Immunohistochemical expression of HMGB1 and related proteins in the skin as a possible tool for determining post-mortem interval: a preclinical study.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_D91E32B109C2
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Immunohistochemical expression of HMGB1 and related proteins in the skin as a possible tool for determining post-mortem interval: a preclinical study.
Périodique
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
De-Giorgio F., Bergamin E., Baldi A., Gatta R., Pascali V.L.
ISSN
1556-2891 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1547-769X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Numéro
1
Pages
149-165
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) is one of forensic pathology's primary objectives and one of its most challenging tasks. Numerous studies have demonstrated the accuracy of histomorphology and immunohistochemical investigations in determining the time of death. Nevertheless, the skin, a robust and easy-to-remove tissue, has only been partially analyzed so far. By studying 20 adult male mice, we tried to determine whether post-mortem immunohistochemical detection in the skin of HMGB1 proteins and associated components (Beclin1 and RAGE) could be used for this purpose. We discovered that nuclear HMGB1 overexpression indicates that death occurred within the previous 12 h, nuclear HMGB1 negativization with high cytoplasmic HMGB1 intensity indicates that death occurred between 12 and 36 h earlier and cytoplasmic HMGB1 negativization indicates that more than 48 h have passed since death. RAGE and Beclin1 levels in the cytoplasm also decreased with time. The latter proteins' negativization might indicate that more than 24 and 36 h, respectively, have passed from the time of death. These indicators might potentially be helpful in forensic practice for determining the PMI using immunohistochemistry.
Mots-clé
Male, Mice, Animals, Postmortem Changes, HMGB1 Protein/metabolism, Beclin-1, Autopsy, Time, Forensics, HMGB1, Histology, Immunohistochemistry, Post-mortem interval, Post-mortem investigation
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
31/07/2023 13:37
Dernière modification de la notice
26/03/2024 8:10
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