研究目的
To find new morphological signs in the hearts of deaths due to electrocution, without defining the functional properties of the damaged nerves. These morphological alterations could be used in future as specific signs of the passage of the electric current through the heart.
研究成果
The study described for the first time the morphological alterations of epicardial cardiac nerve trunks due to electricity. These alterations can seriously interfere with transmission mechanism of nerve impulses and could be used in future as specific signs of the passage of the electric current through the heart. It is recommended to take heart specimens at the level of the common trunk of the left coronary artery in all the cases of suspected electrocution, to better evaluate cardiac nerve trunks damages and alterations.
研究不足
The study was preliminary with a small sample size. Future researches should examine cardiac nerve damages in a larger sample of deaths by electrocution with a statistical analysis.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
Forensic autopsies were performed within 36 h of the death, heart specimens at the level of common trunk of the left coronary artery were taken. The specimens were fixed in 10% buffered formalin for 24 h. Paraffin embedded tissues sections were stained with Hematoxylin Eosin and examined at optical microscope and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM).
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Three cases of deaths due to electrocution.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Nikon Eclipse E600 microscope equipped with Argon-ion and Helium-Neon lasers emitting at 488 and 543 nm wavelengths, Nikon EZ C1 software, monoclonal anti-protein S100 protein antibody (Novocastra), universal polymer peroxidase (EnVision, Dako), diaminobenzidine (DAB) chromogen.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Histological examination at optical microscope and CLSM, immunohistochemical analysis with antigen retrieval pre-treatment, incubation with primary antibody, visualization of immunoreactivity.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Comparison of morphologic changes with a control population of 10 individuals died by other causes.
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