A model of health care provider decision making about HPV vaccination in adolescent males

IntroductionIn the U.S., HPV vaccination of adolescent males remains low, despite the recommendation for routine vaccination. Although research has highlighted that health care provider (HCP) recommendation is very influential in HPV vaccine uptake, research on this topic in the male population is lacking. Accordingly, we used a qualitative approach to identify HCP knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding adolescent male HPV vaccination, one year, after routine vaccination of adolescent males was recommended.MethodA total of 20 U.S. pediatric HCPs participated in 20–30 min interviews about knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male HPV vaccination. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and, analyzed using inductive content analysis.ResultsThe providers had been in practice for 1–35 years, 75% were female, and 75% were White. Opinions on HPV vaccination were shaped by knowledge/perception of the risks and benefits of vaccination. Although all providers frequently offered HPV vaccine to male patients, the strength and content of the offer varied greatly. Vaccination opinions determined what issues were emphasized in the vaccine offer (e.g., stressing herd immunity, discussing prevention of genital warts), while adolescent age influenced if and how they pitched their vaccine offer (e.g., HPV as a STI). Most providers agreed with the ACIP recommendations, however, several expressed that providers’ preexisting opinions might remain unchanged despite the recommendations. Consistent with the literature on determinants of HPV vaccination, providers believed that their own recommendation was a major factor in a family's decision to vaccinate. Barriers to vaccination included the “newness” and sexual nature of the vaccine, lack of insurance coverage, and the vaccine not being mandated.ConclusionsProviders’ opinions about, and approaches to offering, HPV vaccination to males were highly variable. Interventions designed to improve male HPV vaccination should focus on helping providers to routinely recommend the vaccine to all of their eligible patients, both males and females.     

卵母细胞发育和受精中的重编程及对雄原核重编程的影响

哺乳动物发育过程中细胞的重编程是当前细胞生物学、转化医学等领域研究的热点之一,因其在体细胞核移植、诱导多能干细胞及再生医学中的应用前景引起了广泛关注。表观遗传学修饰是重编程的主要内容,包括DNA甲基化、组蛋白翻译后修饰、基因组印迹、非编码RNA调控等,这些均可通过不同的机制调控基因组的表达。如卵母细胞发育与成熟过程伴随着基因组的从头甲基化、减数分裂相关基因的去甲基化和组蛋白翻译后的修饰等。此外,受精中,卵母细胞又与进入其中的雄原核发生相互作用,为雄原核基因组的去甲基化等过程提供重编程的环境。总结近年来关于卵母细胞发育和受精过程中重编程机制的研究进展及在胚胎发育中的意义,并探讨自然生殖状况下卵母细胞环境对外源性雄原核重编程的影响。     

湖北省某男子监狱在押人员肺结核患病情况调查分析

目的：了解湖北省某男子监狱中在押人员的肺结核患病情况,为制定在押人群结核病的有效防控措施提供参考依据。方法随机整群抽取湖北省某监狱中的1146名在押人员进行胸部 X 线摄片检查,对有异常阴影者进一步开展痰涂片和痰培养。所有数据经双人采用 Excel 2003软件录入,通过 SPSS 20.0软件进行统计分析。结果该男子监狱的活动性肺结核患病率为1588.70/10万,显著高于同年全国结核病流行病学调查中的男性水平(P <0.01),略高于湖北省男性的平均水平;其中,新发现患者占55.56%,复治患者占33.33%。此外,涂阳肺结核患病率为88.26/10万,培阳肺结核患病率为441.31/10万。结论男子监狱内的肺结核疫情亟待重视,应整合社会医疗资源,对在押人员进行定期肺结核筛查,并保障系统规范地给予治疗。     

Paternal genetic structure of the Qiang ethnic group in China revealed by high-resolution Y-chromosome STRs and SNPs

The Qiang population mainly lived in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County of Sichuan Province. It is one of the nomads in China, distributed along the Minjiang River. The Qiang population was assumed to have great affinity with the Han, the largest ethnic group in China, when it refers to the genetic origin. Whereas, it is deeply understudied, especially from the Y chromosome. Here in this study, we used validated high-resolution Y-chromosome single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) and short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) panels to study the Qiang ethnic group to unravel their paternal genetic, forensic and phylogenetic characteristics. A total of 422 male samples of the Qiang ethnic group were genotyped by 233 Y-SNPs and 29 Y-STRs. Haplogroup O-M175 (N = 312) was the most predominant haplogroup in the Qiang ethnic group, followed by D-M174 (N = 32) and C-M130 (N = 32), N-M231 (N = 27), and Q-M242 (N = 15). After further subdivision, O2a-M324 (N = 213) accounted for the majority of haplogroup O. Haplogroup C2b-Z1338 (N = 29), D1a-CTS11577 (N = 30). O2a2b1a1a1-F42 (N = 48), O2a1b1a1a1a-F11 (N = 35), and O2a2b1a1-M117 (N = 21) represented other large terminal haplogroups. The results unveiled that Qiang ethnic group was a population with a high percentage of haplogroup O2a2b1a1a1-F42 (48/422) and O2a1b1a1a1a-F11 (35/422), and O2a2b1a1-M117 (21/422), which has never been reported. Its haplogroup distribution pattern was different from any of the Han populations, implying that the Qiang ethnic group had its unique genetic pattern. Mismatch analysis indicated that the biggest mismatch number in haplogroup O2a2b1a1a1-F42 was 21, while that of haplogroup O2a1b1a1a1a-F11 was 20. The haplotype diversity of the Qiang ethnic group equaled 0.999788, with 392 haplotypes observed, of which 367 haplotypes were unique. The haplogroup diversity of the Qiang ethnic group reached 0.9767, and 53 terminal haplogroups were observed (The haplogroup diversity of the Qiang ethnic group was the highest among Qiang and all Han subgroups, indicating the larger genetic diversity of the Qiang ethnic group.). Haplogroup O2a2b1a1a1-F42 was the most predominant haplogroup, including 11.37 % of the Qiang individuals. Median-joining trees showed gene flow between the Qiang and Han individuals. Our results indicated that 1) the highest genetic diversity was observed in the Qiang ethnic group compared to any of the former studied Chinese population, suggesting that the Qiang might be an older paternal branch; 2) the haplogroup D-M174 individuals of Qiang, Tibetans and Japanese distributed in three different subclades, which was unable to identify through low-resolution Y-SNP panel; and 3) the Qiang had lower proportion of haplogroup D compared to Yi and Tibetan ethnic groups, showing that the Qiang had less genetic communication with them than with Han Chinese.     

Early stage of adjuvant arthritis alters behavioral responses in male but not female rats

Anxiety and depression commonly occur in the pathology of rheumatic diseases. Little is known about how inflammatory disease in its early stage, before any clinical manifestation, may affect general activity. The aim of this study was to compare the anxiety-like behaviour in the early stage of adjuvant arthritis (AA), and the paw edema, and corticosterone (CORT) levels in the developed stage of AA among male and female Long Evans rats. The behavioural activity was evaluated by elevated plus maze tests. These revealed significantly reduced number of entries into the open arm of the maze in arthritic males compared to controls or to females 4 days after AA induction. Arthrihtic and control females did not differ. The number of entries into the closed arm of the maze was the same across the genders and studied intervals. Time spent in the open arm was significantly lower in arthritic males against controls or arthitic females. Time spent in the closed arm showed inverse picture to the time spent in the open arm. Hind paw swelling measured on day 23 of AA was the same in males and females, as was the elevation of CORT levels in plasma. Male rats showed anxiety-like behaviour on day 4 of AA, while female rats did not show any change, indicating different brain sensitivity to early inflammation among the genders.     

弓形虫感染对雄性小鼠睾丸细胞周期影响的实验研究

目的　研究弓形虫感染对雄性小鼠睾丸组织细胞周期的影响。方法　应用流式细胞术检测弓形虫感染10 3/ ml、10 4 / ml、10 6 / ml3个剂量组小鼠睾丸组织细胞周期,并设立生理盐水和环磷酰胺对照组。结果　不同剂量的弓形虫感染均可使小鼠睾丸组织细胞各时相的细胞百分数发生变化,并随着剂量的增加,G0 / G1 、S时相的细胞百分数明显减少,与阴性对照组比较差异有显著性(P<0 .0 5 )。G2 / M时相的细胞百分数逐渐增多,各剂量组与阴性对照组比较差异有显著性(P<0 .0 5 )。结论　弓形虫感染可能抑制小鼠睾丸细胞的DNA合成,可引起G2 期细胞阻滞,从而使细胞的有丝分裂延伸。     

高氟对成年男性生殖内分泌功能的影响

为了探讨高氟对成年男性生殖功能的影响，对地方性氟中毒重病区的31名成年男性（20～55岁）及26名对照人群的有关生殖内分泌指标进行了检测，结果显示：高氟区人群血清黄体生成素（LH）、卵泡刺激素（FSH）较对照组明显升高（P＜0．001）；血清睾酮（T）水平则显著降低（P＜0．01），表明高氟状态能够影响成年男性的生殖内分泌功能。     

男性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者血清瘦素及血脂水平的研究

目的检测男性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者血清瘦素及血脂水平，探讨其异常变化的临床意义。方法男性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者64例，男性健康受试者28名，用ELISA法检测血清瘦素水平，用全自动生化分析仪检测肝功能和血脂。对血清瘦素、血脂与肝功能的关系进行分析。结果各组乙型肝炎肝硬化Child-Pugh分级患者与对照组比，血清瘦素水平无显著性差异（P〉0．05）；与正常对照组比，乙型肝炎肝硬化患者血CHO和LDL水平显著降低（P〈0．01），按Child分级由A到C级各组CHO和LDL水平逐渐降低，差异有显著性（P〈0．01）。无腹水肝硬化患者血清瘦素水平与BMI及Fat％均呈显著正相关。结论血清瘦素水平不能作为评价男性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者病情严重程度的指标，血清胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白是肝功能减退的指标。瘦素可能参与了男性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者的营养不良。