Tangshen formula (TSF) on hepatic dyslipidemia and phenotypic switch of macrophage in db/db mice. Eight-week-old male C57BLKS/J db/m control and db/db mice were divided into 3 groups (namely db/m, db/db, db/db+TSF), and fed with TSF or distilled water for 12 weeks. It was found that after treatment with TSF, the triglycerides accumulation in db/db mice was decreased on the basis of oil red O staining with cryosections of liver tissues. And protein expressions of macrophage activation markers CD68 and F4/80 were decreased according to immunohistochemical analysis of hepatic sections. The mRNA level of TNF-α (M1 marker) was significantly decreased by TSF in db/db mice, but with no significant difference in Mrc1 and Arg1 (M2 marker). According to the results, TSF attenuated hepatic steatosis and relieved dyslipidemia, its mechanism may be correlated with the regulation of macrophage activation and phenotypic switch.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the role of Chengqi Shengxue prescription in anti-tumor and immunoregulation and to evaluate its effect on apoptosis and T lymphocyte subsets of tumor-bearing mice.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>S180 ascites tumor and Lewis lung carcinoma tumor-bearing mice were used in the screening. Then 55 mice were treated randomly with the model, cyclophosphamide (30 mg x kg(-1)), or three different dosages of Chengqi Shengxue prescription (2. 4, 1.2, 0.6 g x kg(-1). After the treatment apoptosis of tumor cell and peripheral T lymphocyte subsets of tumor-bearing mice was analyzed by flow cytometry.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Lewis lung carcinoma was a nsitive tumor cell line to Chengqi Shengxue prescription. Compared with the model group, significantly increased apoptosis was observed after administration of high and medium dose of Chengqi Shengxue prescription (P < 0. 05) by PI staining. Increased early apoptosis in cancer cells was observed in all experimental doses of Chengqi Shengxue prescription by Annexin V and PI double staining (P < 0.01) . The analysis of T lymphocyte subsets showed that the percentage of CD3, CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio decreased significantly in model group when compared with the normal ones (P < 0.01), while no change was observed in CD8. In administration groups, CD3, CD4 and CD8 were significantly lower than normal ones (P < 0.01) , but CD4/CD8 ratio did not change significantly.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Chengqi Shengxue prescription has selectively inhibitive effect on the growth of mouse Lewis lung carcinoma and takes an antitransfer role. Its anti-tumor effect may be owing to inducing tumor cell apoptosis. Chengqi Shengxue prescription improves cellular immune function through enhancing CD4/CD8 ratio.</p>