改良硝酸破机法检验尸体组织中的硅藻

目的 探讨改良硝酸破机法与传统硅藻检验方法的差异以及优点.方法 无水乙醇充分固定尸体组织,取材80～100g,剪碎后使用硝酸破机,离心水洗去除有机成分后涂片镜检. 结果硅藻纹理清晰,容易辨识,方便记数及种类甄别.结论 改良硝酸破机法检验硅藻操作简单,检出率较高,标准化的实验过程可有效避免污染对实验结果的影响,提高实验结果的稳定性,避免实验过程中对人员和环境的危害,增加实验过程的安全性.     

溺死法医学鉴定的研究新进展

综述了近年来在硅藻检验、水中浮游生物叶绿素（A）检测、血液化学和组织化学检验等方面的最新文献报道,并对各种溺死检验方法的优缺点进行了评价：在硅藻检验中,硝酸乙醇法、破机罐法及微波消解法,可缩短检验时间,提高办案效率;酶消化法及PCR法硅藻检出率高,适用于可疑水样中硅藻密度低等情况。早期器官组织中浮游生物叶绿素（A）、血液和组织中其他生化指标,可作为鉴定溺死的重要参考。微量元素锶检测可用于鉴定海水中溺死。另外,硅藻及其他浮游生物遗传多态性片断PCR,可望成为新的、灵敏的溺死检测方法。     

碎浆法联合硝酸破机法检验硅藻

硅藻检验是法医病理学用于鉴定溺死的传统方法,尤其对高度腐败和白骨化尸体具有重要意义。目前,硅藻检验的破机法主要有：强酸法、物理（机械、焚烧）法、生物酶消化法等。本文尝试采用控温高速组织捣碎机（江苏江阴科研仪器制作厂）制成组织匀浆,以硝酸破机法进行硅藻检验,取得较好结果。     

溺死法医学检验鉴定方法评估与展望

综述近年来在硅藻检验、水中浮游生物叶绿素（A）检测、血液化学和组织化学检验等方面的最新文献报道,并对各种溺死检验方法的优缺点进行了评价：在硅藻检验中,硝酸乙醇法、破机罐法及微波消解法,可缩短检验时间,提高办案效率;酶消化法及PCR法硅藻检出率高,适用于可疑水样中硅藻密度低样品的检测。早期器官组织中浮游生物叶绿素（A）、血液和组织中其他生化指标,可作为鉴定溺死的重要参考;微量元素锶检测可用于鉴定海水中溺死;另外,硅藻及其他浮游生物遗传多态性片断PCR,可望成为新的、灵敏的溺死检测方法。     

硅藻硝酸消化法与浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法在溺死鉴定中的比较

目的比较和探讨硅藻硝酸消化法与浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法在溺死鉴定中的应用价值。方法收集40例温州医科大学法医学系2010—2011年受理并证实溺死的鉴定案件,每例案件标本包括肺、肾、肝及现场水样4份样本,分别运用硅藻硝酸消化法与浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法对标本进行检验,硅藻硝酸消化法和浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法所需各器官检材量分别为约20g和2g,现场水样分别为15mL和1.5mL,从所需检验时间以及检出率等方面进行比较分析。结果硅藻硝酸消化法检出硅藻主要为中心硅藻纲和羽纹硅藻纲,浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法可扩增出一条162 bp的条带。平均检验每例案件所需的检验时间,硅藻硝酸消化法为(95.30±2.78)min,少于浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法(325.33±14.18)min(P0.05)。两种方法对现场水样及肺样本的检出率均为100%,而对肝及肾样本的检出率,浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法均为80%,高于硅藻硝酸消化法40%和30%(P0.05)。结论在溺死的法医学鉴定中,应根据具体情况来挑选合适的实验室检验方法。与硅藻硝酸消化法相比,浮游生物16S rDNA PCR法具有检材用量少、信息量大、特异性高等特点,有一定的推广和实践价值。     

硅藻检验结论在判断死亡原因中的运用

水中尸体的硅藻检验结论是判断死者是否溺死的重要依据之一。微波消解-真空抽滤-扫描电镜法硅藻检验已经成为水中尸体案件的常规且相对可靠的检验方法,相关内容的公共安全行业标准已正式发布实施。该类案件的检验结论通常表达为:水样,尸体的肺脏、肝脏、肾脏、骨髓中检出某种硅藻和硅藻含量。但受死者的死亡过程、水样的提取方法和检验方法等因素影响,硅藻检验的结果会有所差异,不能简单地依据检验结果中有或没有硅藻来判断是否溺死。只有合理地分析和运用该检验结论,才能正确地判断死者的死亡原因,更好地刻画死亡过程。本文通过对不同的检验结论进行分析总结,解释结论的成因,希望能够帮助法医依据硅藻检验结论,更加准确地判断死亡原因。     

强酸消化法和胰蛋白酶消化法检验腐败脏器硅藻的比较研究

目的探讨强酸消化法和胰蛋白酶消化法检验腐败脏器硅藻的优缺点，为法医工作者选择硅藻检验方案提供理论依据。方法用24只健康清洁级家兔，雌雄不限，制作溺死动物模型。室温放置72h后，分别取其肝、肾、肺3种组织各5g，用强酸消化法和胰蛋白酶消化法进行消化，分别比较两种消化方法的消化时间、消化能力和硅藻检出率。结果强酸消化法的消化时间显著短于胰蛋白酶消化法（P〈0．05），强酸消化的消化能力强于胰蛋白酶消化法（P〈0．05），而强酸消化法的硅藻检出率低于胰蛋白酶消化法（P〈0．05）。结论为加快办案效率，可以选择强酸消化法；对于水样硅藻含量低，则选择硅藻检出率相对较高的胰蛋白酶消化法。     

酶消化联合强酸消化法的硅藻检验CSCD

目的采用酶消化联合强酸消化法对溺死尸体的器官进行硅藻检验,并评价其应用价值。方法收集40例本地区确证为溺死的尸体,每例提取肺、肝、肾组织及现场水样,分别采用强酸消化法、酶消化联合强酸消化法、酶消化法对组织样本进行硅藻检验,从消化时间、消化能力、硅藻检出率等方面进行比较分析。结果在消化时间、消化能力方面,酶消化联合强酸消化法明显优于酶消化法;在硅藻检出率方面,酶消化联合强酸消化法明显优于强酸消化法。结论酶消化联合强酸消化法结合了强酸消化法和酶消化法的优点,并且操作安全,环境污染小,具有一定的推广和实践价值。     

常规硅藻检验法的改良

日常办案中,硅藻检验常用的方法是硝酸酒精破机法,但如遇到脂肪的干扰,可能影响检验结果。为了减少人体组织脂肪对硅藻检验的影响和对现场对水样的快速处理,笔者对传统的硝酸破机法进行了改良,使操作更为简单,适用,现报道如下。     

水中尸体肺组织硅藻检验与死因分析

目的 探讨肺组织中硅藻对于判断水中尸体死亡原因的应用价值.方法 收集水中尸体407例,对死亡原因、案件性质、组织器官中硅藻检验结果进行分析.取45只兔按照生前、死后入水及不同季节入水等随机分为9组,应用硝酸消化法处理检材,检测肺组织中硅藻含量.结果 407例水中尸体,硅藻检验阳性372例,其中意外死亡和自杀351例,他...     

PCR-DHPLC法检测硅藻SSU基因在溺死鉴定中的应用

目的采用PCR-DHPLC法检测硅藻SSU基因,评估其在溺死鉴定中的应用价值。方法 60只实验兔随机分为生前溺死（水中溺毙）、死后入水（空气栓塞致死后入水）、对照组（空气栓塞致死后不做处理）;溺死人体脏器组织;取各组织检材提取硅藻DNA,PCR扩增硅藻特异的核糖体小亚基（SSU）片段,用琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测、DHPLC检测分析。结果 6份硝酸消化法检测阴性的溺死人体器官组织检材经PCR及琼脂糖凝胶电泳检出5例阳性。生前溺死组肺、肝、肾硅藻检出率分别为100%、90%、85%,死后入水组仅肺检出硅藻（15%）,对照组各组织均为阴性;生前溺死组检出率明显高于死后入水组（P〈0.05）。10份溺死人体器官组织检材采用DHPLC法检出硅藻种类明显多于微波消解-扫描电镜法（P〈0.05）。脏器检出硅藻种类与溺死点水样一致。结论采用PCR-DHPLC法检测硅藻SSU基因,有助于溺死鉴定和溺死地点的推断,具有法医学应用价值。     

Detection of Diatoms by a Combination of Membrane Filtration and Transparentness,

Diagnosis of drowning remains a difficult issue in current forensic sciences. A large number of diatoms were lost by removing the supernatant after centrifugation in the conventional forensic diatom test. We developed a novel membrane filtration method to enrich diatoms from samples. A new solution using different ratios of acetic acid and eugenol is prepared to make the membrane transparent. These processes allow the diatom‐containing membrane to be visualized and identified easily by light microscopy. The tissues contaminated by water rich in diatoms were detected by the new method for the recovery of diatoms. Eleven drowning cases were analyzed by both the new method and the conventional method to compare the sensitivity of both methods. The recovery of the novel diatom test method was 54.2 ± 23.1%. The positive rate of the novel method has been proven to be superior to the conventional method in the diagnosis of drowning.     

Detection of diatom in formalin-fixed tissue by proteinase K digestion

The diatoms detection has been proposed to be useful in the diagnosis of drowning. Enzymatic digestion of unfixed lung tissues and other organs with proteinase K is widely employed to detect diatoms. Handling unfixed organs or blood from the bodies with some infectious diseases could prove to be dangerous. In this study, we examined the application of enzymatic digestion for diatom detection to formalin-fixed lung obtained at autopsy. Furthermore, we assessed the effect of hydrogen peroxide on the contamination of the lung specimen with foreign bodies inhaled in the course of drowning, smoking, or air pollution. Formalin-fixed lung was heated in 0.01 M Tris–HCl buffer (pH 7.5) containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (tissue lysis-buffer), with or without glycine. Thereafter, the lung was subjected to enzymatic digestion with proteinase K. A part of formalin-fixed or unfixed samples digested with proteinase K were incubated with hydrogen peroxide at 80 °C for 6 h or 12 h, while the residues were processed without incubation. Formalin-fixed samples heated in tissue lysis-buffer with glycine could be digested with proteinase K; further, the number and proportion of diatoms detected in both formalin-fixed and unfixed samples were observed to be similar. The results suggest that enzymatic detection of diatoms can be applied to formalin-fixed organs by heating the samples in glycine-containing tissue lysis-buffer. As the use of formalin-fixed tissue for diatom detection can decrease risk of contamination by pathogenic organisms during the course of enzymatic digestion, the method presented in this study would be beneficial, to some extent, to individuals performing diatom analysis. Moreover, our results suggest that archival organs stored in formalin solution could be available in diatom detection over a long time-period following autopsies. Clearer image of diatoms was observed in the specimen incubated with hydrogen peroxide for 6 h, in which inhaled foreign bodies were discolored, than those not subjected to incubation. Therefore, incubation of sample digested with hydrogen peroxide in the limited time would be helpful for quantitative and qualitative diatom analysis.     

The rapid determination of the ABO group from body fluids (or stains) by dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) using enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibodies

Using ABH enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibodies, the authors could rapidly detect the ABO group from body fluids and body fluid stains by the dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA). In this test, the antigen was immobilized on nitrocellulose paper; the entire piece of paper was coated with an appropriate dilution of enzyme-labeled McAb directly against the antigen of interest; and, finally, 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) substrate solution was added. The site of a positive reaction is clearly visible as a brown spot. We analyzed 521 samples and got satisfactory results. We also analyzed 99 practical case samples by this method and achieved the same results as those obtained by other researchers using other methods. This method is accurate, simple, direct, rapid, and sensitive; it also produces easily observed results, requires no equipment, and can be completed in 30 min. The test proved to be clearly more sensitive for the detection of the ABO blood group in secretor saliva than the conventional hemagglutination inhibition test. Also saliva diluted 10(-4) to 10(-5) and the ABO group of nonsecretor saliva and urine could be easily detected by this method.     

Rapid and simple sex determination method from dental pulp by loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Sex determination from dental pulp DNA was examined by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method. Amelogenin locus was analyzed for sex determination. A set of four specially designed primers was prepared based on database from Gene Bank, and loop primers were designed to shorten the analysis time. Analysis was performed using 32 dental pulp DNA samples removal from permanent teeth stored at room temperature for 1–25 years after extraction. The X allele was detected in approximately 32 min with real-time turbidimeter and the Y allele was detected in approximately 34 min. Analysis time was reduced to half when using loop primers. Visual detection was also possible as the amplified product showed white turbidity. Sex determination by LAMP method was rapid and simple, and it should prove useful in unknown bodies of mass disasters.     

An Improved Method for the Diatom Test Utilizing DNA Binding Ability of Silica

In order to devise a better forensic test for diatoms, the DNA binding ability of the diatom frustule constructing by silica, in the presence of chaotropic ions were utilized. It was proved that the diatoms were able to be captured via λDNA using silica‐coated magnetic beads (Mag beads), followed by isolation and purification from the Mag beads as a solid phase by substituting the chaotropic agent with ultrapure water. Five cases of drowning, three in freshwater and two in seawater, were applied to the present method and similar results as the usual diatom test were obtained. Specimens of lung and other organs were rendered clearly visible, with elimination of foreign impurities. The present method appears applicable for detection of diatoms indirectly using PCR amplification of bound DNA or directly staining of the DNA.     

Chelating resin-based extraction of DNA from dental pulp and sex determination from incinerated teeth with Y-chromosomal alphoid repeat and short tandem repeats

A procedure utilizing Chelex 100, chelating resin, was adapted to extract DNA from dental pulp. The procedure was simple and rapid, involved no organic solvents, and did not require multiple tube transfers. The extraction of DNA from dental pulp using this method was as efficient, or more so, than using proteinase K and phenol-chloroform extraction. In this study, the Chelex method was used with amplification and typing at Y-chromosomal loci to determine the effects of temperature on the sex determination of the teeth. The extracted teeth were incinerated in a dental furnace for 2 minutes at 100 degrees C, 200 degrees C, 300 degrees C, 400 degrees C, and 500 degrees C. After the isolation of DNA from the dental pulp by the Chelex method, alphoid repeats, and short tandem repeats, the human Y chromosome (DYZ3), DYS19, SYS389, DYS390, and DYS393 could be amplified and typed in all samples incinerated at up to 300 degrees C for 2 minutes. The DYS389 locus in some samples could not be amplified at 300 degrees C for 2 minutes. An autopsy case is described in which genotypings of DYS19, DYS390, and DYS393 from dental pulp obtained from a burned body were needed. The data presented in this report suggest that Chelex 100-based DNA extraction, amplification, and typing are possible in burned teeth in forensic autopsy cases.     

微波消解-扫描电镜联用法在溺死诊断中的应用

目的探讨微波消解-扫描电镜联用法在溺死诊断中的应用价值。方法收集已知死因的尸体标本105例,其中水中尸体85例(生前溺死70例,死后抛尸入水15例),陆地自然死亡尸体20例。水中死亡案例同时收集落水处水样。分别用微波消解-扫描电镜联用法(方法 A)和硝酸破机-光镜联用法(方法 B)对上述尸体的离体肺、肝、肾、骨髓组织及水样进行硅藻定性、定量检测。结果①溺死尸体的肺、肝、肾、骨髓中及落水处水样硅藻检出率:A法分别为100%、94.3%、92.9%、82.9%、100%,硅藻检验阳性率为100%;B法分别为90%、62.9%、51.4%、28.6%、92.9%,硅藻检验阳性率为65.7%。②两种方法检出的硅藻种类与落水处水样中硅藻的种类均一致。③两种方法在死后入水尸体离体的肺中也检出少量硅藻(<3个/2g肺组织),但在死后入水尸体的其它脏器及陆地自然死亡尸体脏器中均未检出硅藻。结论微波消解-扫描电镜联用法较硝酸破机-光镜联用法对尸体离体组织脏器中的硅藻检出率高,方法灵敏,定性准确。