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Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy of rat kidney with regard to fatal hyperthermia

  • Zhi Jun Wang
  • , Shan Shan Shen
  • , Kai Fei Deng
  • , Zhi Qiang Qin
  • , Ping Huang
  • , Zhen Yuan Wang
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Ministry of Justice, China
  • Nanshi District of Baoding Public Security Bureau

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Abstract

Objective: To observe the chemical groups changing in rat kidney with regard to fatal hyperthermia by Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (FTIR-MSP) and to provide a new method to diagnose fatal hyperthermia. Methods: Rats were sacrificed by hyperthermia, brainstem injury, massive hemorrhage and asphyxiation and divided into groups. The renal samples were dissected immediately after death. The data of infrared spectroscopy in glomerulus were measured by FTIR-MSP. Results: The absorbances of 3 290, 3 070, 2 850, 1540 and 1396 cm-1 significantly increased (P<0.05), and the ratios of A1650/A3290 and A1650/A1540 significantly decreased (P<0.05) in group of hyperthermia. Conclusion: FTIR-MSP can analyze the changes of chemical groups of kidney as an auxiliary diagnosis for discriminating hyperthermia with other causes of death.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-261
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Forensic Medicine
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Cause of death
  • Forensic pathology
  • Hyperthermia
  • Kidney
  • Rats
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared

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