Life satisfaction in Chinese rural-to-urban migrants: Investigating the roles of self-esteem and affect balance.

The goal of the present article is to investigate whether positive and negative affects mediate or moderate the impact of self-esteem on life satisfaction among Chinese rural-to-urban migrants. Participants contained 712 rural-to-urban migrants recruited from four construction sites in China, who were evaluated with Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. Correlation analysis indicated self-esteem positively predicted life satisfaction. In addition, we demonstrated the mediating effects of positive affect and negative affect partially in the links from self-esteem to life satisfaction, but failed to reveal the moderating effects. These findings suggested that affect balance intervention program may benefit the life satisfaction in Chinese rural-to-urban migrants.

[Influence of Kudou Shencha decotion on INF-gamma, ICAM-1, MCP-1 levels of prostate tissue homogenate in immunity prostatitis model rats].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of Kudou Shencha decotion on INF-y, ICAM-1, MCP-1 levels of prostate tissue homogenate in immunity prostatitis model rats. METHOD: Forty Wistar male rats were divided into 5 groups randomly: Kudou Shencha decotion group with high dosage and low dosage, Qianleitai group, the model control group and normal group. The rat model of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis was established by multiple hypodermical injection of the suspension of prostatic protein purification with Freund's completed adjuvant. The level of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), interferon gamma (INF-gamma) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULT: The content of ICAM-1 and MCP-1 in the model group was higher than that of the normal group (P < 0.05), the content of ICAM-1 was obviously decreased in Kudou Shencha decotion group with high dosage (P <0.05), the contents of MCP-1 were all obviously decreased in Kudou Shencha decotion groups and Qianlietai group. Compared with the model group, the contents of INF-gamma in all treatment groups were decreased insignificantly. CONCLUSION: Kudou Shencha decotion has the action of lowering the level of ICAM-1 and MCP-1, which may be one of the mechanisms of Kudou Shencha decotion in the therapy of chronic prostatitis.

[Triterpenoid saponins of Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb].

In order to find the anti-virus constituents of Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb, the investigation was carried out. The paper reported the five triterpenoid saponins isolated from n-BuOH fraction: 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-oleanolic acid]-28-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside (1), oleanolic acid-3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside (calenduloside E, 2), oleanolic acid-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-Obeta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (chikusetsusaponin-IVa, 3), 3-O-(6'-O-butyl-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl)-oleanolic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (4) and hederagenin-3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside (HN-sapoins K, 5). 1 is a new compound, saponins 4 and 5 were isolated from the plant for the first time.

Effects of Sanyinjiao (SP6) with electroacupuncture on labour pain in women during labour.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of Sanyinjiao (SP6) with electroacupuncture on labour pain in women during the labour process. METHODS: A total of 350 women in labour from three centres were randomly divided into the electroacupuncture group (acupuncture group), the sham electroacupuncture group (sham group) and the control group. Women in labour in the electroacupuncture group received the electroacupuncture on the point Sanyinjiao (SP6). The analgesic effect was self-rated by women in labour, using visual analogue scale (VAS). The duration and paralysis time of uterine contraction, uterine contraction regularity, degree of cervical extension, presentation of foetal descent, the condition of intra-partum haemorrhage and postpartum haemorrhage, labour manner, lochia, involution of uterus, milk secretion, neonate Apgar Score and neonate body height and weight were also measured. All data were analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 12.0. RESULTS: Labour pain scores from women in the acupuncture group were less than in the control group at needle retaining at 30min, 2 and 4h after needle withdrawal. Other evaluated indices did not show significant differences among the three groups. No adverse events were observed during the labour process. CONCLUSION: SP6 with electroacupuncture could be an effective way for decreasing labour pain.

[Therapeutic effect of hewei xiaopi capsule for treatment of dyskinesis functional dyspepsia].

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of Hewei Xiaopi Capsule (HXC) in treating patients with dyskinesis functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODS: Sixty-three patients with FD were randomly assigned to two groups, 33 in the treated group and 30 in the control group, who were treated respectively with HXC and domperidone for 4 weeks to observe the clinical effect and changes in electrogastrogram (EGG) before and after treatment. RESULTS: Symptoms were alleviated in both groups after treatment, 3 patients in the treated group were cured, the efficacy was judged as markedly effective in 11, effective in 14 and ineffective in 5, while in the control group, 1 cured, 8 markedly effective, 14 effective and 7 ineffective, difference between the two groups showed no statistical significance. EGG showed that in the treated group, the normal slow-wave percentage was 41.93 +/- 18.22 before treatment and 50.86 +/- 16.03 after treatment, showing significant difference (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: HXC is markedly effective in treating patients with FD.