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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2024

Short-term postmortem interval estimation by detection of apoptosis-related protein in skin.

Dong-Ge Xie, Xue-Mei Wang, Jun-Hao Li, Zheng-Yan Tan, Zhong-Qing Zhang, Shou-Tian Li

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Dong-Ge XieDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2335-5158
Xue-Mei WangDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
Jun-Hao LiDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0881-0524
Zheng-Yan TanDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
Zhong-Qing ZhangDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
Shou-Tian LiDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, No. 2 Xuefu West Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China. lishoutian2009@126.com.

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Guizhou College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project No.S202210661145the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No.81860060The Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province Grant No. [2017]5733-047The Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province No. [2015]2156Zunyi Medical University College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project No.ZYDC2020051
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Abstract

Time-of-death extrapolation has always been one of the most important issues in forensic practice. For a complicated case in which a corpse is destroyed with little evidence, judging the time of death of the deceased is a major challenge, which also enables criminals to escape legal sanctions. To find a method to roughly judge the time of death of a corpse with only a small amount of skin tissue, in this study, we established an early death model by using mice; furthermore, the postmortem interval was estimated by determining the protein and mRNA levels of Bax and Bcl-2 in the skin. In this process, 0 h after death was used as the control group, and the expression levels of Bax and Caspase-3 reached the maximum value at 8-12 h, while Bcl-2, as an inhibitor of apoptosis protein, peaked after 24 h. The mRNA expression levels of related proteins in postmortem skin tissues were also different. The results of these data indicate that the protein and mRNA levels of Bax and Bcl-2 in the skin have potential application in early time-of-death estimation.

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bcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Models, AnimalPostmortem ChangesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, MessengerSkinAnimalsApoptosisForensic PathologyMaleMiceTime FactorsBax protein, mousebcl-2-Associated X ProteinBcl2 protein, mouseCaspase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, MessengerApoptosisForensic pathologyPostmortem interval estimationSkin

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