THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS
Elkhateeb, S., Ahmed, S., Abd Elbary, E., Elshal, A. (2015). THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 1-14. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2015.396522
Shereen Elkhateeb; Sahar Ahmed; Eman Abd Elbary; Amal Elshal. "THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2015, 1-14. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2015.396522
Elkhateeb, S., Ahmed, S., Abd Elbary, E., Elshal, A. (2015). 'THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 1-14. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2015.396522
Elkhateeb, S., Ahmed, S., Abd Elbary, E., Elshal, A. THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 13(2): 1-14. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2015.396522

THE STUDY OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM WOUNDS: CYTOKINE LEVELS AS MARKERS FOR DETERMINATION OF WOUND AGE AND VITALITY IN ALBINO RATS

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2015, Page 1-14  XML PDF (1.3 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zjfm.2015.396522
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Authors
Shereen Elkhateeb email 1; Sahar Ahmed2; Eman Abd Elbary3; Amal Elshal4
1Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, faculty of medicine, zagazig University
2Forensic Medicine &Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine-Zagazig University
3Pathology department, Medical Biochemistry- Faculty of Medicine-Zagazig University
4Biochemistry Department, Medical Biochemistry- Faculty of Medicine-Zagazig University
Abstract
The determination of wound age and vitality has an important role in forensic practice. Objectives: Interleukin-I β (IL1- β), interleukin- 6 (IL-6) and fibronectin (Fn) were estimated (in extracts of skin samples), and histopathological examination of the skin samples in adult male rats for differentiation between antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) wounds and determination of wound age. Methods: forty two adult male albino rats were divided equally into 7groups. AM (group I) and PM (group II) controls: the samples were taken from the dorsum of intact skin rats. The wound samples were taken 0.5 hour (group III), 3 hours (group IV), 6 hours (group V) and 24 hours (group VI) after infliction of the incised wounds. Group VII: samples taken from PM inflected wounds. The skin biopsies were taken under anesthesia in all AM tested groups and all specimens were biopsied for biochemical and histopathological examination. Results: There was significant time dependent increase in IL-1β, IL6 and Fn levels at 0.5, 3, 6 and 24 hours after wound infliction in comparison with the AM control. Specimens from PM wounds showed insignificant changes in IL-1β, IL6 and Fn levels in comparison with PM control. The histopathological examination revealed signs of vitality in AM wound groups that were absent in PM inflected wound group. Conclusion: We concluded that the combined assay of IL-1β, IL-6 and Fn may be a useful tool in age estimation of AM inflicted skin wounds. We also concluded that vital reactions that appeared in AM skin wound sections are essential for release of these parameters.
Keywords
Wound age; Vitality; Interleukin-1β; Interleukin-6; Fibronectin; Histopathology
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