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E Uchima

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PubMed1993

[Statistical observations on the cases of unnatural deaths examined at our department during the past 10 years].

Medicolegal evaluation of 1495 cases of unnatural death of last 10 years was carried out in our department and the data so obtained were statistically analysed. The cases consisted of 260 inspections, 865 judicial autopsies and 370 administrative autopsies. The most frequent category was death from diseases followed by suicide, homicide, traffic accidents, other accidents and self originated accidents. In homicide cases, sharp objects were mainly used. Six cases of accident of scuba diving were included within the group of 28 cases of drowning of self originated variety. Although Okinawa is subtropical 12 cases of death by accidental hypothermia were found. Gangland fight using rifles cost 7 lives, 2 policemen, a high school student and 4 members of locally originated gangsters during last 18 months. Cardiac insufficiency was the most common of sudden unexpected death cases that complied with the data of Tokyo and Osaka. Death from alimentary disorder in Okinawa was 1.5 times more frequent than that in Tokyo and Osaka and liver disorder accounted for about 41%. The 68 cases of death from suckling contained 10 SIDS cases. Complication of medical treatment was encountered in 9 cases during the past 10 years.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

The influence of tetrodotoxin on the toxic effects of aconitine in vivo.

Both aconite toxins (aconitine, mesaconitine, and hypaconitine) and a pufferfish toxin (tetrodotoxin, TTX) were detected in the blood of a legal autopsy case. In order to elucidate the in vivo influence of TTX on the toxic effects of aconitine, a mixture of aconitine and TTX was administered to male ICR mice orally or intraperitoneally. The animal experiments revealed that the time of death due to aconitine was significantly delayed in proportion to the dose of TTX compared with the case for aconitine alone, and that the mortality of aconitine was lowered by TTX when the dose ratio of the two toxins was in a particular range. Accordingly, it is thought that the toxic effects of aconitine are attenuated by TTX in vivo.

Aconitine↗
PubMed1989

Distribution of Gm allotypes among the three populations of the Miyako Islands in Okinawa.

Serum samples from 738 unrelated individuals of three populations in the Miyako Islands were tested for twelve Gm allotypes to investigate the variability of phenotypes and haplotypes. Nine phenotypes observed in these populations as well as mainland Japanese could be explained by the presence of the four Gm haplotypes, ag, axg, ab3st, and afb1b3. A good agreement was obtained in the samples of each populations between the observed and expected frequencies on the basis of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of phenotypes. These populations showed remarkable heterogeneities with one another on the basis of Gm haplotype frequency analysis. Moreover they exhibited no homogeneities with the Ryukyuans nor with the mainland Japanese. Homogeneity was found between the Ainu and the people in Ueno village but not in the other two locations. However, Gm xg haplotype, only detected in the Ainu, was not found in Ueno. These may imply a racial relationship between the Ainu and the inhabitants in Miyako in the remote past. However, there is no certainty that both of Ainu and the people in Ueno derived from the same origin, or that genetic drift due to endogamy in this village took place. The Gm phenotype and haplotype frequencies observed in Miyako show that they belong to the northern mongoloid group characterized by a high frequency of Gm ag and an extremely low frequency of Gm afb1b3. It is therefore reasonable to assume that they came from northern Asia as well as mainland Japanese.

Asian People↗
PubMed1986

An autopsy case of acute selenium (selenious acid) poisoning and selenium levels in human tissues.

A case of fatal suicidal ingestion of "Super Blue (Gun Blue)" (gun-blueing) is presented. Post-mortem examination of the patient revealed pulmonary edema with pleural effusion and congestion of the kidney. Necrosis of proximal tubules was found in the kidney by histological examination. "Super Blue" contains 4% selenious acid and 2.5% cupric sulfate in HCl. Levels of selenium and copper in tissues of the toxic case and normal individuals were determined. The selenium levels of tissues of the patient were 9-90-fold higher than that of normal subjects, whereas concentrations of copper were about 2-fold compared to that of control levels. The highest levels of selenium in the tissues of the patient were found in the lung, kidney and stomach contents.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

Sex determination from buccal mucosa and hair root by the combined treatment of quinacrine staining and the fluorescent Feulgen reaction using a single specimen.

In order to determine sex using a single specimen, buccal mucosa and hair roots obtained from male and female individuals were used. The specimens were first stained with quinacrine for the detection of the Y-chromatin, and subsequently were stained by the fluorescent Feulgen reaction using acriflavine for the detection of the X-chromatin. In the male specimens, the frequency of fluorescent spots of quinacrine-positive bodies was high, whereas that of acriflavine-positive spots was low. On the other hand, in the female specimens, the frequency of quinacrine-positive spots was very low, while that of the acriflavine-positive spots was high. These specimens were air-dried and were allowed to stand at room temperature for periodical observations. The result was that sex difference was distinguishable for 4 months by the combined treatment method.

Coloring Agents↗
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Effect of alcohol ingestion on portal venous blood flow in healthy volunteers: comparison between the subjects with and without ALDH I isozyme.

Effect of alcohol ingestion (25 g ethanol) on portal venous blood flow was investigated in healthy subjects using an ultrasonic pulsed doppler method. It was found that; (1) portal blood flow increased by 24% at 30 minutes and returned to the basal level at 60 minutes after alcohol ingestion; (2) there was no significant difference in the effect of alcohol ingestion on portal blood flow between the subjects with and without ALDH I isozyme; (3) blood ethanol levels correlated with portal blood flow at 30 minutes after alcohol ingestion, while this correlation was not observed at 60 minutes thereafter; and (4) blood acetaldehyde levels did not correlate with portal blood flow either at 30 minutes or at 60 minutes following alcohol ingestion. In conclusion, the portal blood flow increases following alcohol ingestion which is not associated with the increase in the blood acetaldehyde level.

Acetaldehyde↗