As. Varukha K., MD, Prof. Babkina O.
National Medical University O.O.
Bogomolets Kyiv, Ukraine
THE QUESTION OF DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF
MENSTRUAL BLOOD PROSTAGLANDIN F2A THE CONTENTS
Introduction: In recent years, actively studied microparticles,
isolated tissue cells of the body, spots like the blood that remains as
overlays on the body, clothes in the genital area affected with sexual crimes.
Sometimes on physical evidence can detect large-size pieces of fabric, often
out microscopic particles and even isolated single cells. Along with
determining the presence of blood in the wake of evidence, determining its
species, group and gender, regional origin of blood, and quite often the
question arises whether the menstrual blood. To date, the contemporary forensic practice is not
developed enough dostavirnyh methods of determining the origin of menstrual
blood stains, and therefore the question that often is of fundamental
importance for the investigation usually remains unanswered. Therefore, the
definition of the regional origin of the individual components of mixed stains
(blood) is an important and at the same time a challenge. To address issues of regional
origin components mixed stains (blood) proposed to define different criteria:
the presence of vaginal epithelial cells, columnar epithelium of the uterus, as
well as a large number of bacteria - cocci, bacilli; the presence of particular
substances - menotoksina; fibrinolytic activity, especially the macro - and
trace element composition, etc. [1-6]. For example, for a comparative study were subjected to
blood stains at nemenstrualniy bleeding from the genital tract of women and
bleeding from other sources [5,6]. However, research presented by different authors do
not go beyond scientific inquiry, and therefore modern forensic practice is not
any reliable method of determining menstrual blood origin.
Objective: The aim
of the study was to develop criteria for the menstrual blood, according to the
Prostoglandin origin, namely prostaglandin F2alfa.
Material and Methods: The
object of the study was forced on gauze menstrual blood taken from 20 women
aged 18 to 40 years with normal menstrual cycle, which is the time the study
was stored in dry form under normal conditions. In order to identify the origin
of menstrual blood was applied our method preparative separation and systematic
course of analysis Prostoglandin obtained by biosynthesis proposed RV Bobylev
et al [4]. Research object filled with alcohol 960 C in an
amount of 25 ml and extracted for 24 hours. In a test tube with 10 ml of
extract fill up the buffer of pH 7,0 and intensively shaken. Alcohol evaporated
in a vacuum at 400 C, then
acidified 3% Murashova acid to pH 4,3. Three times extracted with chloroform 3
ml, intensely shaken and centrifuged. The combined chloroform extracts were
evaporated in a vacuum at 400 C. The
balance contributed 0.5 ml of ethanol and stirred. Qualitative analysis
sulfuric fraction of prostaglandins performed by chromatography on plates
Silufol RUV 254 in system chloroform - methanol - acetic acid - water in the
ratio 90: 8: 1: 0.8. Upon reaching the front end of the plate, it was removed
from the chamber and dried in air after placed in Filling amount of iodine
vapor spots for display of prostaglandins. Control standard solution was F2alfa
prostaglandin (Enzaprost F).
Relationship with academic programs, plans, themes.
Article is part of a comprehensive research on the topic:
"Forensic installation menstrual blood origin", which is performed at
the Department of Forensic Medicine of the National Medical University. OO
Bogomolets and has state registration number 0114U007149.
Results: In the course of our
research when deciding on the definition of origin menstrual blood are
important research Khimich regulation of the menstrual cycle hormonal and
menstrual blood composition origin. It is well known that the intensity of
menstruation determined not only by the structure of the endometrium until its
rejection and platelet aggregation, but also the contractile activity of the
myometrium and arterioles. These processes are closely related with the degree
of synthesis and degradation of prostaglandins. Prostaglandins represent a
special class of biologically active compounds (unsaturated hydroxylated fatty
acids), which are found in almost all body tissues. Prostaglandins
are synthesized inside the cell and released the same cells to which they
apply. Because cell called prostaglandins hormones. The formation of
prostaglandins in the endometrium is controlled by estrogen and progesterone,
which provides braking action. In connection with the fact that the mechanism
of inhibitory effect of progesterone on prostaglandin synthesis is not fully
understood, we believe that an important role in this process is the inhibition
of phospholipase A2 and phospholipase C, which provide release from
phospholipids arachidonic acid, the availability of which is considered to be a
limiting factor in biosynthesis of prostaglandins. It is known that under the
influence of progesterone decreases prostaglandin synthetase activity and
increased activity of 15-hydroxy-prostaglandin dehydrogenase, which converts
prostaglandin into inactive metabolites. Estradiol, on the contrary, stimulates
the secretion of prostaglandin E2 F2alfa and prostaglandin in the endometrium. One of the main
mechanisms for increasing the formation of prostaglandins is influenced by
estrogen stimulation of phospholipase A2 activity which significantly increased
in the endometrium during the proliferative phase of the cycle in parallel with
the increase in secretion of estradiol. In addition, in vitro studies showed
that estradiol enhances prostaglandin synthetase activity in human endometrium.
The combined action of estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle
causes the complex picture of prostaglandin synthesis depends on changing
concentrations of both hormones and their relationship. Revealed that estradiol
stimulates the secretion of prostaglandin E2 F2alfa and prostaglandin in the
endometrium, elongated in the proliferative phase of the cycle. By itself,
progesterone inhibits prostaglandin synthesis, but increases the sensitivity of
the endometrium to the action of estradiol. Falling levels of progesterone in
lyuteolyzi probably reduces its inhibitory effect on phospholipase activity and
prostaglandin - synthetase and leads to stimulation of prostaglandin secretion
before menstruation In the course of our research we took as a basis the
availability in all the sites of prostaglandin F2alfa as an indicator of the
presence of menstrual blood. As a result of our studies five objects
prostaglandin F2alfa standard solution (Enzaprost F) in the chromatogram spots
were detected absorption purple with five factions height 40 mm, 43mm, 48mm,
51mm and 53 mm. The length of the Front (start lifting up the chromatographic
eluent layer by capillary forces) was 100 mm. Upon reaching the front line
height sufficient for analysis, we investigated plate removed and dried.
Distance, which is the front line, counted from the starting line, which is
sufficient for further identification of separated substances on the surface of
the plate. Separation of mixture components improved with the increase of the
distance, but she was the best value that for conventional plate size was
120-150 mm.
This is because the capillary forces acting on the front lines of wetting
and mobile phase as we move on layer chromatographic everything feels less
impact capillary forces through balancing their gravity. In carrying out
chromatography to obtain optimal length Front promotion period ranged from 45
minutes to 2.5 h. depending on the viscosity of the eluent. In the case of
high-performance thin-layer chromatography, where wrapping layer
chromatographic particles denser optimum distance was about 60 mm, and elution
took 15 to 50 minutes. Then it was found that Rf1 is 0.40; Rf2 is 0.43; Rf3 is
0.48; Rf4 is 0.51; Rf5 equal to 0.53, where the value of Rf is the ratio of the
path traveled by the center of the zone investigated component of the starting
line to the path traversed eluent, reflecting the position of chromatographic
zones in the chromatogram. As a result of 20 research facilities dried
menstrual blood we found that 98% (18 cases) in the chromatogram formed purple
spots absorption of fractions of takeoff from 41mm to 53 mm, which corresponded
to standard indicators prostaglandin F2alfa within 40-55mm , whose presence in
the investigated Properties we considered the main criterion menstrual blood.
As a result of studies, we found that the division in TLC
influenced by several factors - the composition and properties of the eluent,
nature, dispersion and sorbent porosity, temperature, humidity, size and
thickness of the sorbent, the size of the camera. Therefore, to obtain
reproducible results we were thoroughly soaked standardized research
conditions. Reliability of information also confirmed relative values
Rs (Rf investigational compounds related to standard connection
Rf), which in our study coincide with the literature data.
Conclusions: Thus, summarizing the results of the studies relating
to the establishment of the regional origin of blood, including menstrual, it
should be noted that in addressing this issue are important research chemical
regulation of the menstrual cycle hormonal and menstrual blood composition
origin, including prostaglandin F2alfa. It should be noted that the detection
of a test object (dried on gauze menstrual blood) prostaglandin F2a with
factions of takeoff from 41mm to 53 mm, which are in line with those of the
standard prostaglandin F2alfa within 40-55mm, we can conclude that this object
' Object is menstrual blood and the presence of prostaglandin F2a the
chromatogram is reliable sign of menstrual blood origin.
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