过敏性休克死亡豚鼠器官中IgE的表达及其法医学意义

目的寻找法医学鉴定过敏性休克死亡的病理形态学诊断指标。方法利用组织芯片技术采用免疫组化SP法检测豚鼠过敏性休克死亡后0,6,12,24h等4个时间点的心、肝、肺、肾、脾、胃、肠、气管及扁桃体组织中的IgE的表达。结果实验组肺及气管组织IgE呈阳性表达,脾组织IgE呈弱阳性表达,以死亡即刻表达最强,且随死亡时间的延长而减弱,各时间点的显色信号强度存在显著性差异(P<0.05);实验组其它器官及对照组9个器官均无表达。结论应用免疫组化方法检测IgE在肺、气管、脾组织中的表达,可作为法医学鉴定过敏性休克死亡的病理形态学诊断指标;肺及气管组织IgE阳性强度随时间的延长而减弱,提示法医学鉴定过敏性休克死亡应尽早尸检。     

Ascertainment of the cause and tempo of death in forensic medical practice

In order to develop a method of ascertaining a cause of death and of evaluating its tempo the authors undertook a histological study and a study of a dehydration degree in 76 cases of death due to the below reasons: mechanical trauma, mechanical asphyxia, burn shock, and carbon monoxide intoxication. Acute emphysema of lungs, lack of edemas in lungs and brain, desquamation of pulmonary macrophages, hyperemia of renal capillaries, primary urine in some glomerules, prevalence of ischemic changes with karyopyknosis in medulla and hypohydration of brain were typical of fast death. Prevalence of dystelectasis in lungs, emptying of pulmonary capillaries, evident edema of lungs and brain, desquamation of pulmonary macrophages, lack of primary urine in glomerular capsules, acute circulatory disorders of renal hemodynamics with sweating of fibrin and erythrocyte glomerules into cavities, necrotic nephrosis, pigment cylinders in renal tubules, thrombi in vessels, prevalence of chromatolysis, karyolysis and cytolysis in medulla, pronounced glial reaction as well as pronounced edema of brain and its hyperhydration were typical of slow death.     

豚鼠过敏性休克肺组织中类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶的表达

目的观察豚鼠过敏性休克死亡肺组织中类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶的表达情况,试图为过敏性休克死亡提供客观的诊断依据。方法健康豚鼠24只,随机均分为实验组和对照组,每组再分死亡即时组、冷藏48h组和冷冻7d组,每组4只。实验组将0.5mL人混合血清用生理盐水1∶10稀释,注射于豚鼠后掌皮内,致敏后3周以人混合血清1mL注入心腔诱发过敏性休克致死;对照组采用生理盐水代替混合血清。提取豚鼠心血及肺组织,应用免疫组化染色和图像分析技术观察类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶的表达情况。结果对照组豚鼠肺组织中类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶阳性细胞数量较少,分布在小血管和小气管周围。实验组肺组织中类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶阳性细胞明显增多,多数细胞形态不规则,阳性染色颗粒脱出肥大细胞并弥散到组织间隙。冷藏48h和冷冻7d的条件下对这两种酶的表达无明显影响。结论过敏性休克致死豚鼠肺组织中类胰蛋白酶和胃促胰酶的表达明显增强,在冷藏48h和冷冻7d内的条件下,可作为过敏性休克死亡的一项诊断依据。     

Vitality and age of conjunctival petechiae: The expression of P-selectin

Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) results in displaying multiple ruptures of capillaries and venules define conjunctival petechiae as a rhexis haemorrhage. In order to distinguish between petechiae which have arisen before death as opposed to post-mortem artefacts and the establishment of the age of the vessel's damage, we carried out an investigation on a collection of samples from medico-legal cases (positive petechiae: n = 65; post-mortem artefacts: n = 12; control: n = 19) to establish whether the expression of the endothelial adhesion molecule P-selectin as demonstrated by immunohistochemical methods is influenced by trauma before death and possibly by time. Except for cases with massive congestion in those cases where the victim had survived for around minutes, CLSM examination revealed a strong endothelial reaction at the site where the vessel had ruptured. It was impossible to detect a strong P-selectin expression signal in both those vessels which had not suffered any mechanical insult and those which had experienced post-mortem rupture. Therefore, the elevated expression of P-selectin can be used as a criterion to distinguish between those lesions which have occurred in life and those which are post-mortem artefacts.     

Diagnostic significance of myofibrillar degeneration of cardiocytes in forensic pathology

The incidence of myofibrillar degeneration (MFD) was studied in the following different forensic-pathological diagnostic groups of 25 cases each: acute morphine intoxication, acute carbon monoxide intoxication, hanging, strangulation by hand/ligature, drowning, acute hemorrhagic shock, lethal acute brain injury, explainable death of babies or infants and sudden infant death syndrome, together with 18 cases of intoxication with various drugs. The MFD was demonstrated by the Luxol-fast-blue reaction, with two types of phenomena being differentiated, namely cross-band lesions and diffuse staining. All diagnostic groups included cases of MFD of differing degrees. Cross-band lesions were observed in practically all cases of hanging, strangulation and acute hemorrhagic shock. Diffuse stain was noted particularly in cases of drowning and acute brain injury. The diagnostic significance is discussed.     

过敏性休克豚鼠血浆咽喉肺组织中P物质的观测

目的探讨过敏性休克法医学鉴定的诊断指标。方法制备豚鼠过敏性休克的动物模型,应用放射免疫法测定其血浆中P物质浓度;免疫组化SABC法和BI-2000图像分析系统对咽喉和肺组织的P物质免疫反应进行染色观测,计算阳性指数(PI)。结果与对照组含量(87．70pg±7．60pg／μl)相比,过敏性休克豚鼠血浆中P物质含量 (131．01pg±18．93pg／μl)增加,其差异具有极显著意义(P<0．01);呼吸道内P物质免疫阳性反应增强,实验组咽喉和肺组织PI值分别为63．59±14．51和55．98±14．8,对照组咽喉和肺组织PI值分别为33．32±8．04和20．51±6．76, 两组差异具有极显著意义(P<0．01)。结论 P物质在过敏性休克豚鼠血浆浓度增加和呼吸系统组织中免疫阳性反应增强,可能有助于过敏性休克的法医病理学诊断。     

Lympho-monocytic enteroviral myocarditis: traditional, immunohistological and molecularpathological methods for diagnosis in a case of suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

A 7-month-old boy was found lifeless in his bed by his grandfather. Near the mouth there were some blood and chyme on the bedlinen. His mother reported a chill during the last 8 days. Autopsy revealed multiple petechia under the capsule of the thymus, subepicardially and subpleurally, the cause of death was tentative supposed to be a sudden infant death. Histologically parts of the myocardium showed a lympho-monocytic myocarditis according to the DALLAS-criteria. Immunohistological investigations demonstrated an enhanced expression of MHC class II antigens, an increased number of leucocytes as well as T-lymphocytes. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry revealed myocardial enterovirus infection. Considering that there were regions in the myocardium without the traditional findings of myocardial necrosis and inflammation but with distinct expression of the above mentioned immunohistologic markers, immunohistological investigations turn out to be an appropriate tool to examine infant fatalities with uncertain cause of death for early stages of myocarditis.     

血管细胞黏附分子-1在过敏性休克大鼠器官中的表达

目的 探讨血管细胞黏附分子-1(vascular cell adhesion molecule-1,VCAM-1)在过敏性休克大鼠器官中的作用及其表达规律.方法 制造大鼠过敏性休克模型,采用免疫组化SABC法分别检测:(1)过敏性休克大鼠肺、心、脑、肾、肝、脾、胃、肠中VCAM-1的表达;(2)过敏性休克不同时间(休克...     

Diagnosing death from burn shock

Morphological changes were studied in the organs of 28 victims dead from burn shock at the age of 20-65 years and in rabbits in which burn shock was induced. Histological sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Sudan III, by Regaud's method; brain sections were stained by Nissl's and Brachet's methods and examined by electron microscopy. Morphological criteria of burn shock were determined, underlying the specific features of thermal injury.     

体位性窒息对脑血管损伤的实验观察

目的 观察体位性窒息对脑血管损伤的影响。方法 家兔20只,致其中10只体位性窒息,另10只断颈处死进行对照。用兔抗人白蛋白抗体和兔抗人(von Willebrand Factor,vWF)抗体进行LSAB免疫组化法显色。结果抗人白蛋白抗体及抗人vWW、检测均显示出阳性;对照组显示不明显。秩和检验显示,两组间具有显著性差异。结论　在体位性窒息时,呼吸障碍所引起的缺氧,可损害脑血管的正常结构。     

The epidemiology of fatal burn injuries

The paper retrospectively reviews 80 burn fatalities from accidents or attempted suicides with patients admitted to the LAC-USC Medical Center from 1983 to 1987 to determine demographic factors, etiology of the burn injury, and existence of predisposing risk factors. The average age of fatal burn victims was 44 years; 74% were males, 39% were Caucasian, 35% were black, 21% were Hispanic, and 5% were of Asian descent. Blacks and Caucasians were overrepresented and Hispanics underrepresented in relation to all autopsy cases. Major etiologic factors included suicide, falling asleep while smoking, accidents while working with volatile solvents, housefires, scalds, cooking accidents, and accidents involving motor vehicles. Gasoline was the commonest solvent involved with burn fatalities. Significant risk factors for burn fatality were substance abuse (25% of cases) and impaired mental function (19% of cases).     

补体C_5在心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性研究

为了探讨补体 C5在心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性,应用免疫组织化学和图像分析技术 ,对正常心脏、心肌梗死及其它非梗死性的引起直接或间接心脏损害的情况如心肌炎、窒息、电击死、出血性休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等心肌细胞内 C5的变化进行研究。结果发现： C5仅在心肌梗死与心肌炎病例出现阳性反应,其阳性反应面积同正常对照组存在显著性差异,在窒息、电击死、出血性休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等病例未见明显阳性反应。因此 C5作为心肌梗死死后诊断指标仅受心肌炎的影响,对诊断心肌梗死具有较好的特异性。     

补体C5在心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性研究

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纤维连接蛋白在诊断心肌梗死的特异性研究

探讨纤维连接蛋白 (Fn)对心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性。应用免疫组织化学和图像分析技术 ,对正常心脏、心肌梗死及其它非梗死性因素 ,如心肌炎、窒息、电击死、出血性休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等 ,直接或间接引起心脏损害时心肌细胞内Fn的变化进行研究。结果发现 :Fn仅在心肌梗死与心肌炎病例出现阳性反应 ,其阳性反应面积同正常对照组存在显著性差异 ,在窒息、电击死、出血性休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等病例未见明显阳性反应。Fn作为心肌梗死死后诊断指标仅受心肌炎的影响 ,对诊断心肌梗死具有较好的特异性     

Penetrating cardiac injuries. A pathological analysis of 20 autopsy cases

A total of 20 autopsy cases involving deaths due to penetrating cardiac injuries were analyzed pathologically: the causes of death of the victims who died before cardiorrhaphy were exsanguination or hemorrhagic shock in nine cases, pericardial tamponade in three, and a combination of the two in another three. Three of the remaining five cases of early postoperative death resulted from hemorrhagic shock, one resulted from pulmonary air embolism, and one resulted from a combination of hemorrhagic shock and coronary platelet embolism. We should pay more attention to air embolism and platelet embolism as causes of death of victims who have had penetrating cardiac injuries, whose exsanguinating hemorrhage and/or pericardial tamponade may be controlled by emergency-room thoracotomy and cardiorrhaphy.     

失血性休克死亡心肌肌红蛋白缺失的免疫组化研究

本文应用免疫组织化学ABC法结合形态计量分析技术，首次观察了失血性休克死亡时人的心肌队红蛋白缺失情况，结果发现失血性休克持续60分钟以上者，心肌Mb有不同程度的缺失，是散在性分布，失血性休克后在很短时间内死亡者Mb没有明显缺失，这对于判断死因及推断死亡时间具有一定的意义。     

纤维蛋白原在心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性研究

为探讨纤维蛋白原(Fg)在心肌梗死死后诊断的特异性,应用免疫组织化学和图像分析技术,对正常心脏、心肌梗死及其它非梗死性的引起直接或间接心脏损害的情况如心肌炎、窒息、电击死、出血性休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等心肌细胞内Fg的变化进行研究。结果发现:正常对照组心肌细胞内未见Fg阳性反应,而心肌梗死、心肌炎、窒息、电击、休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等组均可见Fg阳性反应,且各组Fg阳性反应面积与正常对照组存在显著性差异。因此Fg作为心肌梗死死后诊断指标,易受心肌炎、窒息、电击、休克、心挫伤、有机磷中毒等的影响,对诊断心肌梗死的特异性较差。     

A preliminary immunohistochemical study of fibronectin in viral myocarditis

For postmortem diagnosis of viral myocarditis, 12 specimens of heart in autopsy were studied immunohistochemically with anti-fibronectin(FN) antibody. Among 5 cases with definite or suspected myocarditis, intensive FN-positive could be found in all monocytes, macrophages and some neutrophils and there were 3 cases with FN-positive cardiomyocytes. While in 3 violent death cases with leucocytes infiltration in the interstitial tissue of myocardia, no FN-positive cardiomocytes were observed, which was the same as that of 4 case without cardiac pathological changes. Moreover, there were rarely FN-positive leucocytes in the 7 cases without viral myocarditis. The results suggest that the immunohistochemical observation of FN in myocardia might be of value for detecting slight degeneration of cardiomyocytes and determining the inflammatory leucocyte infiltration in myocarditis.     

Immunohistochemical detection of fibronectin and tenascin in incised human skin injuries

Immunohistochemical detection of molecules involved in inflammatory reaction can be useful for the diagnosis of vitality in skin wounds. We studied the expression of fibronectin (FN) and tenascin (TN) in 58 human skin wounds (48 vital and 10 postmortem). The age of vital injuries ranged from 3 min to 8 h and postmortem specimens were collected after a postinfliction interval of 15-180 min. One hundred thirty-seven formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections (mean: 2.3 sections per case) were stained with each of two monoclonal antibodies against FN and TN using the streptABC technique. A reticular staining for FN in wound edge and dermis was observed in 50% of vital specimens versus 0% in postmortem cases. Immunoreactivity was reduced in 10 autolysed cases. FN positivity exclusively at the injury margin was observed in 39.4% of vital wounds and 10% of postmortem cases. TN was negative in all specimens. Vital and postmortem hemorrhage areas showed positivity for FN and TN. Due to its low sensitivity, immunohistochemical analysis of FN is useful for determining vitality only in a minority of cases. Different factors in everyday practice, including autolysis and technical problems often produce false negative reactions with the result that FN cannot be regarded as a reliable parameter of vitality. Positive reactions (network staining) are more valuable than negativity but are not pathognomonic. Both vital and postmortem hemorrhages show an enhanced positivity for FN and TN, thus impeding the diagnosis.     

豚鼠过敏性休克类胰蛋白酶活力测定

目的探索过敏性休克法医学客观诊断标准。方法建立豚鼠异种血清过敏性休克模型,采用专性底物对模型鼠的血清,肺,气管类胰蛋白酶活力进行测定。结果过敏性休克豚鼠血清,肺,气管类胰蛋白酶活力均增加,且三者增加的程度是平行的。结论过敏性休克时,血清,肺,气管类胰蛋白酶活力增加可作为法医检案客观诊断标准。