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ArticleToxics2023

11-Nor-9-Carboxy Tetrahydrocannabinol Distribution in Fluid from the Chest Cavity in Cannabis-Related Post-Mortem Cases.

Torki A Zughaibi, Hassan Alharbi, Adel Al-Saadi, Abdulnasser E Alzahrani, Ahmed I Al-Asmari

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Article in Toxics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Torki A ZughaibiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2855-5134
Hassan AlharbiPoison Control and Forensic Chemistry Center, Ministry of Health, Jeddah 21176, Saudi Arabia.
Adel Al-SaadiPoison Control and Forensic Chemistry Center, Ministry of Health, Jeddah 21176, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulnasser E AlzahraniPoison Control and Forensic Chemistry Center, Ministry of Health, Jeddah 21176, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed I Al-AsmariSpecial Toxicological Analysis Unit, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine DPLM, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4488-2194
Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the presence of 11-nor-Δ

methodsFifteen postmortem cases of FCC were analyzed using fully validated liquid chromatography-positive-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

resultsFCC samples were collected from 15 postmortem cases; only THC-COOH tested positive, with a median concentration of 480 ng/mL (range = 80-3010 ng/mL). THC-COOH in FCC were higher than THC-COOH in all tested specimens with exception to bile, the median ratio FCC/blood with sodium fluoride, FCC/urine, FCC/gastric content, FCC/bile, FCC/liver, FCC/kidney, FCC/brain, FCC/stomach wall, FCC/lung, and FCC/intestine tissue were 48, 2, 0.2, 6, 4, 6, 102, 11, 5 and 10-fold, respectively.

conclusionThis is the first postmortem report of THC-COOH in the FCC using cannabinoid-related analysis. The FCC samples were liquid, easy to manipulate, and extracted using the same procedure as the blood samples. The source of THC-COOH detected in FCC could be derived from the surrounding organs due to postmortem redistribution or contamination due to postmortem changes after death. THC-COOH, which is stored in adipose tissues, could be a major source of THC-COOH found in the FCC.

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11-nor-Δ9-carboxy tetrahydrocannabinolchest cavityfluidLC-MS/MSpost-mortem analysis

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PMID37755750
PMCPMC10536215
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