Citation

Jauchem JR, Cerna CZ, Lim TY, Seaman RL. Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol. 2014; 10(4): 526-534.

Affiliation

Bio-Effects Division, Human Effectiveness Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, US Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 HPW/RHDR, 4141 Petroleum Road, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA, jjauchem@satx.rr.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12024-014-9606-z

PMID

25319243

Abstract

In an earlier study, we found significant changes in red-blood-cell, leukocyte, and platelet counts, and in red-blood-cell membrane proteins, following exposures of anesthetized pigs to a conducted electrical weapon. In the current study, we examined potential changes in plasma proteins [analyzed via two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DGE)] following two 30 s exposures of anesthetized pigs (Sus scrofa) to a TASER (®) C2 conducted electrical weapon. Patterns of proteins, separated by 2-DGE, were consistent and reproducible between animals and between times of sampling. We determined that the blood plasma collection, handling, storage, and processing techniques we used are suitable for swine blood. There were no statistically significant changes in plasma proteins following the conducted-electrical-weapon exposures. Overall gel patterns of fibrinogen were similar to results of other studies of both pigs and humans (in control settings, not exposed to conducted electrical weapons). The lack of significant changes in plasma proteins may be added to the body of evidence regarding relative safety of TASER C2 device exposures.

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