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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-DRα 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-DRα+ 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.
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Kuninaka, Y., Ishida, Y., Nosaka, M. et al. Forensic pathological study on temporal appearance of dendritic cells in skin wounds. Int J Legal Med 134, 597–601 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02185-z
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