PMID- 31792610 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201118 LR - 20210913 IS - 1437-1596 (Electronic) IS - 0937-9827 (Linking) VI - 134 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Mar TI - Forensic pathological study on temporal appearance of dendritic cells in skin wounds. PG - 597-601 LID - 10.1007/s00414-019-02185-z [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) can essentially contribute to innate and adaptive immune system in various organs. A double-color immunofluorescence analysis was carried out with anti-CD11c and -HLA-DRalpha antibodies to detect DCs in 53 skin wounds (their postinfliction intervals: group I, 0-3 days; group II, 4-7 days; group III, 9-14 days; and group IV, 17-21 days). CD11c(+)HLA-DRalpha(+) DCs were first observed in skin wounds with postinfliction intervals of 3 days, and the DC numbers were found to be elevated in skin wounds with the subsequent increase in postinfliction intervals. Semi-quantitative morphometric analyses showed that the DC number was the highest in the 12-day-old wound. More than 50 DCs were present in 8 of 10 samples (80%) in group II and 14 of 16 samples (87.5%) in group III, and there was no difference between the two groups. Thus, the presence of DCs in a skin wound was possibly estimated as postinfliction intervals of at least 3 days. Furthermore, when a skin wound contained > 50 DCs, its age would be judged as 4-14 days. Collectively, the appearance of DCs in human skin wounds may provide useful information in determining the age of a wound. FAU - Kuninaka, Yumi AU - Kuninaka Y AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Ishida, Yuko AU - Ishida Y AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Nosaka, Mizuho AU - Nosaka M AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Shimada, Emi AU - Shimada E AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Kimura, Akihiko AU - Kimura A AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Ozaki, Mitsunori AU - Ozaki M AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Hata, Satoshi AU - Hata S AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Michiue, Tomomi AU - Michiue T AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Yamamoto, Hiroki AU - Yamamoto H AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Furukawa, Fukumi AU - Furukawa F AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. FAU - Eisenmenger, Wolfgang AU - Eisenmenger W AD - Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Nubetabaumstrabetae 26, 80336, Munich, Germany. FAU - Kondo, Toshikazu AU - Kondo T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5059-8309 AD - Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. kondot@wakayama-med.ac.jp. LA - eng GR - Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)/Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan/ GR - Exploratory Research/Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191202 PL - Germany TA - Int J Legal Med JT - International journal of legal medicine JID - 9101456 RN - 0 (CD11c Antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - CD11c Antigen MH - Child MH - *Dendritic Cells MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - *Forensic Pathology MH - HLA-DR Antigens MH - Humans MH - Middle Aged MH - Skin/*injuries MH - Soft Tissue Injuries/immunology MH - Time Factors MH - Wound Healing/*immunology MH - Wounds, Penetrating/immunology MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells OT - Forensic pathology OT - Wound age determination EDAT- 2019/12/04 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/20 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/04 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00414-019-02185-z [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00414-019-02185-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Legal Med. 2020 Mar;134(2):597-601. doi: 10.1007/s00414-019-02185-z. Epub 2019 Dec 2.