Application of humanistic literacy and clinical practice ability training in postgraduate courses of geriatrics / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To explore the application value of humanistic literacy and clinical practice ability training in postgraduate courses of geriatrics.Methods:Postgraduates in Zhejiang University School of Medicine were taken as research objects. The teaching curriculum combining humanistic literacy and clinical practice ability training was set as the course of experimental group, and the teacher-led teaching course was set as the course of control group. The questionnaire survey was conducted to the evaluate the teaching effect among the postgraduates from three aspects: classroom situation, knowledge application and ability training. SPSS 17.0 was used for t-test. Results:The teaching of combining humanistic literacy and clinical practice ability training in classroom atmosphere, participation, teacher-student communication, helping memory, knowledge comprehension, knowledge application, collaboration ability, expression ability, organizational ability, knowledge acquisition ability, and autonomous learning ability scores of the experimental group were (3.96±0.20), (3.92±0.28), (3.75±0.44), (3.92±0.28), (3.96±0.20), (3.96±0.20), (3.83±0.38), (3.92±0.28), (3.79±0.41), (3.88±0.34), and (3.83±0.38), which were better than those of the control group, especially in classroom atmosphere, participation, knowledge application, expression ability, and autonomous learning ability.Conclusion:The combination of humanistic literacy and clinical practice ability training can significantly improve the classroom atmosphere of geriatric postgraduate courses, enhance students' medical humanistic literacy, familiarize students with the core skills of geriatrics, and improve students' ability to express and learn independently.

Clinical significance of serum homocysteine on peripheral vascular plaque in type 2 diabetes mellitus with subclinical hypothyroidism / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of homocysteine (Hcy) on peripheral vascular plaque formation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) combine subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), and to provide guidance for clinical medication and prognosis judgement.Methods:A total of 125 patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to the NO.3201 Hospital from 2018 Jan to Dec 2019 were selected. 125 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into T2DM without plaque group (40 cases), plaque group (23 cases), T2DM with SCH without plaque group (25 cases) and plaque group (37 cases) according to thyroid function and whether they had peripheral vascular plaque. Data were collected to analyze the influencing factors of peripheral vascular disease.Results:(1) The incidence of vascular plaque in T2DM group and T2DM with SCH group was 36.5%(23/63) and 59.7%(37/62), respectively, with significant difference ( P<0.05). (2) There were significant differences in serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), apolipoprotein A (ApoA), triglyceride (TG) and Hcy between T2DM group and T2DM with SCH group ( P<0.05); there was significant difference in low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and Hcy between T2DM groups with or without plaque ( P<0.05); there were significant differences in ApoA and Hcy between T2DM with SCH group with or without plaque ( P<0.05). (3) Logistic regression analysis showed that Hcy was the risk factors for the occurrence of vascular plaque in T2DM and T2DM with SCH group ( OR=1.640, 2.695, P<0.05). (4) Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that the area under the curve of Hcy in T2DM group was 0.842 and Youden index was 15.75 μmol/L; The Hcy's area under ROC curve was 0.945 and Youden index was 12.9 μmol/L in T2DM with SCH. Conclusions:Hcy is closely related to the presence of peripheral vascular plaque in T2DM patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. The detection of blood Hcy level can provide new ideas for early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular lesions in T2DM patients with SCH.

Recent trends in waist circumference and central obesity in Chinese children and adolescence during 1993-2015 / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To analyze recent trends in waist circumference(WC) and central obesity rate of Chinses children and adolescence aged 7-18 from 1993 to 2015, and to provid the theoretical basis for further prevention and control of children obesity.@*Methods@#The samples were derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey from 1993 to 2015 (both boys and girls aged 7-18). The criteria of WS/T 586—2017 were adopted as classification standard for central obesity and the coefficient of skewness-median-coefficient of variation method was used to reveal the trends of waist circumference distribution.@*Results@#From 1993 to 2015,waist circumference curves flattened and expanded at higher levels in boys and girls. The P50 and P85th percentile WC curves showed an increasing trend with high percentile increasing more obviously. WC increased 3.84 and 1.55 cm for boys and girls. The prevalence rate of central obesity increased in both genders, which increased from 4.08% to 20.64% in boys and from 6.29% to 20.98% in girls. Besides, higher increasing rate was observed among boy, and urban.@*Conclusion@#A rapid increase in waist circumference was present among Chinese children and adolescence. A gradient of increasing prevalence of central obesity was also observed in boys and girls, as well as in different BMI levels. Appropriate measures should be taken to control the increase in the course of the central obesity epidemic.

Association between resting heart rate trajectory pattern and risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases / 中华心血管病杂志

Objective@#To examine whether the long-term resting heart rate (RHR) pattern can predict the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs).@*Methods@#This prospective cohort study included 63 040 participants who took part in the health examination in 2006 and one of the health examinations on 2008 or 2010 and were free of myocardial infarction, stroke, arrhythmia, cancer and not treated with β-recepter blocker. The outcomes were the first occurrence of myocardial infarction and stroke during the follow up ended on December 31, 2015. RHRs were measured in 2006, 2008, and 2010. We used latent mixture modeling SAS Proc procedure to identify RHR trajectories. We identified 4 distinct RHR trajectory patterns based on the data derived from 2006 and on the pattern change during 2006 to 2010 (low-stable, moderate-stable, moderate-increasing, elevated-decreasing). Collected the general clinical data of the patients. Cox regression model was used to determine the association between RHR trajectory patterns and the risk of CVDs during follow up. Hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using Cox regression modeling.@*Results@#There were statistical significance among the 4 distinct RHR trajectory patterns on the following variables: age, gender, smoking status, drinking status, physical activity, education status, history of use antihypertensive drugs, history of hypertension,history of diabetes, body mass index, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, and the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (all P<0.01). The moderate-increasing pattern experienced the highest risk of developing stroke and CVDs among all 4 patterns. The cumulative incidence of cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and CVDs in the order of low-stable trajectory, moderate-stable trajectory and moderate-increasing trajectory. The cumulative incidences of cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and CVDs in elevated-decreasing trajectory group were significantly lower than those in moderate-increasing trajectory group, but higher than those in moderate-stable trajectory group. Compared to the low-stable pattern, adjusted HR was 1.3 (95%CI 1.0-1.6) for the moderate-increasing pattern after adjustment for potential confounders.@*Conclusion@#Our study finds that individuals with moderate-increasing RHR trajectory pattern are associated with higher risk of cardiovascular and CVDs.

Association of programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1) gene polymorphisms with colorectal cancer among Han Chinese population / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the association of programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1) gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility and/or progression of colorectal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A hospital-based case-control study was carried out, which recruited 426 colorectal cancer patients and 500 healthy individuals. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms, namely rs36084323, rs11568821, rs2227981, rs2227982 and rs10204525, were selected for the study and genotyped with a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The G allele of rs36084323 under a dominant model was associated with increased risk of advanced TNM staging of colorectal cancer progression (OR=1.59, 95%CI=1.02-2.48). Haplotypes G-G-C-T-A and A-G-C-C-G of the rs36084323, rs11568821, rs2227981, rs2227982, and rs10204525 were negatively associated with the occurrence of colorectal cancer.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The G allele of rs36084323 is associated with increased risk of advanced TNM staging of colorectal cancer. Conversely, the incidence of colorectal cancer is negatively associated with the haplotypes G-G-C-T-A and A-G-C-C-G of rs36084323, rs11568821, rs2227981, rs2227982, and rs10204525.</p>

Clinical effect and safety of methimazole or PTU combined with 131I in treatment of hyperthyroidism / 药物评价研究

Objective To explore the clinical effect and safety of methimazole combined with 131I in treatment of hyperthyroidism.Methods Patients (83 cases) with hyperthyroidism accepted in Xi'an Jiaotong University Affiliated San Er Ling Yi Hospital from June 2012 to June 2015 were selected and divided into observation group with 42 cases and control group with 41 cases.Patients in observation group were given methimazole combined with 131I,and patients in control group were given PTU combined with 131I.Then the clinical effect,thyroid gland serological indexes,adverse reations,and reoccurrence rates of two groups were observed and compared.Results The total clinical efficacy of observation group was 95.24％,which was obviously higher than 70.73％ of control group with statistically significance (P ＜ 0.05).TSH was getting higher after treatment of two groups,and T3,T4,FT3,FT4,TRAb,and TPOAb were getting lower after treatment of two groups.And TSH in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group,T3,T4,FT3,and FT4 were significantly lower than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The adverse reaction rate of observation group (14.29％) was obviously lower than that of control group (46.34％) with statistically significance (P ＜ 0.05).The reoccurrence rate of observation group (4.76％) was obviously lower than that of control group (26.83％) with statistically significance(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Methimazole combined with 131I has good effect and safety in treatment of hyperthyroidism,which is worth of clinical application.

Research progress of treatments on colorectal cancer in elderly patients / 中华老年医学杂志

The patients aged ≥ 60 years account for 70％ of Chinese population with colorectal cancer.However,with the increase of age,the treatment methods such as surgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapy become inappropriate and impeding factors for the self-care of the elderly.Several clinical trials show that only a part of the elderly,who are in good health condition,can get the clinical benefits from these therapies.Therefore,this review focused on the comprehensive treatments for elderly patients with colorectal cancer,then reached the best individualized treatment,so as to improve the survival and quality of life.

Research progress of treatments on colorectal cancer in elderly patients / 中华老年医学杂志

The patients aged ≥ 60 years account for 70％ of Chinese population with colorectal cancer.However,with the increase of age,the treatment methods such as surgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapy become inappropriate and impeding factors for the self-care of the elderly.Several clinical trials show that only a part of the elderly,who are in good health condition,can get the clinical benefits from these therapies.Therefore,this review focused on the comprehensive treatments for elderly patients with colorectal cancer,then reached the best individualized treatment,so as to improve the survival and quality of life.

Effects of dexmedetomidine on onset and duration of supraclavicular brachial plexus block induced by levobupivacaine / 药学实践杂志

Objective To evaluate effects of dexmedetomidine on onset ,duration of supraclavicular brachial plexus block induced by levobupivacaine and postoperative analgesia with ultrasound guide .Methods Eighty patients undergoing elective surgeries of distal arm and forearm with class Ⅰ ~ Ⅱ ASA were enrolled ,and the patients were randomly divided into two groups ,one was control group (group C) patients with supraclavicular brachial plexus block by 30 ml of 5% levobupivacaine contained 1 ml normal saline ,the other was dexmedetomidine group patients (group D) with supraclavicular brachial plexus block by 30 ml of 5% levobupivacaine contained 100μg dexmedetomidine .The supraclavicular brachial plexus block was guided with ultrasound .Observation indicators include :sensory and motor onset blocks ,duration of sensory and motor blocks ,time to first rescue analgesia and hemodynamic parameters .Results The differences of sensory block onset between group C and D were not significant .Compared to group C ,motor block onset of group D was significantly shorter (P<0 .01) ,sensory block duration and motor block duration were longer (P<0.001) ,time to first rescue analgesia after the surgeries was longer (P<0 .001) .Mean arterial pressure and mean heart rate of group D were significantly lower than those of group C ,respectively (P<0 .02) .Conclusions Dexmedetomidine can significantly prolong the duration of block and postoperative analgesia of supracla-vicular brachial plexus block induced by levobupivacaine .

Correlation between blood glucose variability and TOAST type of patients with acute ischemic stroke / 中华神经科杂志

Objective To study the correlation between blood glucose variability and TOAST type of patients with acute ischemic stroke and provide new evidence which can improve the prognosis of ischemic stroke.Methods One hundred and forty-three hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke from August 2013 to August 2014 were included.All patients were estimated about the general state of health and performed laboratory examinations and other auxiliary examinations.Then the TOAST type of all cases was classified.The 24-hour blood glucose monitoring was done to the patients to calculate the blood glucose variability.One hundred and forty-three cases were divided into blood glucose variability group ( standard deviation of glucose ( GluSD )≥1.4 mmol/L, 85 cases ) and control group ( GluSD <1.4 mmol/L, 58 cases) according to glucose variability.We estimated the neurologic impairment of the patients with the US National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ( NIHSS) and the activities of daily living with Barthel index.The relation between blood glucose variability and the prognosis of ischemic stroke was analysed with multivariate analysis.Results Differences were significant in age, history of diabetes and NIHSS score between blood glucose variability group and control group.The degree of neurologic impairment of large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) group (moderate and severe neurologic impairment:43/53(81.0%)) and cardio-aortic embolism ( CE) group ( moderate and severe neurologic impairment:15/17 ) was more serious than that in small artery occlusion ( SAO) group ( moderate and severe neurologic impairment:6/71 ( 8.5%) ) , especially in CE group.The differences were significant (χ2 =7.043,P<0.05).Blood glucose variability in patients with LAA was more obviously than that in other patients.NIHSS score and activities of daily living of the patients estimated on admission and after 2 weeks were not different in the blood glucose variability group, but the difference was significant in control group.The poor prognosis in blood glucose variability group was 2.821 times that in control group ( 95% CI 1.880 -4.233 ).Conclusions The people sufferd ischemic stroke with old age, diabetes or severe case are more vulnerable to abnormal blood glucose variability.Abnormal blood glucose variability is an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke and induces difficulty to recovery and poor prognosis.

Study on the HPLC Fingerprint of Dry Ginger / 中国药师

Objective:To establish the HPLC fingerprint of dry ginger to provide experimental evidence for the quality control. Methods:An Agilent TC-C18 column (250 mm × 4. 6 mm,5 μm) was used, the flow phase was acetonitrile-water with gradient elu-tion, the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 , the column temperature was 30℃, and the detection wavelength was 240 nm. The data were e-valuated by the similarity evaluation software for TCM fingerprint. Results:There were 10 common peaks in HPLC chromatogram of 10 batches of dry ginger at 240 nm, and the chemical similar coefficient was 99%. Conclusion: The fingerprint of ginger at 240 nm is highly specific and typical with a rich fund of information, which can provide useful references for the quality control and evaluation of dry ginger.

Application of nurse-in-charge-led ward rounds in multi-level training of nurses / 现代临床护理

Objective To explore the effect of nurse-in-charge-led ward rounds on the multi-level training of nurses. Methods The traditional nursing ward round was adopted from Juanuary to December 2013 and the nurse-in-charge-led ward round was adapted from January to December 2014. The nurse-in-charge-led round mode and flowchart was developed by designating one nurse-in-charge to carry out the process of nursing round and other nurses in the group to carry out nursing interrogation, check-up, physical examination, nursing diagnosis, making nursing strategy and conclusion. Additionally, the two links of nurse-in-charge-led seminar and nursing feedback were added in the nursing round. The effect of nursing ward round and the results of nursing examination were compared between before and after the improvement. Results A year after implementing new nursing round mode, the effect of nursing round was significantly better than that before the implementation of new mode and the nursing examination score was significantly higher than that before its implementation (all P < 0.05). Conclusion The nurse-in-charge-led round mode can improve the effect of nursing round, improve clinical and professional ability to discover, analyze and solve problems.

Pretreatment with butorphanol to prevent injection pain of rocuronium bromide / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of pretreatment with butorphanol to prevent injection pain of rocuronium bromide.Methods One hundred and fifty ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ grade patients,undergoing elective surgery were divided into 3 groups by random digits table with 50 cases each.Butorphanol group received butorphanol 2 mg,fentanyl group received fentanyl 100 μg,and control group received 0.9％sodium chloride when general anesthesia induced.Anesthesia was induced with propofol 2 mg/kg and the test drug was injected over 30 s,120 s after the test drug injection,1％ rocuronium bromide 0.6 mg/kg was injected.Nausea,vomiting,apnea and bucking were recorded after drugs injection.Results The rates of rocuronium bromide injection pain in fentanyl group[10％(5/50)]and butorphanol group[8％(4/50)]were significant lower than that in control group[82％(41/50)](P ＜ 0.01).None of the patients discovered nausea,vomiting,apnea and bucking in 3 groups.Conclusion Pretreatment with 2 mg butorphanol reduced the incidence of rocuronium bromide injection pain,furthermore,there is no untoward reaction such as nausea,vomiting,apnea and bucking.

Monitoring and evaluating of cerebral state index in the induction of anesthesia with targetcontrolled infusion with propofol and remifentanil / 中国医师进修杂志

ObjectiveTo evaluate the accuracy of cerebral state index (CSI) as an indicator of anesthesia depth in the induction of anesthesia with target-controlled infusion (TCI) with propofol and remifentanil patients.Methods Forty-four ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients undergoing elective surgery were anesthetized with TCI with propofol and remifentanil.Anesthesia was induced with TCI with remifentanil and propofol.The target effect-site concentration of remifentanil was 4 ng/ml.The initial effect-site concentration of propofol was 1.5 μ g/ml and was increased by0.5 μ g/ml every 4 min,till 1 min after the level of observer’s assessment of alertness sedation (OAA/S) score was 0 score.Electric tetanic stimulation was given when the level of OAA/S score was 1 score.The CSI,mean arterial pressure (MAP),heart rate (HR),OAA/S score and the effect-site concentration of propofol were recorded.ResultsCSI values declined with the decrease of OAA/S score,CSI was 91 ±5,77 ±7,70 ±7,62 ±6,49 ± 12,36 ± 10 at OAA/S score with 5,4,3,2,1score.CSI values were statistically different between 0 score and 1 score,1 score and 2 scores,3 scores and 4 scores,4 scores and 5 scores of OAA/S score(P ＜0.05).The differences of MAP,HR had no statistical significance between two scores of OAA/S score (P ＞0.05).The Spearman rank correlation coefficients between CSI,MAP,HR and OAA/S score were 0.899,0.342,0.125,respectively.The prediction probabilities to differentiate different OAA/S score for CSI,MAP,and HR were 0.89 ± 0.05,0.62 ± 0.08,0.53 ±:0.11,respectively.There was linear regression relationship between CSI and the effect-site concentration of propofol (the coefficient of determination was 0.812,P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionDuring the induction of patients with TCI with propofol and remifentanil,the CSI is accurate as an indicator of awakening and different levels of consciousness after anesthesia,and can reliably predict the anesthesia depth.

An assessment of androgenic/anti-androgenic effects of GH transgenic carp by Hershberger assay / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the androgenic and anti-androgenic effects of GH (growth hormone) transgenic carp in male rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Hershberger assay was carried out in castrated male SD rats aged 4-5 weeks. Testosterone propionate (TP) (0.4 mg/kg BW) was administrated for a positive control, GH transgenic carp (3.0 g/kg BW)+TP (0.4 mg/kg BW), parental carp (3.0 g/kg BW) + TP (0.4 mg/kg BW), and flutamide (Flu) (3.0 g/kg BW) were used for negative controls, and vehicle was administered orally for a blank control. All groups were administrated for 10 consecutive days. At the end of the test, animals were anesthetized, then weights of accessory sex organ were measured. Serum testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels were detected.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The weights ratios of the accessory sex organs and body weights showed no significant differences between the solvent control and the GH transgenic carp-treated groups. Serum concentrations of FSH, LH, and T of the rats treated with GH transgenic carp + TP showed no significant changes, compared with those treated with TP only.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>GH transgenic carp does not have any androgenic agonist or antagonist properties in vivo screening tests.</p>

Determination of caryophyllene in Eupatorium fortune / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a GC method to determine the content of caryophyllene in Eupatorium fortune.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The samples were determined on a DB-1701 (0.32 mm x 30 m, 0.25 microm) quartz capillary column. And the sample was extracted with ethanol by the ultrasonic assisted extraction.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The calibration curve of caryophyllene is liner over the range of 0.002-2.0 g x L (-1) (R2 = 1). The recovery was from 96.76% to 104.15%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The method is accurate, simple with a good reproducibility. It can be used to control the quality of E. fortune.</p>

Correlations between event-related potentials with pictures recognition and WMS-RC scores in patients with memory disorder caused by severe traumatic brain injury / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

This study explored the possibility of using event-related potentials (ERP) for the measurement of picture-recognition memory and examined its correlation with the Chinese Wechsler Memory Scale-revised (WMS-RC) in patients with memory disorder caused by severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). The subjects included 20 sTBI patients with memory disorder and 22 healthy individuals. Memory function was measured by using WMS-RC. Behavioral and ERP responses were recorded on-line during performance on a battery of picture recognition and the responses were analyzed off-line for recognition memory effects. Mean memory quotient (MQ) of patients with sTBI was significantly lower than that of the control group. Mean reaction time (RT) was significantly longer and the mean correctness rate (CR) of picture recognition was significantly lower in sTBI group than that of the controls. In controls, the main components of average ERP of picture recognition includes two positive-going waves, designated as P(170) and P(500), that appear 170 ms and 500 ms after stimulation when the subject could later successfully recall and recognize the pictures. P(500) amplitude of target stimulus was significantly higher than that of non-target stimulus. Compared to controls, P(500) responses of sTBI group were significantly delayed in latency (P<0.001) and lower in amplitude (P<0.001). P(500) latency showed significant negative correlation with MQ and the scores of "addition", "visual recognition", "picture recall", "visual reproduction" and "tactile memory" in WMS-RC. ERP of picture recognition provides a neurophysiological approach to directly assess memory impairment, and P(500) may serve as a helpful index for memory disorder caused by sTBI in forensic practice.

The Relationship of Usage and Dosage of Inhalations with Adverse Drug Reactions and Effect of Pharmaceutical Care / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation between the usage and dosage of inhalations and the adverse drug reactions and the effect of pharmacetical care. METHODS:Aimed at the usage and dosage of inhalations,intervention was adopted in drug use of patients. RESULTS:The occurrence of the adverse drug reactions of inhalations was associated with patients' poor knowledge about correct usage of drugs. CONCLUSION:Clinical pharmacists' intervention on patients' use of inhalations achieves satisfactory outcome.

Investigation forensic of the brain injury in the road traffic accidents / 中国法医学杂志

Objective To study the type, characteristics, common complications of the cranio-cerebral injury and assessment for the body impairment in victims involved in road traffic accidents. Method Data from 862 cases with cranio-cerebral injury in road traffic accidents were collected and were statistically analyzed according to injured body part, complication, the type of complications and the severity of injury. Results Compound cranio-cerebral injuries were sustained in 276 cases, brain contusion in 192 cases, skull fracture in 79 cases, intracranial hemorrhage in 91 cases, and scalp injury in 224 cases. The chief complications were identified as hydrocephalus (19,2.20%), epilepsy (l6,1.86%), hemiplegia (14, 1.62%), decerebrate cortical syndrome (12,1.39%). Conclusion Among the cranio-cerebral injuries sustained in the road traffic accidents, compound injury was the commonest insult, in which serious cerebral contusion was the major type of injury. The complications following cranio-cerebral injury should be diagnosed strictly according to the diagnostic standard and identification time, which should be differentiated from the other related diseases.

Estimation of the postmortem interval by determining nuclear DNA degradation from bone marrows and brains in rats / 中国法医学杂志

Objective To detect nuclear DNA degradation of bone marrows and brains in rat cadavers at different temperatures,and develop a new parameter for estimating early postmortem interval(PMI).Methods The brain and bone marrow were taken out for every 4h,during 0~40h after death at 10℃ and 20℃,respectively.And the single cell gel electrophoresis(SCGE) was carried out to detect the nuclear DNA degradation.Linear regression analysis was used to assay the relationship of the comet parameter HeadDNA%,Tail Length(TL) and Olive TailMoment(TM) with PMI.Results Different decline degrees of comet HeadDNA% were found in both brain cells and bone marrow cells after death,the decline of HeadDNA% in brain cells at 20℃ was faster.Compared with degradation in marrow cells,the linear relation between degradation of brain cells and PMI was better.Conclusion with that of comet parameters TL and TM,the perfect linear relationship between HeadDNA% and PMI was also observed.Conclusion Brain tissues are more suitable for PMI estimation by detecting degradation of DNA with SCGE.The HeadDNA% is more valuable for PMI estimation than TL and TM.