Free amino acid concentrations in vitreous humor and cerebrospinal fluid in relation to the cause of death and postmortem interval

We studied free amino acids in vitreous humor and cerebrospinal fluid from 58 cadavers in the course of routine medicolegal autopsies in the city of Granada. The main objective was to establish whether free amino acids contents in these fluids were related with the cause of death, postmortem interval, and severity of the classic signs of asphyxia. The amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, glutamine, glycine/threonine/histidine, citruline, arginine, alanine, taurine, GABA, tirosine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, phenylalanine/tryptophan, leucine, and lysine) were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. There were no statistically significant differences in amino acids concentrations in vitreous humor when the different causes of death were considered. Our results did not show any statistically significant relationship when asphyxial score was plotted against the vitreous content of each amino acid. A statistically significant increase with postmortem interval was observed in vitreous taurine (r = 0.3191, p = 0.01461), glutamate (r = 0.4323, p = 0.0007) and particularly in aspartate (r = 0.4508, p = 0.0003).     

大鼠肾细胞DNA含量与死亡时间关系的图像分析

运用计算机图像分析技术,对大鼠死后肾细胞DNA的变化进行观测,以寻找一种客观、量化的推断早期死亡时间的标准.实验选择15只大鼠,处死后,在24小时内每隔1小时取肾组织进行细胞学涂片,福尔马林液固定,Feulgen染色,自动图象分析仪测量,所得数据进行统计学分析处理.实验结果证明大鼠的早期死亡时间与肾细胞核DNA降解速率呈线性关系,其中积分光密度、平均灰度、异形指数提示此方法有可能作为辅助手段,使死亡时间推断更为精确.     

死后不同时间红细胞内钾离子含量分析

分析了家兔死后不同时间心血红细胞钾离子含量,红细胞内钾离子含量随死亡时间增加呈线性下降(r=-0.829,p<0.025).在死后0～48h,红细胞内钾离子含量(Y,mmol/10~12RBC)与死亡时间(X,hours)的直线回归方程为:Y=7.56-0.071X或X=106.48-14.08Y.上述规律变化,有可能对早期死亡时间的推断提供客观依据.     

死后小鼠脑组织细胞核DNA变化规律的研究

目的研究DNA降解变化与死亡时间的关系,为法医学推断死亡时间提供一种比较准确可靠的新方法。方法应用单细胞凝胶电泳（SCGE）技术结合荧光显微镜和专业的计算机图像分析技术,测定了111只小鼠在死后72h内不同时间点小鼠脑组织细胞核头半径（HeadRadius,HR）、尾长度（Tail Length,TL）、头DNA（HeadDNA）含量比例、尾DNA（Tail DNA）含量比例、尾矩（Tail Moment,TM）、Olive矩（Olive Moment,OM）、头面积（Head Area,HA）、尾面积（Tail Area,TA）8项参数的变化值。结果在个体死亡72h内,测定的8项参数指标中尾DNA含量比例、彗星尾长、尾矩、Olive矩、尾面积都呈增加趋势,头半径,头DNA含量比例,头面积均呈下降趋势。上述参数均与死亡时间具有高度的相关性。并将每个参数的测量值进行了多项式运算,获得了更能体现DNA降解趋势的二项式回归方程（P〈0．001）和多元回归方程（P〈0．001）,均具有高度的统计学意义。结论应用本研究提供的72h内脑组织DNA变化与死亡时间之间呈线性关系的各组回归方程,为法医学推断死后经过时间提供了一种新的、客观的、精确的方法和参考依据。     

Stature Estimation from Postmortem CT Femoral Maximum Length in Contemporary Danish Population

Stature estimation methods for Danish adult population have generally relied on Trotter and Gleser’s and Boldsen’s regression equations that are based on the skeletal remains of recent war dead American Whites, Terry Skeletal Collection, and Danish archaeological medieval skeletal materials, respectively. These equations are probably not suitable for stature estimation in contemporary Danish forensic cases. Furthermore, because postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is now routinely performed at Danish forensic departments, equations based on PMCT, rather than measurements of defleshed bones, are needed. The aim of this study was to develop new equations for adult stature estimation based on PMCT femoral measurement. Maximum femoral length was measured on the PMCT images of 78 individuals (41 males and 37 females) aged 23–45 years. The measurement accuracy was tested on dry bones, and all the measurements were included in the inter- and intra-observer analyses. Both analyses results demonstrated the reliability of the method and data. Comparison between the living stature of the individuals and the estimates based on the equations by Trotter and Gleser and Boldsen demonstrated the unreliability of the previous equations to some extent. New regression equations were then developed and validated on a different sample of 18 Danish forensic cases. Comparisons of all the equations indicated that both the sets of previous equations underestimated the stature in the new validation dataset. The new equations developed in this study provide a reliable alternative for stature estimation in modern Danish forensic cases.     

Hemorrhagic Retinopathy and Optic Nerve Sheath Hemorrhage Associated With Fatal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from a Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Due to Segmental Fibromuscular Dysplasia

Fibromuscular dysplasia is an idiopathic, nonatheromatous, and noninflammatory arterial disease that most commonly affects the renal and carotid arteries. We report a child with subarachnoid and ocular hemorrhage associated with an aneurysm due to fibromuscular dysplasia. Computed tomography following a witnessed collapse revealed diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage and severe cerebral edema. An autopsy confirmed the radiographic findings and detected bilateral retinal hemorrhages, optic nerve sheath hemorrhages, and a ruptured saccular aneurysm due to focal fibromuscular dysplasia involving the intracranial right vertebral artery. This case documents a fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a child with an intracranial saccular aneurysm caused by fibromuscular dysplasia. The associated retinal hemorrhages are easily detected by postmortem monocular indirect ophthalmoscopy.     

基于数据挖掘实现成人喉软骨和舌骨CT图像重组的年龄推断

目的 运用数据挖掘技术探索喉软骨和舌骨CT图像重组用于成人年龄推断的可行性.方法 收集413例颈部薄层CT图像,样本年龄范围18～<80岁,将样本随机分为测试集和训练集.参照TURK等的分级方法,对所有样本进行全方位综合阅片分级,将甲状软骨骨化过程分为6级,环状软骨骨化过程分为5级,舌骨大角和舌骨体的骨性结合分为3级....     

针刺对睡眠剥夺受试者面部红外热成像的影响

目的 观察针刺对睡眠剥夺受试者面部新陈代谢热的影响。方法 将64例健康青年受试者随机分为4组：正常睡眠组（A组）、睡眠剥夺组（B组）、睡眠剥夺与小醒脑开窍针法配合申脉、照海穴针刺治疗组（C组）和睡眠剥夺与非经非穴针刺治疗组（D组）。A组保持正常睡眠状态,对B、C、D组同时进行24 h睡眠剥夺,次日应用红外热成像技术检测4组受试者面部热值,及观察C、D组针刺治疗后面部热值的变化。结果 红外热成像图显示,A组面部呈温热状态,B、C、D组面部呈高热状态。A组热值显著低于B组、C组和D组（P<0.05）。B、C、D 3组热值多重比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。C、D组针刺治疗后面部热值均较治疗前显著下降（P<0.05）,但C组治疗后面部热值降低值显著大于D组（P<0.05）。结论 睡眠剥夺可导致面部热值升高,小醒脑开窍针法配合申脉、照海穴针刺能够降低睡眠剥夺者面部较高热值,且疗效优于非经非穴针法。     

手法联合盐酸氨基葡萄糖治疗膝骨关节炎临床观察

目的 基于红外热成像技术评价手法治疗膝骨关节炎(knee osteoarthritis,KOA)的临床疗效,探讨手法作用机制,形成手法治疗KOA规范化诊疗评估方案。方法 通过简单随机方法将40例KOA患者分为对照组和治疗组,每组20例（治疗组和对照组分别被剔除1例和2例）。治疗组采用手法治疗联合盐酸氨基葡萄糖胶囊口服,对照组采用自我按摩联合盐酸氨基葡萄糖胶囊口服。治疗2周后,以膝关节区域温度、督脉温度、视觉模拟量表（visual analogue scale, VAS）评分、西安大略和麦克马斯特大学骨关节炎指数（the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index,WOMAC）、连续5次坐立时间、15 m直线连续行走时间为指标,评价两组疗效。结果 两组治疗后VAS评分均显著降低（P＜0.05）;治疗组治疗前后VAS评分差值显著大于对照组（P＜0.05）。两组治疗后WOMAC的疼痛、僵硬、生活功能评分和总分显著降低（P＜0.05）;其中治疗组治疗前后WOMAC总分和僵硬评分差值显著大于对照组（P＜0.05）。两组治疗后连续5次坐立时间、15 m直线连续行走时间均显著降低（P＜0.05);治疗组治疗后连续5次坐立时间、15 m直线连续行走时间降低值显著大于对照组（P＜0.05）。两组治疗后膝关节区域温度显著降低（P＜0.05）,督脉区域温度显著升高(P＜0.05);治疗组治疗后膝关节区域温度降低值和督脉区域温度升高值显著大于对照组（P＜0.05)。两组基于WOMAC总分的临床疗效比较,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）,治疗组临床疗效明显优于对照组。结论 中医手法治疗可减轻KOA患者膝关节疼痛、僵硬症状,改善日常生活功能,疗效优于自我按摩。     

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目的 采用功能性磁共振成像(functional magnetic resonance image, fMRI)技术观察针刺太冲穴所激活脑区的性别差异,以阐明针刺效应性别差异的机制。方法 女性组选取25例青年女性志愿者,男性组选取30例青年男性志愿者,针刺志愿者左侧太冲穴并收集fMRI数据。结果 女性组针刺太冲穴激活的脑区有左侧小脑下部、右侧缘上回、左侧中央后回。男性组针刺太冲穴激活的脑区有右侧缘上回、左侧中央盖沟、右侧中央旁小叶。与女性组比较,男性组更广泛地激活了右侧缘上回、右侧中央沟盖。结论 针刺受试者太冲穴激活脑区并不完全对称,针刺效应在大脑具有偏侧性,针刺太冲穴时大脑活动反应存在性别差异。