1.The nomenclature principle of loci and alleles of Y-STRs
Zhiyong LU ; Chengtao JIANG ; Xingchun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 1987;0(03):-
In recent years, along with the in-depth research of Y-STRs, a lot of new loci are found and applied in forensic medicines. To solve some questions, the International Society of Forensic Genetics have published two guidance and recommendations successively concerning the Y-STRs in 2001 and 2005, which clarify contents regarding the term, the nomenclature principle of loci and alleles and the population genetics et al of Y-STRs. This report mainly describes the nomenclature principle of loci and alleles of Y-STRs.
2.Application and study of DNATyper~(TM)15 kits in forensic medicine
Xingchun ZHAO ; Chengtao JIANG ; Jian YE
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 1987;0(03):-
Objective To study the application of DNATyperTM15 kit in forensic medicine. MethodsCollecting 60 kinds of different testing material totally 8137 samples in 34 labs, Using 5 kinds of different methods to extract DNA, Using the DNATyperTM15 kit to amplify and inspect, Comparing with the other two imported kits of the same kind. ResultsDNATyperTM15 kit is suitable to the different extract methods, testing material, instrument of the amplification and inspection, operation environment and the operator. ConclusionDNATyperTM15 kit can be applied in forensic test and identification.
3.Ethics review on research of forensic medicine
Xingchun ZHAO ; Lei SHANG ; Silu PENG
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2017;32(2):117-119
Ethics review as the content of the research management of forensic medicine,is the research object of forensic medicine.Focusing on ethics review of the forensic medicine research,this paper discussed on the necessity of ethics review and guiding principles of ethics committee,and appealed for the construction of ethics review in forensic medicine research.
4.Stereotactic surgery for cerebellopontine hemorrhage
Fengqiang LI ; Xingchun ZHANG ; Yingzhi ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2005;0(12):-
Objective To investigate surgical techniques and curative effects of stereotactic operation in the treatment of cerebellopontine hemorrhage.Methods Ten cases of cerebellopontine hemorrhage were treated by using the model FY-98 Ⅱ stereotactic apparatus.Under the guidance of CT scanning,three-dimension coordinates of the target that was located at the center of the maximum section of the hematoma were calculated.Then a catheter was introduced into the target for aspiration and urokinase irrigation under the guidance of the stereotactic system.Results The operation was successfully completed in all the 10 cases.The operation time was 50~80 min(mean,60 min) and the intraoperative blood loss,25~40 ml(mean,30 ml).Postoperatively,3 fatal cases were encountered because of brainstem function failure or upper digestive tract bleeding.The remaining 7 cases survived after operation and were followed for 3~12 months(mean,8 months).The postoperative hospital stay was 16~30 days(mean,21 days).Assessment with the Activities of Daily Living(ADL) scale showed grade Ⅱ in 3 cases,grade Ⅲ in 2,Ⅳ in 1,and vegetative state in 1.Conclusions Stereotactic surgery in the treatment of cerebellopontine hemorrhage has advantages of accurate location,high reliability,and satisfactory effect.
5.Identifying transcription factors involved in Arabidopsis adventious shoot regeneration by RNA-Seq technology.
Xingchun WANG ; Zhao CHEN ; Juan FAN ; Miaomiao HE ; Yuanhuai HAN ; Zhirong YANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2015;31(4):552-565
Transcriptional regulation is one of the major regulations in plant adventious shoot regeneration, but the exact mechanism remains unclear. In our study, the RNA-seq technology based on the IlluminaHiSeq 2000 sequencing platform was used to identify differentially expressed transcription factor (TF) encoding genes during callus formation stage and adventious shoot regeneration stage between wild type and adventious shoot formation defective mutant be1-3 and during the transition from dedifferentiation to redifferentiation stage in wildtype WS. Results show that 155 TFs were differentially expressed between be1-3 mutant and wild type during callus formation, of which 97 genes were up-regulated, and 58 genes were down-regulated; and that 68 genes were differentially expressed during redifferentiation stage, with 40 genes up-regulated and 28 genes down-regulated; whereas at the transition stage from dedifferentiation to redifferention in WS wild type explants, a total of 231 differentially expressed TF genes were identified, including 160 up-regualted genes and 71 down-regulated genes. Among these TF genes, the adventious shoot related transcription factor 1 (ART1) gene encoding a MYB-related (v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) TF, was up-regulated 3 217 folds, and was the highest up-regulated gene during be1-3 callus formation. Over expression of the ART1 gene caused defects in callus formation and shoot regeneration and inhibited seedling growth, indicating that the ART1 gene is a negative regulator of callus formation and shoot regeneration. This work not only enriches our knowledge about the transcriptional regulation mechanism of adventious shoot regeneration, but also provides valuable information on candidate TF genes associated with adventious shoot regeneration for future research.
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6.Optimization of a forensic DNA extraction kits and its applicability evaluation
Yiren YAO ; Xue BAI ; Jimin XU ; Youzheng WANG ; Yongmin YU ; Sisi ZHANG ; Xingchun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2016;31(6):595-597,598
Objective To construct a rapid genetic DNA extraction method, with nano magnetic beads, self-designed reagents system and extracting process. Method Part I: DNA extraction from old blood cotton swab sample with self-designed DNA extraction kit, then quantiifed by UV spectrophotometer. The method was further optimized on the preliminary results. Part II: All kinds of difficult DNA sample were tested with optimized kit, to detect the applicability of the kit. Result By improving the experimental condition, the extraction effects of different DNA sample is good, meanwhile, the extraction cost is relatively low.
7.Preparation of standard molecular weight fragment mixture based on molecular cloning
Wenhua MA ; Man CHEN ; Xue PEI ; Bangyi WANG ; Chaoqun WANG ; Xingchun ZHAO ; Le WANG
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2017;32(3):245-248
Objective To prepare the standard molecular weight fragment mixtures. Methods Primers were designed to prepare clones which contained different sizes of standard molecular weight fragments. The template used for amplification of insert fragments was the pMD18-T vector. Bacteria culture and plasmid extraction were used to obtain abundant target fragment. Unlabeled DNA fragments were prepared by double digestion of the recombinant plasmids, and the fluorescent adaptor was prepared by annealing with two partial reverse complimentary DNA fragments. The unlabeled fragments and fluorescent adaptor were connected by DNA ligation reaction assisted with T4 DNA ligase. In this way, different sizes of standard molecular weight fragments were prepared. Standard molecular weight fragment mixture was finally prepared by mixing all the fragments together before purification. Results Ten standard molecular weight fragments of different sizes were prepared. The sizes of each fragment are 80bp, 124bp, 194bp, 224bp, 254bp, 304bp, 349bp, 399bp, 424bp and 454bp. The internal standard could accurately determine the size of PCR products amplified with the DNATyper15 kit. Conclusion Using this method, the standard molecular weight fragment mixture which meet the requirements of research and laboratory use was prepared, perfectly providing a new method for preparation of the DNA molecular weight standards. The peaks and the size of the prepared DNA internal lane standard are correct, which can be used to calculate the DNA fragments size in capillary electrophoresis.
8.Influence of curcumin in NO and S1 00βlevels in brain tissue of rats after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion inj ury
Zhaohua ZHAO ; Shuqiang WU ; Xingchun GOU ; Yajing MI ; Jiping YANG ; Lili SHI ; Juanjuan CHENG
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2014;(5):925-928
to observe the infarction volume.Nitrate reductase assay was used to detect the level of NO in brain tissue of the rats.The level of S100βin brain was detected by ELISA method.Results Compared with model group,the brain infarction volumes of the rats 24 and 72 h after cerebral ischemia reperfusion in curcumin group were significantly decreased (P<0.05).Compared with sham operation group,the NO and S100βlevels in the brain tissue 24 and 72 h after cerebral ischemia reperfusion of the rats in model group were significantly increased(P<0.05);compared with model group,the levels of NO in the brain tissue 24 and 72 h after cerebral ischemia reperfusion in curcumin group were remarkably decreased (P<0.05);compared with modee group,the level of S100βin the brain tissue 72 h after cerebral iscemia reperfusion in curcumin group was remarkably decreased (P < 0.05 ). Conclusion Curcumin can significantly reduce the degree of ischemia reperfusion injury in the rats and reduce the levels of NO and S100βin brain tissue,which suggests that the decrease of NO and S100βlevels in brain tissue may be associated with the neuroprotective effect of curcumin.
9.Effect of hyperoxygenated solution on myocardial injury in rats with acute carbon monoxide poisoning
Hao XU ; Xiangzhong MENG ; Yangjie DANG ; Chaohua ZHAO ; Yajing MI ; Xingchun GAO ; Lixian XU
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2016;36(7):864-866
Objective To evaluate the effect of hyperoxygenated solution on myocardial injury in the rats with acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.Methods Thirty pathogen-free adult male SpragueDawley rats,weighing 250-300 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n=6 each) using a random number table:control group (C group),acute CO poisoning group (ACP group),and different doses of hyperoxygenated solution groups (HP1-3 groups).CO 120 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally to establish the model of acute CO poisoning.Hyperoxygenated solution 10,15 and 20 ml/kg were infused via the caudal vein at 1 h after intraperitoneal injection of CO in HP1-3 groups,respectively.At 24 h after intraperitoneal injection of CO,blood samples were collected from the caudal vein for determination of plasma creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB),lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and alpha-hydroxybutyrate acid dehydrogenase (α-HBDH) activities using the automatic biochemical analyzer.The rats were then sacrificed,and myocardial specimens were obtained for examination of the pathological changes with a light microscope.Results Compared with group C,the plasma LDH,α-HBDH,CK and CK-MB activities were significantly increased in ACP and HP1-3 groups (P<0.01).Compared with group ACP,the plasma LDH,α-HBDH,CK and CK-MB activities were significantly decreased in HP1-3 groups (P<0.05 or 0.01).Compared with group HP1,the plasma LDH,α-HBDH,CK and CK-MB activities were significantly decreased in HP2,3 groups (P<0.05).The pathological changes of myocardium were significantly attenuated in HP1-3 groups as compared with group ACP.Conclusion Hyperoxygenated solution can attenuate myocardial injury in the rats with acute CO poisoning.
10.Rupture-A symbolic timing point of the natural abdominal rupture during cadaver decay
Xingchun ZHAO ; Fan YANG ; Sheng HU ; Hao NIE ; Jiajia FAN ; Zhen PENG ; Gengqian ZHANG ; Peng GUI ; Zengtao ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2024;39(1):68-74
Objective Corruption is the most common cadaver phenomenon in forensic practice and an important basis for inferring time of death(PMI),but the definition of corruption degree and the construction of model inference models have always been difficult in the practice of forensic science.Methods In this study,the late postmortem phenomena were observed.Meanwhile,the microbial flora structure of gut and gravesoil and the nature of gravesoil were detected,for analyzing the changes before and after the key moment of abdominal rupture which naturally happened during the cadaver decay.Results The results found that from the macroscopic and microscopic levels,there were significant differences in cadaver decay,including microbial flora structure and gravesoil properties before and after the key moment of the natural abdominal rupture during cadaver decay.The phenomena are highly observable and can be accurately judged by forensic examinations,as well as related means in the field of biology and physiochemistry.In this study,this critical event was called Rupture Point.Conclusion The Rupture Point can be used as an important node for the assessment of cadaver decay degree in the practice of forensic medicine.It can be utilized for a cut-off point as well when constructing PMI inference models based on microbial flora structure changes.The accuracy of PMI inference models can be improved when the models were constructed in segments.