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Zadeh-Haghighi H, Simon C. Magnetic field effects in biology from the perspective of the radical pair mechanism. J R Soc Interface 2022; 19:20220325. [PMID: 35919980 PMCID: PMC9346374 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Hundreds of studies have found that weak magnetic fields can significantly influence various biological systems. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena remain elusive. Remarkably, the magnetic energies implicated in these effects are much smaller than thermal energies. Here, we review these observations, and we suggest an explanation based on the radical pair mechanism, which involves the quantum dynamics of the electron and nuclear spins of transient radical molecules. While the radical pair mechanism has been studied in detail in the context of avian magnetoreception, the studies reviewed here show that magnetosensitivity is widespread throughout biology. We review magnetic field effects on various physiological functions, discussing static, hypomagnetic and oscillating magnetic fields, as well as isotope effects. We then review the radical pair mechanism as a potential unifying model for the described magnetic field effects, and we discuss plausible candidate molecules for the radical pairs. We review recent studies proposing that the radical pair mechanism provides explanations for isotope effects in xenon anaesthesia and lithium treatment of hyperactivity, magnetic field effects on the circadian clock, and hypomagnetic field effects on neurogenesis and microtubule assembly. We conclude by discussing future lines of investigation in this exciting new area of quantum biology.
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- Hadi Zadeh-Haghighi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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Ercan I, Tombuloglu H, Alqahtani N, Alotaibi B, Bamhrez M, Alshumrani R, Ozcelik S, Kayed TS. Magnetic field effects on the magnetic properties, germination, chlorophyll fluorescence, and nutrient content of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2022; 170:36-48. [PMID: 34844116 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The magnetic field (MF) interacts with biological systems and has the potential to increase germination, plant growth and productivity. Although it is known as a low cost and promising approach, the mechanism that increases growth is not fully understood yet. In this study, the effect of different MF strengths (20, 42, 125, and 250 mT) was investigated on barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). In addition to phenological parameters, possible cell damage, electron transport rate, chlorophyll fluorescence, magnetic character and elemental status of tissues were determined. Results showed that lower strengths (≤125 mT) of MF treatment improve germination. Confocal microscopy analyzes revealed MF-induced cell membrane damage in roots that could alter the elemental content of tissues. Elemental analyzes found that the content of macroelements (Ca, Mg, P, and K) are gradually reduced with increasing MF forces; in opposite the microelement contents (Fe, B, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Mo) are increased in roots. Diamagnetism is the dominant magnetic character in all root and leaf samples. However, the roots became surprisingly superparamagnetic in 250 mT application. It seems that MF treatment at higher strength (250 mT in this study) could influence the orientation of magnetic moments. These findings suggest that MF application: i) can alter the magnetic character of plants, ii) enhances the germination, photosynthetic machinery, and growth, and iii) affects the nutrient uptake and abundance in tissues, depending on the MF strength. This comprehensive study can help in understanding the interaction of magnetic field with plants.
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- Ismail Ercan
- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hakkari University, 30000, Hakkari, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Comparative Analysis of Biological Effects Induced on Different Cell Types by Magnetic Fields with Magnetic Flux Densities in the Range of 1–60 mT and Frequencies up to 50 Hz. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10082776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Moderate static magnetic fields (SMFs) are generated from sources such as new-generation electric trams and trains, electric arc welding, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices, as well as during the industrial production of aluminium, while extremely low frequency pulsed magnetic fields (ELF-PMFs) are produced by house power installations, household appliances, and high voltages transmission lines. Moderate SMFs and ELF-PMFs with magnetic flux densities (B) in the range of 1–60 mT and frequencies (f) up to 50 Hz are common MF exposure sources for the population. Even though humans are continually exposed to these MFs, to date no definitive endpoint has been drawn about their safety. In this review, the state of knowledge about the biological effects induced by these MFs on different cell types will be addressed. In our own observation, the putative modulation of Ca2+/H+ and Na+/H+ plasma membrane antiporters of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) was found to occur after a 24 h exposure to a 6 mT SMF, and the bystander effect observed on U937 cells cultivated for up to 6 h in the conditioned medium harvested from human PBLs previously exposed for 24 h to the same MF (secondary necrosis induction) will be also herein discussed.
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Simultaneous application of cisplatin and static magnetic field enhances oxidative stress in HeLa cell line. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2017; 53:783-790. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-017-0148-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kazemein Jasemi VS, Samadi F, Eimani H, Hasani S, Fathi R, Shahverdi A. Comparison of Allotransplantation of Fresh and Vitrified Mouse Ovaries to The Testicular Tissue under Influence of The Static Magnetic Field. CELL JOURNAL 2017; 19:492-505. [PMID: 28836412 PMCID: PMC5570414 DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2017.4513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of static magnetic field
(SMF) during transplantation of the ovarian tissue into the testis.
Materials and Methods In this experimental study, ovaries of 6- to 8-week-old female
Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) mice were randomly divided into four groups:
i. Fresh ovaries were immediately transplanted into the testicular tissue (FOT group), ii.
Fresh ovaries were exposed to the SMF for 10 minutes and then transplanted into the
testicular tissue (FOT+group), iii. Vitrified-warmed ovaries were transplanted into the
testicular tissue (VOT group), and iv. Vitrified-warmed ovaries were transplanted into the
testicular tissue and the transplantation site was then exposed to the SMF for 10 minutes
(VOT+group). Results The lowest percentages of morphologically dead primordial follicles and the
highest percentages of morphologically intact primordial follicles were seen in the FOT+
group (4.11% ± 2.88 and 41.26% ± 0.54, respectively). Although the lowest significant
percentage of maturation, embryonic development and fertility was observed in the VOT
group as compared to the other groups, the difference in the fertility rate was not significant
between the VOT and VOT+groups. Estrogen and progesterone concentrations were
significantly higher in the FOT+group than those of the control mice. Conclusion It is concluded that, exposure of the vitrified-warmed ovaries to SMF retains
the structure of the graft similar to that of fresh ovaries.
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- Vida Sadat Kazemein Jasemi
- Department of Animal and Poultry Physiology, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Physiology, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Physiology, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Marędziak M, Tomaszewski K, Polinceusz P, Lewandowski D, Marycz K. Static magnetic field enhances the viability and proliferation rate of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells potentially through activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt (PI3K/Akt) pathway. Electromagn Biol Med 2016; 36:45-54. [PMID: 27367918 DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2016.1149860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of 0.5T static magnetic field (sMF) on the viability and proliferation rate of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal stem cells (hASCs) via activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt (PI3K/Akt) signaling pathway. In a 7-d culture we examined cell growth kinetic and population doubling time (PDT). We also examined cell morphology and the cellular senescence markers level. Exposure to sMF enhanced the viability of these cells. However, the effect was blocked by treating the cells with LY294002, a P13K inhibitor. We compared this effect by Western Blot analysis of Akt protein expression. We also examined whether the cell response on sMF stimulation is dependent on integrin engagement and we measured integrin gene expression. Our results suggest that stimulation using sMF is a viable method to improve hASC viability. sMF is involved in mechanisms associated with controlling cell proliferative potential signaling events.
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- Monika Marędziak
- a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Environmental and Life Sciences , Wrocław , Poland.,b Faculty of Biology , University of Environmental and Life Sciences , Wrocław , Poland
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- c Department of Anatomy , Jagiellonian University Medical College , Krakow , Poland.,d Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery , 5th Military Clinical Hospital and Polyclinic , Krakow , Poland
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- e Faculty of Biotechnology , Laboratory of Cytobiochemistry, University of Wroclaw , Wrocław , Poland
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- f Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wrocław , Poland
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- b Faculty of Biology , University of Environmental and Life Sciences , Wrocław , Poland
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Albuquerque WWC, Costa RMPB, Fernandes TDSE, Porto ALF. Evidences of the static magnetic field influence on cellular systems. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 121:16-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Poreba M, Szalek A, Kasperkiewicz P, Rut W, Salvesen GS, Drag M. Small Molecule Active Site Directed Tools for Studying Human Caspases. Chem Rev 2015; 115:12546-629. [PMID: 26551511 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Caspases are proteases of clan CD and were described for the first time more than two decades ago. They play critical roles in the control of regulated cell death pathways including apoptosis and inflammation. Due to their involvement in the development of various diseases like cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, or autoimmune disorders, caspases have been intensively investigated as potential drug targets, both in academic and industrial laboratories. This review presents a thorough, deep, and systematic assessment of all technologies developed over the years for the investigation of caspase activity and specificity using substrates and inhibitors, as well as activity based probes, which in recent years have attracted considerable interest due to their usefulness in the investigation of biological functions of this family of enzymes.
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- Marcin Poreba
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Program in Cell Death and Survival Networks, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute , La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology , Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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Lancellotti P, Nchimi A, Delierneux C, Hego A, Gosset C, Gothot A, Jean-Flory Tshibanda L, Oury C. Biological Effects of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance on Human Blood Cells. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 8:e003697. [PMID: 26338876 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.003697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is increasingly used for the diagnosis and management of cardiac diseases. Recent studies have reported immediate post-CMR DNA double-strand breaks in T lymphocytes. We sought to evaluate CMR-induced DNA damage in lymphocytes, alterations of blood cells, and their temporal persistence. METHODS AND RESULTS In 20 prospectively enrolled healthy men (31.4±7.9 years), blood was drawn before and after (1-2 hours, 2 days, 1 month, and 1 year) unenhanced 1.5T CMR. Blood cell counts, cell death, and activation status of lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets were evaluated. The first 2-hour post-CMR were characterized by a small increase of lymphocyte B and neutrophil counts and a transient drop of total lymphocytes because of a decrease in natural killer cells. Among blood cells, only neutrophils and monocytes displayed slight and transient activation. DNA double-strand breaks in lymphocytes were quantified through flow cytometric analysis of H2AX phosphorylation (γ-H2AX). γ-H2AX intensity in T lymphocytes did not change early after CMR but increased significantly at day 2 ≤1 month before returning to baseline levels of 1-year post-CMR. CONCLUSIONS Unenhanced CMR is associated with minor but significant immediate blood cell alterations or activations figuring inflammatory response, as well as DNA damage in T lymphocytes observed from day 2 until the first month but disappearing at 1-year follow-up. Although further studies are required to definitely state whether CMR can be used safely, our findings already call for caution when it comes to repeat this examination within a month.
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- Patrizio Lancellotti
- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.).
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Radiology, GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences (P.L., A.N., C.D., A.H., A.G., L.J.-F.T., C.O.) and Hematology Department, University Hospital Sart Tilman (C.G., A.G.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; and Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Lugo (RA), Italy (P.L.)
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Teodori L, Giovanetti A, Albertini MC, Rocchi M, Perniconi B, Valente MG, Coletti D. Static magnetic fields modulate X-ray-induced DNA damage in human glioblastoma primary cells. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2014; 55:218-227. [PMID: 24345558 PMCID: PMC3951070 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrt107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Although static magnetic fields (SMFs) are used extensively in the occupational and medical fields, few comprehensive studies have investigated their possible genotoxic effect and the findings are controversial. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiation therapy, the potential effects of SMFs on ionizing radiation (IR) have become increasingly important. In this study we focused on the genotoxic effect of 80 mT SMFs, both alone and in combination with (i.e. preceding or following) X-ray (XR) irradiation, on primary glioblastoma cells in culture. The cells were exposed to: (i) SMFs alone; (ii) XRs alone; (iii) XR, with SMFs applied during recovery; (iv) SMFs both before and after XR irradiation. XR-induced DNA damage was analyzed by Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis assay (comet assay) using statistical tools designed to assess the tail DNA (TD) and tail length (TL) as indicators of DNA fragmentation. Mitochondrial membrane potential, known to be affected by IR, was assessed using the JC-1 mitochondrial probe. Our results showed that exposure of cells to 5 Gy of XR irradiation alone led to extensive DNA damage, which was significantly reduced by post-irradiation exposure to SMFs. The XR-induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential was to a large extent averted by exposure to SMFs. These data suggest that SMFs modulate DNA damage and/or damage repair, possibly through a mechanism that affects mitochondria.
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- Laura Teodori
- Radiation Development and Application, UTAPRAD-DIM, ENEA, Via Enrico Fermi 45, Frascati, Rome 00044, Italy
- Fondazione San Raffaele, SS Ceglie San Michele Km 1.2, Ceglie Messapica 72013, Italy
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- Radiation Biology and Human Health UTBIORAD, ENEA, Via Anguillarese 301, Casaccia, Rome 00123, Italy
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- Institute of Biomathematics, University of Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’, Via Saffi 2, Urbino 61029, Italy
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- UPMC Paris 06, UR4 Aging, Stress and Inflammation, 7 Quai Saint Bernard, Paris 75252, France
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- UPMC Paris 06, UR4 Aging, Stress and Inflammation, 7 Quai Saint Bernard, Paris 75252, France
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Bioeffects of static magnetic fields: oxidative stress, genotoxic effects, and cancer studies. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:602987. [PMID: 24027759 PMCID: PMC3763575 DOI: 10.1155/2013/602987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The interaction of static magnetic fields (SMFs) with living organisms is a rapidly growing field of investigation. The magnetic fields (MFs) effect observed with radical pair recombination is one of the well-known mechanisms by which MFs interact with biological systems. Exposure to SMF can increase the activity, concentration, and life time of paramagnetic free radicals, which might cause oxidative stress, genetic mutation, and/or apoptosis. Current evidence suggests that cell proliferation can be influenced by a treatment with both SMFs and anticancer drugs. It has been recently found that SMFs can enhance the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic drugs; this may provide a new strategy for cancer therapy. This review focuses on our own data and other data from the literature of SMFs bioeffects. Three main areas of investigation have been covered: free radical generation and oxidative stress, apoptosis and genotoxicity, and cancer. After an introduction on SMF classification and medical applications, the basic phenomena to understand the bioeffects are described. The scientific literature is summarized, integrated, and critically analyzed with the help of authoritative reviews by recognized experts; international safety guidelines are also cited.
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Poreba M, Strózyk A, Salvesen GS, Drag M. Caspase substrates and inhibitors. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2013; 5:a008680. [PMID: 23788633 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Caspases are proteases at the heart of networks that govern apoptosis and inflammation. The past decade has seen huge leaps in understanding the biology and chemistry of the caspases, largely through the development of synthetic substrates and inhibitors. Such agents are used to define the role of caspases in transmitting life and death signals, in imaging caspases in situ and in vivo, and in deconvoluting the networks that govern cell behavior. Additionally, focused proteomics methods have begun to reveal the natural substrates of caspases in the thousands. Together, these chemical and proteomics technologies are setting the scene for designing and implementing control of caspase activity as appropriate targets for disease therapy.
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- Marcin Poreba
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Effect of a static magnetic fields and fluoride ions on the antioxidant defense system of mice fibroblasts. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:15017-28. [PMID: 23873295 PMCID: PMC3742285 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140715017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The results of studies on the biological influence of magnetic fields are controversial and do not provide clear answers regarding their impact on cell functioning. Fluoride compounds are substances that influence free radical processes, which occur when the reactive forms of oxygen are present. It is not known whether static magnetic fields (SMF) cause any changes in fluoride assimilation or activity. Therefore, the aim of this work was to determine the potential relationship between magnetic field exposure to, and the antioxidant system of, fibroblasts cultured with fluoride ions. Three chambers with static magnetic fields of different intensities (0.4, 0.6, and 0.7 T) were used in this work. Fluoride ions were added at a concentration of 0.12 mM, which did not cause the precipitation of calcium or magnesium. The results of this study show that static magnetic fields reduce the oxidative stress caused by fluoride ions and normalize the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT). Static magnetic fields modify the energy state of fibroblasts, causing an increase in the ATP concentration and a decrease in the MDA concentration. These results suggest that exposure to fluoride and an SMF improves the tolerance of cells to the oxidative stress induced by fluoride ions.
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Bertolino G, Dutra Souza HC, de Araujo JE. Neuropathology and behavioral impairments in Wistar rats with a 6-OHDA lesion in the substantia nigra compacta and exposure to a static magnetic field. Electromagn Biol Med 2013; 32:527-35. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.751394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gioia L, Saponaro I, Bernabò N, Tettamanti E, Mattioli M, Barboni B. Chronic exposure to a 2 mT static magnetic field affects the morphology, the metabolism and the function ofin vitrocultured swine granulosa cells. Electromagn Biol Med 2013; 32:536-50. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2013.768531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Investigation on the effect of static magnetic field up to 15 mT on the viability and proliferation rate of rat bone marrow stem cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2013; 49:212-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-013-9580-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ahmadianpour MR, Abdolmaleki P, Mowla SJ, Hosseinkhani S. Static magnetic field of 6 mT induces apoptosis and alters cell cycle in p53 mutant Jurkat cells. Electromagn Biol Med 2013; 32:9-19. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.692748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ekici Y, Aydogan C, Balcik C, Haberal N, Kirnap M, Moray G, Haberal M. Effect of static magnetic field on experimental dermal wound strength. Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45:215-9. [PMID: 23162219 PMCID: PMC3495370 DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.101281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Context: An animal model. Aim: We sought to evaluate the effect of static magnetic fields on cutaneous wound healing. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were used. Wounds were created on the backs of all rats. Forty of these animals (M group) had NeFeB magnets placed in contact with the incisions, either parallel (Pa) and perpendicular (Pr) to the incision. The other 40 animals (sham [S] group) had nonmagnetized NeFeB bars placed in the same directions as the implanted animals. Half of the animals in each group were killed and assessed for healing on postoperative day 7 and the other half on postoperative day 14. The following assessments were done: gross healing, mechanical strength, and histopathology. Statistical Analysis Used: Intergroup differences were compared by using the Mann-Whitney U or t test. Values for P less than 0.05 were accepted as significant. Results and Conclusions: There were no differences between the magnetic and sham animals with respect to gross healing parameters. The mechanical strength was different between groups. On postoperative day 14, the MPr14 had significantly higher scores than the other groups. When static, high-power, magnetic fields are placed perpendicular to the wound, increased wound healing occurs in the skin of the experimental model.
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- Yahya Ekici
- Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Chekhun VF, Demash DV, Nalieskina LA. Evaluation of biological effects and possible mechanisms of action of static magnetic field. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.15407/fz58.03.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lee CH, Hung YC, Huang GS. Static magnetic field accelerates aging and development in nematode. Commun Integr Biol 2011; 3:528-9. [PMID: 21331230 DOI: 10.4161/cib.3.6.12749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Electro-magnetic fields are everywhere in our life. The strength and duration of human exposure is proportional to the degree of industrialization. The possible health hazard has been investigated for decades. C. elegans (nematode) has been a sensitive tool to study aging and development. The current study investigated the possible effects of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on the developmental and aging processes of C. elegans. Nematodes were grown in the presence of SMFs of strengths varying from 0 to 200 mT. Treatment with a 200 mT SMF reduced the development times from L2 to young adult by approximately 20%. After SMF treatment, the average lifespan was reduced from 31 days to 25 days for wild-type nematodes. The upregulation of genes associated with development and aging was verified by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Nematodes carrying mutation in these genes also exhibited resistance to the SMFs treatment. Apparently, induction of gene expression is selective and dose-dependent. SMFs accelerate nematode development and shorten nematode lifespan through pathways associated with let-7, clk-1, unc-3 and age-1.
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- Chia-Hui Lee
- Institute of Nanotechnology; Department of Material Science and Engineering; National Chiao Tung University; Taiwan
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Dini L, Panzarini E. The influence of a 6 mT static magnetic field on apoptotic cell phagocytosis depends on monocyte/macrophage differentiation. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2011; 235:1432-41. [PMID: 21127341 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2010.010122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In a previous work we showed that a 6 mT static magnetic field (SMF) interferes with monocyte/macrophage 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced differentiation of promonocytes (U937 cells) and monocytes (THP-1 cells). In this study we investigated whether in the same cells and under the same conditions, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells is influenced by 6 mT SMF exposure. Fluid phase endocytosis and phagocytosis of latex particles were also analyzed for comparison. The results indicate that SMF exposure has effects on phagocytosis but not on fluid phase endocytosis, and that these effects are greater at the late stages of macrophage differentiation (THP-1 > U937 cells). The phagocytosis index and rate of phagocytosis decreased under SMF exposure while the number of latex particles bound to the plasma membrane of TPA-differentiated U937 and THP-1 cells increased. Conversely, the rate of phagocytosis of apoptotic cells increased under SMF exposure, while the number of apoptotic cells bound to the plasma membrane of isolated human Kupffer cells, Raw 264.7 macrophages and TPA-differentiated THP-1 and U937 cells decreased. In non-differentiated U937 and THP-1 cells, the SMF exposure enhanced the number of cell-surface bound apoptotic cells and latex beads.
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- Luciana Dini
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Hung YC, Lee JH, Chen HM, Huang GS. Effects of static magnetic fields on the development and aging of Caenorhabditis elegans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 213:2079-85. [PMID: 20511522 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.039768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The current study investigated the possible effects of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on the developmental and aging processes of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nematodes were grown in the presence of SMFs of strengths varying from 0 to 200 mT. The rate of development and the lifespan were recorded. Treatment with a 200 mT SMF reduced the development time from the L2 to the L3 stage by 20%, from L3 to L4 by 23%, and from L4 to young adult by 31%. After SMF treatment, the average lifespan was reduced from 31 days to 24 days for wild-type nematodes. The up-regulation of clk-1, lim-7, daf-2, unc-3 and age-1 after SMF treatment was verified by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Apparently, induction of gene expression is selective and dose dependent. The total developmental time was significantly reduced for the lin-4, lin-14, lin-41 and lim-7 mutants, but not for the let-7, clk-1, unc-3 and age-1 mutants. Lifespan analyses revealed that the let-7, unc-3 and age-1 mutants were not affected by SMF treatment. Here we show that SMFs accelerate nematode development and shorten nematode lifespan through pathways associated with let-7, clk-1, unc-3 and age-1.
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- Yao-Ching Hung
- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh Shih Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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It is becoming evident that failure in the removal of dying cells causes and/or promotes the onset of chronic diseases. Impairment of phagocytosis of apoptotic cells can be due not only to genetic or molecular malfunctioning but also to external/environmental factors. Two of these environmental factors have been recently reported to down regulate the clearance of apoptotic cells: cigarette smoke and static magnetic fields. Cigarette smoke contains highly reactive carbonyls that modify proteins which directly/indirectly affects cellular function. Human macrophages interacting with carbonyl or cigarette smoke modified extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins dramatically down regulated their ability to phagocytose apoptotic neutrophils. It was postulated that changes in the ECM environment as a result of cigarette smoke affect the ability of macrophages to remove apoptotic cells. This decreased phagocytic activity was as a result of sequestration of receptors involved in the uptake of apoptotic cells towards that of recognition of carbonyl adducts on the modified ECM proteins leading to increased macrophage adhesion. Downregulation of the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells was also described when performed in presence of static magnetic fields (SMFs) of moderate intensity. SMFs have been reported to perturb distribution of membrane proteins and glycoproteins, receptors, cytoskeleton and trans-membrane fluxes of different ions, especially calcium [Ca(2+)]i, that in turn, interfere with many different physiological activities, including phagocytosis. The effects of cigarette smoke and SMF on the phagocytosis of dying cells will be here discussed.
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- Luciana Dini
- Department Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of the Salento, Lecce, Italy.
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Lahijani MS, Tehrani DM, Sabouri E. Histopathological and ultrastructural studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields on the liver of preincubated white Leghorn chicken embryo. Electromagn Biol Med 2010; 28:391-413. [PMID: 20017630 DOI: 10.3109/15368370903287689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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There are several reports indicating a linkage between exposures to 50-60 Hz electromagnetic fields and abnormalities in the early stages of embryonic development of chicken embryos. The present study was designed to demonstrate whether electromagnetic fields could be an environmental factor invoking histopathological and ultra-structural changes in livers of preincubated chicken embryos exposed to EMFs. Following other researchers and our previous results from different groups of Developmental Biology at the Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid-Beheshti University, effects of most effective intensities (1.33, 2.66, 5.52, and 7.32 mT) of electromagnetic fields (EMFs, 50 Hz ) on livers of pre-incubated white leghorn chicken embryos were investigated . 150 healthy, fresh, and fertilized eggs (55-65 gr) were divided into 6 groups of experimental(1-4, n = 30), control (n = 60), and sham (n = 50). Experimental eggs (inside coil) were exposed to 4 different intensities (1.33, 2.66, 5.52, and 7.32 mT). Sham groups were located inside same coil, with no exposure, for 24 h before incubation. Control, sham, and experimental groups (1-4) were then incubated in an incubator (38 +/- 0.5 degrees C, 60% humidity) for 17 days. At the end of this period, livers of experimental, sham, and control groups were processed for light and transmission electrom microscopes (TEM and SEM) studies. So, livers of 17-day old chicken embryos were removed by C-sections, fixed in formalin 10%, stained with H&E and reticulin, and studied under light microscope. Others were prepared for electron microscopes (TEM and SEM) investigations. Morphological observations indicated exencephalic embryos, embryos with asymmetrical faces, crossed beak, shorter upper beak, deformed hind limbs, gastroschesis, anophthalmia, and microphthalmia. H&E and reticulin stainings, TEMS, and SEMs studies indicated EMFs would create hepato-cytes with fibrotic bands, severe steatohepatitis, vacuolizations, swollen and extremely electron-dense mitochondria, reduced invisible cristae, crystalized mitochondria with degenerated cristae, myelin-like figures, macrophages engulfing adjacent cells, dentated nuclei, nuclei with irregular envelopes, degenerated hepatocytes, abnormal lipid accumulations, lipid droplets pushing hepatocytes' nuclei to the corner of the cells, abundant cellular infiltrations cellular infiltrations inside sinusoid and around central veins, disrupted reticulin plexus, and release of chromatin into cytosol,, with partially regular water layers. An elevated oxyradical generation and, subsequently, cell membrane disruptions were the reasons for electromagnetic fields inducing cell damages.
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- Maryam Shams Lahijani
- Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid-Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran.
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Cao JP, Qian AR, Zhang W, Shang P. Effects of exposure to static magnetic fields (0.2-0.4 T) on the growth and adhesion of tumor cells. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2010; 18:1337-1343. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i13.1337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effects of exposure to moderate-intensity static magnetic fields on the growth and adhesion of tumor cells.
METHODS: After SMMC-7721, HepG2 and MCF-7 cells were exposed to static magnetic fields (0.2-0.4 T), cell growth was measured by methyl thiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay, cell adhesion to fibronectin (FN) was detected by crystal violet staining, and cell cycle distribution was evaluated by flow cytometry.
RESULTS: The effects of exposure to static magnetic fields on different cell types differed greatly. Moderate-intensity static magnetic field exposure did not affect cell growth, but reduced cell adhesion to FN (1.847 ± 0.342 vs 1.094 ± 0.33, P = 0.012) and decreased the percentage of cells in G2/M phase (12.05 ± 1.14 vs 3.74 ± 0.87, P = 0.018) in SMMC-7721 cells. In MCF-7 cells, moderate-intensity static magnetic field exposure promoted cell growth, enhanced cell adhesion to FN (1.094 ± 0.076 vs 2.177 ± 0.474, P = 0.017) and increased the percentage of cells in G2/M phase (4.42% ± 1.23% vs 12.04% ± 1.65%, P = 0.004). In HepG2 cells, cell growth was inhibited and cell cycle was blocked in G2 phase (0.305 ± 0.076 vs 0.394 ± 0.089, P = 0.467) after exposure to moderate-intensity static magnetic fields though cell adhesion to FN was not significantly altered (1.90% ± 0.79% vs 0.24% ± 0.15%, P = 0.046).
CONCLUSION: Exposure to moderate-intensity static magnetic fields (0.2-0.4 T) exerts different effects on cell growth, adhesion and cell cycle progression in different types of tumor cells.
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There is increasing interest in using permanent magnets for therapeutic purposes encouraged by basic science publications and clinical reports. Magnetotherapy provides a non invasive, safe, and easy method to directly treat the site of injury, the source of pain and inflammation, and other types of disease. The physiological bases for the use of magnetic fields for tissue repair as well as physical principles of dosimetry and application of various magnetic fields are subjects of this review. Analysis of the magnetic and electromagnetic stimulation is followed by a discussion of the advantage of magnetic field stimulation compared with electric current and electric field stimulation.
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Santini MT, Ferrante A, Rainaldi G, Indovina P, Indovina PL. Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields and apoptosis: a review. Int J Radiat Biol 2009; 81:1-11. [PMID: 15962758 DOI: 10.1080/09553000400029502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that extremely low frequency magnetic fields might be linked to tumours, particularly with childhood leukaemia. In the same period, the role of apoptosis in the tumour process has also gained increasing importance. It is the purpose of this review to describe the apoptotic process, discuss selected papers in which apoptosis is examined in cells exposed to magnetic fields and describe the possible biophysical mechanisms responsible for changes in the apoptotic process in exposed cells. Despite some differences, as a whole, the literature seems to demonstrate that magnetic fields induce changes in apoptosis in cells exposed to different experimental protocols. In addition, the important role of ions, particularly of Ca2+, in the apoptotic process is also discussed, and one possible model for magnetic field action on apoptosis that brings together experimental observations of different nature is suggested and discussed.
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- M T Santini
- Dipartimento di Ematologia, Oncologia e Medicina Molecolare, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Hu T, Shi J, Jiao X, Zhou J, Yin X. Measurement of annexin V uptake and lactadherin labeling for the quantification of apoptosis in adherent Tca8113 and ACC-2 cells. Braz J Med Biol Res 2009; 41:750-7. [PMID: 18820763 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008000900002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Accepted: 08/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure occurs during the cell death program and fluorescein-labeled lactadherin permits the detection of PS exposure earlier than annexin V in suspended cell lines. Adherent cell lines were studied for this apoptosis-associated phenomenon to determine if PS probing methods are reliable because specific membrane damage may occur during harvesting. Apoptosis was induced in the human tongue squamous carcinoma cell line (Tca8113) and the adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line (ACC-2) by arsenic trioxide. Cells were harvested with a modified procedure and labeled with lactadherin and/or annexin V. PS exposure was localized by confocal microscopy and apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry. The detachment procedure without trypsinization did not induce cell damage. In competition binding experiments, phospholipid vesicles competed for more than 95 and 90% of lactadherin but only about 75 and 70% of annexin V binding to Tca8113 and ACC-2 cells. These data indicate that PS exposure occurs in three stages during the cell death program and that fluorescein-labeled lactadherin permitted the detection of early PS exposure. A similar pattern of PS exposure has been observed in two malignant cell lines with different adherence, suggesting that this pattern of PS exposure is common in adherent cells. Both lactadherin and annexin V could be used in adherent Tca8113 and ACC-2 cell lines when an appropriate harvesting procedure was used. Lactadherin is more sensitive than annexin V for the detection of PS exposure as the physical structure of PS in these blebs and condensed apoptotic cell surface may be more conducive to binding lactadherin than annexin V.
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- T Hu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Schwenzer NF, Bantleon R, Maurer B, Kehlbach R, Schraml C, Claussen CD, Rodegerdts E. Do static or time-varying magnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging (3.0 T) alter protein-gene expression?-A study on human embryonic lung fibroblasts. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008; 26:1210-5. [PMID: 17969170 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on gene expression in embryonic human lung fibroblasts (Hel 299). MATERIALS AND METHODS The cells were exposed to the static magnetic field and to a turbo spin-echo sequence of an MR scanner at 3.0 Tesla. An MR group (exposed) and a control group (sham-exposed) were set up using a special MR-compatible incubation system. The exposure time was two hours. Gene expression profiles were studied using a complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) microarray containing 498 known genes involved in transcription, intracellular transport, structure/junction/adhesion or extracellular matrix, signaling, host defense, energetics, metabolism, cell shape, and death. RESULTS No changes in gene expression were found in either group (exposed or sham-exposed cells) at the end of a two-hour exposure for any of the 498 tested protein genes. CONCLUSION The results suggest that MRI has no influence on protein-gene expression in eugenic human lung cells.
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- Nina F Schwenzer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Schwenzer NF, Bantleon R, Maurer B, Kehlbach R, Herberts T, Claussen CD, Rodegerdts E. In vitro evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0 tesla on clonogenic ability, proliferation, and cell cycle in human embryonic lung fibroblasts. Invest Radiol 2007; 42:212-7. [PMID: 17351426 DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000255831.40115.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the influence of magnetic resonance (MR) at 3.0 T on clonogenic ability, proliferation, and cell cycle in an embryonic human cell line. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells (human lung fibroblasts Hel 299) were exposed to the static magnetic field (3.0 T) of a magnetic resonance imager (MRI) and to a turbo spin echo sequence at 3.0 T within clinical limitations (specific absorption rate 0.92 W/kg). A special MR-compatible incubation system was used. A control group (sham-exposed) and a MRI group (exposed) were set up. We investigated 3 biologic endpoints: colony forming, cell cycle, and proliferation ability. The exposure time was 2 hours in each experiment. RESULTS In the statistical analysis, none of these tests showed relevant differences between the exposed and sham-exposed group. CONCLUSIONS No influences of the static field alone as well as a turbo spin echo sequence at 3.0 T on clonogenic ability, proliferation, or cell cycle in eugenic human lung fibroblasts were found.
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- Nina F Schwenzer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Amara S, Douki T, Ravanat JL, Garrel C, Guiraud P, Favier A, Sakly M, Ben Rhouma K, Abdelmelek H. Influence of a static magnetic field (250 mT) on the antioxidant response and DNA integrity in THP1 cells. Phys Med Biol 2007; 52:889-98. [PMID: 17264359 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/4/002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of static magnetic field (SMF) exposure in antioxidant enzyme activity, the labile zinc fraction and DNA damage in THP1 cells (monocyte line). Cell culture flasks were exposed to SMF (250 mT) during 1 h (group 1), 2 h (group 2) and 3 h (group 3). Our results showed that cell viability was slightly lower in SMF-exposed groups compared to a sham exposed group. However, SMF exposure failed to alter malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration (+6%, p>0.05) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (-5%, p>0.05), catalase (CAT) (-6%, p>0.05) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities (+38%, p>0.05) in group 3 compared to the sham exposed group. DNA analysis by single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay) revealed that SMF exposure did not exert any DNA damage in groups 1 and 2. However, it induced a low level of DNA single strand breaks in cells of group 3. To further explore the oxidative DNA damage, cellular DNA for group 3 was isolated, hydrolyzed and analysed by HPLC-EC. The level of 8-oxodGuo in this group remained unchanged compared to the sham exposed group (+6.5%, p>0.05). Cells stained with zinc-specific fluorescent probes zinpyr-1 showed a decrease of labile zinc fraction in all groups exposed to SMF. Our data showed that SMF exposure (250 mT, during 3 h) did not cause oxidative stress and DNA damage in THP1 cells. However, SMF could alter the intracellular labile zinc fraction.
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- Salem Amara
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Jarzouna, Tunisia.
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Kuzelová K, Grebenová D, Hrkal Z. Labeling of apoptotic JURL-MK1 cells by fluorescent caspase-3 inhibitor FAM-DEVD-fmk occurs mainly at site(s) different from caspase-3 active site. Cytometry A 2007; 71:605-11. [PMID: 17549763 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fluorochrome-labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA) have been designed as an alternative tool for the detection of caspase activation in whole cells. They should label the active site of the corresponding caspase through a covalent attachment to the reactive cysteine residue. METHODS One of the FLICAs, FAM-DEVD-fmk, was used to monitor apoptosis progression in leukemic JURL-MK1 cells by means of flow cytometry. The effects of unlabeled caspase inhibitors z-DEVD-fmk and z-VAD-fmk on FLICA staining were analyzed to evaluate the contribution of caspase-bound FLICA to the fluorescent signal. Covalent binding of inhibitors to caspase-3 subunit was revealed by Western blotting. RESULTS Although the unlabeled inhibitors irreversibly bind to caspase-3, completely inhibit its activity, and prevent FLICA binding to caspase-3 even at concentrations lower than 5 muM, they have no effect on FLICA staining of apoptotic cells. CONCLUSIONS Fluorescent signal of FLICA is characteristic for apoptotic cells but originates mainly from yet unspecified site(s) that differ from the caspase active site. This finding puts in doubt the specificity of staining by various FLICAs with regard to individual caspases and shows the need for an extreme care in the interpretation of data obtained using these labels.
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- Katerina Kuzelová
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, U Nemocnice 1, 128 20 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Ghibelli L, Cerella C, Cordisco S, Clavarino G, Marazzi S, De Nicola M, Nuccitelli S, D'Alessio M, Magrini A, Bergamaschi A, Guerrisi V, Porfiri LM. NMR exposure sensitizes tumor cells to apoptosis. Apoptosis 2006; 11:359-65. [PMID: 16528477 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-4001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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NMR technology has dramatically contributed to the revolution of image diagnostic. NMR apparatuses use combinations of microwaves over a homogeneous strong (1 Tesla) static magnetic field. We had previously shown that low intensity (0.3-66 mT) static magnetic fields deeply affect apoptosis in a Ca2+ dependent fashion (Fanelli et al., 1999 FASEBJ., 13;95-102). The rationale of the present study is to examine whether exposure to the static magnetic fields of NMR can affect apoptosis induced on reporter tumor cells of haematopoietic origin. The impressive result was the strong increase (1.8-2.5 fold) of damage-induced apoptosis by NMR. This potentiation is due to cytosolic Ca2+ overload consequent to NMR-promoted Ca2+ influx, since it is prevented by intracellular (BAPTA-AM) and extracellular (EGTA) Ca2+ chelation or by inhibition of plasma membrane L-type Ca2+ channels. Three-days follow up of treated cultures shows that NMR decrease long term cell survival, thus increasing the efficiency of cytocidal treatments. Importantly, mononuclear white blood cells are not sensitised to apoptosis by NMR, showing that NMR may increase the differential cytotoxicity of antitumor drugs on tumor vs normal cells. This strong, differential potentiating effect of NMR on tumor cell apoptosis may have important implications, being in fact a possible adjuvant for antitumor therapies.
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- L Ghibelli
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Fedier A, Poyet C, Perucchini D, Boulikas T, Fink D. MLH1-deficient tumor cells are resistant to lipoplatin, but retain sensitivity to lipoxal. Anticancer Drugs 2006; 17:315-23. [PMID: 16520660 DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200603000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lipoplatin, currently under phase III evaluation, is a novel liposomal cisplatin formulation highly effective against cancers. Lipoplatin has eliminated or reduced the systemic toxicity frequently seen for cisplatin. The objective of the present study was to determine whether the cytotoxic effect of lipoplatin is dependent on the functional integrity of DNA mismatch repair (MMR), a post-replicative DNA repair machinery implicated in cell cycle control and apoptosis. Clonogenic data revealed a significant (P<0.05) 2-fold resistance to lipoplatin of HCT116 human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells lacking MLH1, one of five proteins crucial to MMR function, as compared to MLH1-expressing HCT116 cells. In addition, MLH1-deficient cells were at least 3-fold less susceptible to apoptosis (DNA fragmentation) than MLH1-proficient cells. However, proteolytic processing of caspase-3, caspase-7 and poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 following lipoplatin treatment was comparable in MLH1-deficient cells and -proficient cells. Furthermore, MLH1-deficient cells retained the ability to attenuate cell cycle progression past the G2/M checkpoint following lipoplatin treatment. In conclusion, our results indicate that the lipoplatin-sensitive phenotype of MLH1-proficient cells correlated with increased apoptosis which may occur via caspase-independent pathways. They also suggest that the integrity of MMR function is a relevant determinant accounting for the cytotoxicity of lipoplatin. However, this does not seem to apply to lipoxal, a novel liposomal formulation of oxaliplatin, because MLH1-deficient cells were as sensitive to lipoxal as MLH1-proficient cells.
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- André Fedier
- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Tenuzzo B, Chionna A, Panzarini E, Lanubile R, Tarantino P, Di Jeso B, Dwikat M, Dini L. Biological effects of 6 mT static magnetic fields: a comparative study in different cell types. Bioelectromagnetics 2006; 27:560-77. [PMID: 16724329 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The present work was a comparative study of the bio-effects induced by exposure to 6 mT static magnetic field (MF) on several primary cultures and cell lines. Particular attention was dedicated to apoptosis. Cell viability, proliferation, intracellular Ca(2+) concentration and morphology were also examined. Primary cultures of human lymphocytes, mice thymocytes and cultures of 3DO, U937, HeLa, HepG2 and FRTL-5 cells were grown in the presence of 6 mT static MF and different apoptosis-inducing agents (cycloheximide, H(2)O(2), puromycin, heat shock, etoposide). Biological effects of static MF exposure were found in all the different cells examined. They were cell type-dependent but apoptotic inducer-independent. A common effect of the exposure to static MF was the promotion of apoptosis and mitosis, but not of necrosis or modifications of the cell shape. Increase of the intracellular levels of Ca(2+) ions were also observed. When pro-apoptotic drugs were combined with static MF, the majority of cell types rescued from apoptosis. To the contrary, apoptosis of 3DO cells was significantly increased under simultaneous exposure to static MF and incubation with pro-apoptotic drugs. From these data we conclude that 6 mT static MF exposure interfered with apoptosis in a cell type- and exposure time-dependent manner, while the effects of static MF exposure on the apoptotic program were independent of the drugs used.
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- Bernadette Tenuzzo
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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Teodori L, Albertini MC, Uguccioni F, Falcieri E, Rocchi MBL, Battistelli M, Coluzza C, Piantanida G, Bergamaschi A, Magrini A, Mucciato R, Accorsi A. Static magnetic fields affect cell size, shape, orientation, and membrane surface of human glioblastoma cells, as demonstrated by electron, optic, and atomic force microscopy. Cytometry A 2006; 69:75-85. [PMID: 16419064 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is common knowledge that static magnetic fields (SMF) do not interact with living cells; thus, fewer studies of SMF compared with variable magnetic fields are carried out. However, evidence demonstrated that SMF affect cellular structures. To investigate the effect of exposure to increasing doses of SMF on cell morphology, human glioblastoma cells were exposed to SMF ranging between 80 and 3,000 G (8 and 300 mT). METHODS Cell morphology of human glioblastoma cells, derived from a primary culture, was studied by electron and optic microscopy. FITC-phalloidin staining of actin filaments was also investigated. Finally, cell surface structure changes were detected by atomic force microscopy. RESULTS Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated a dose-dependent cell shape modification, progressive cell detachment, loss of the long villi, and appearance of membrane roughness and blebs. FITC-phalloidin staining confirmed the villi retention and cell dimension decrease. At 3,000 G, the appearance of apoptotic morphology was also observed by transmission electron microscopy. Cell exposed to SMF showed different orientation and alignment when compared with nonexposed cells. The atomic force microscopy of the exposed cells' membrane surfaces demonstrated the disappearance of the ordered surface ripples and furrows typical of the unexposed cells, and the occurrence of surface membrane corrugation at increasing dose exposure CONCLUSIONS Our experimental procedures demonstrated that exposure to SMF affects not only cell size, shape, and orientation but also human glioblastoma cells' membrane surfaces.
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- Laura Teodori
- Unità di Biotecnologie, Sezione di Tossicologia e Scienze Biomediche, ENEA Centro ricerche Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00060 Rome, Italy.
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Chionna A, Tenuzzo B, Panzarini E, Dwikat MB, Abbro L, Dini L. Time dependent modifications of Hep G2 cells during exposure to static magnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics 2005; 26:275-86. [PMID: 15832333 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Morphological modifications, i.e., cell shape, cell surface sugar residues, cytoskeleton, and apoptosis of Hep G2 cells during 24 h exposure to 6 mT static magnetic field (static MF) were studied by means of light and electron microscopy and cytochemistry. Progressive modifications of cell shape and surface were observed during the entire period of exposure to static MF. Control cells were polyhedric with short microvilli covering the cell surface, while those exposed to static MF, were elongated with many irregular microvilli randomly distributed on the cell surface. At the end of the exposure period, the cells had a less flat shape due to partial detachment from the culture dishes. However, throughout the period of exposure under investigation, the morphology of the organelles remained unmodified and cell proliferation was only partially affected. In parallel with cell shape changes, the microfilaments and microtubules, as well as the quantity and distribution of surface ConA-FITC and Ricinus communnis-FITC labeling sites, were modified in a time dependent manner. Apoptosis, which was almost negligible at the beginning of experiment, increased to about 20% after 24 h of continuous exposure. The induction of apoptosis was likely due to the increment of [Ca2+]i during exposure. In conclusion, the data reported in the present work indicates that 6 mT static MF exposure exerts time dependent biological effects on Hep G2 cells.
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- Alfonsina Chionna
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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Tarantino P, Lanubile R, Lacalandra G, Abbro L, Dini L. Post-continuous whole body exposure of rabbits to 650 MHz electromagnetic fields: effects on liver, spleen, and brain. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2005; 44:51-59. [PMID: 15812656 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-005-0274-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2004] [Accepted: 01/31/2005] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study deals with the effects of post (12 or 18 months) whole body continuous (2 years) exposure of rabbits to 650 MHz electromagnetic fields (EMF) that are characteristic of those produced by broadcasting stations, on body weight and body mass, on the morphology of liver, spleen and brain, and on apoptosis rates and glycogen distribution in the liver. Two groups of rabbits were continuously exposed for 2 years to EMF of 650 MHz followed by 12 months (group 1) or 18 months (group 2) of post-exposure; a third group (group 3) was sham exposed. It was shown that the changes in apoptosis rates were conditional during the time of exposure, but not on a specific organ and that the whole body continuous exposure gave rise to modifications whose types and intensities were related to the time of post-exposure (12 or 18 months, respectively), the type of organ, and the individual animal. A number of effects were observed only in group 1, and not in group 2, which suggests some kind of adaptive response or of long-term recovery in the rabbits following continuous exposure to 650 MHz EMF.
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- Patrizia Tarantino
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Lecce, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Miyakoshi J. Effects of static magnetic fields at the cellular level. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 87:213-23. [PMID: 15556660 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There have been few studies on the effects of static magnetic fields at the cellular level, compared to those of extremely low frequency magnetic fields. Past studies have shown that a static magnetic field alone does not have a lethal effect on the basic properties of cell growth and survival under normal culture conditions, regardless of the magnetic density. Most but not all studies have also suggested that a static magnetic field has no effect on changes in cell growth rate. It has also been shown that cell cycle distribution is not influenced by extremely strong static magnetic fields (up to a maximum of 10 T). A further area of interest is whether static magnetic fields cause DNA damage, which can be evaluated by determination of the frequency of micronucleus formation. The presence or absence of such micronuclei can confirm whether a particular treatment damages cellular DNA. This method has been used to confirm that a static magnetic field alone has no such effect. However, the frequency of micronucleus formation increases significantly when certain treatments (e.g., X-irradiation) are given prior to exposure to a 10 T static magnetic field. It has also been reported that treatment with trace amounts of ferrous ions in the cell culture medium and exposure to a static magnetic field increases DNA damage, which is detected using the comet assay. In addition, many studies have found a strong magnetic field that can induce orientation phenomena in cell culture.
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- Junji Miyakoshi
- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Hon-Cho, Hirosaki 036-8564, Japan.
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Dini L, Abbro L. Bioeffects of moderate-intensity static magnetic fields on cell cultures. Micron 2005; 36:195-217. [PMID: 15725590 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2004.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Revised: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 12/09/2004] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The interaction of static magnetic fields (SMFs) with living organisms is a rapidly growing field of investigation. However, despite the increasing number of studies on the effects of the interaction of SMFs with living organisms, many gaps in our knowledge still remain. One reason why it is extremely important to deeply understand the true mode of action of MFs on living organisms, is the need to protect human health in consideration of the probable future introduction of new technologies such as magnetically levitated trains and the therapeutical use of MFs (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, coupling of MF exposure with chemotherapy). The lack of knowledge of the morphological modifications brought about by exposure to moderate-intensity SMFs prompted us to investigate the bioeffects of 6mT SMFs on different cell types, by means of light and electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and immuno- or cytochemistry. In the present article we report our own and other data from the literature on the morphological studies of the bioeffects of moderate-intensity SMFs. We focus on morphological modifications related to cell shape, cell surface, cytoskeleton, and plasma membrane expression of molecules and carbohydrate residues. The effects of exposure to moderate-intensity SMF for 24 or 48 h, on apoptosis, on apoptotic related gene products, on macrophagic differentiation and on phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in primary cell cultures (transformed or stabilized cell lines) will be also discussed. Moderate-intensity (6mT) SMFs induced modifications of cell shape, cell surface and cytoskeleton, progressively achieved during the entire period of exposure. In general, at the end of the exposure period, the cells had a less flat shape due to partial detachment from the culture dishes or a more round-elongated shape (in relation to adhesion growth or in suspension growth respectively) with many irregular lamellar microvilli, while the morphology of the organelles remained unmodified. In parallel with cell shape changes, the microfilaments and microtubules, as well as the quantity and distribution of surface ConA-FITC and Ricinus Comm.-FITC labelling sites, were modified in a time-dependent manner. Apoptosis was influenced in a cell type-dependent manner: for some cells spontaneous apoptosis decreased while, for others, it increased to about 20% after 24h of continuous exposure. The induction of apoptosis was likely due to the increment of [Ca(2+)]i during exposure. Cell proliferation was only slightly affected. Indeed, in addition to the cell type, the time of exposure was also an important factor in the intensity of the effects produced. Both apoptotic rate and cell and surface shape were influenced by exposure to SMFs when simultaneously administered with apoptogenic drugs. Apoptotic cells were cleared by an efficient and fast process of phagocytosis mediated by specific epitopes, externalized during the formation of the apoptotic cells, on the dead cells and by specific receptors on the phagocytes (both "professional" and "nonprofessional"). The recognition of apoptotic lymphocytes as well as of control cells exposed for at least 24h to 6mT SMF by liver sinusoidal cells was influenced by the cell surface modifications which both apoptotic or normal exposed cells underwent during the induction of apoptosis or SMF exposure. The degree of macrophagic differentiation of human pro-monocytic U937 cells induced by phorbol ester was decreased by exposure to 6mT SMFs, with a consequent fall in cell adhesion and increased polarization of pseudopodia and cytoplasmic protrusions. Differentiation alone, or in combination with exposure to SMFs, affects distribution and quantity of cell surface carbohydrate residues, surface expression of markers of macrophage differentiation, and phagocytic capability. The increasing amount of data reporting on the bioeffects of SMFs is leading researchers to an understanding of how important it is to fully understand the mode of action of MFs on living organisms. Indeed, even if the perturbations of biological systems by SMFs are sublethal at shorter times of exposure, these perturbations could, especially at longer times of exposure, evolve into a progressive accumulation of modifications, whose ultimate effects still need to be clarified.
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- Luciana Dini
- Department of Biological and Enviromental Science and Technology, University of Lecce, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Valiron O, Peris L, Rikken G, Schweitzer A, Saoudi Y, Remy C, Job D. Cellular disorders induced by high magnetic fields. J Magn Reson Imaging 2005; 22:334-40. [PMID: 16106367 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate whether static high magnetic fields (HMFs), in the range of 10-17 T, affect the cytoskeleton and cell organization in different types of mammalian cells, including fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and differentiating neurons. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells were exposed to HMF for 30 or 60 minutes and subsequently assessed for viability. Cytoskeleton arrays and focal adhesions were visualized using immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS Cell exposure to HMF over 10 T in the case of cycling cells, and over 15 T in the case of neurons, affected cell viability, apparently because of cell detachment from culture dishes. In the remaining adherent cells, the organization of actin assemblies was perturbed, and both cell adhesion and spreading were impaired. Moreover, in the case of neurons, exposure to HMF induced growth cone retraction and delayed cell differentiation. CONCLUSION Cell exposure to HMF (over 10T and 15 T in the case of cycling cells and neurons, respectively) affects the cell cytoskeleton, with deleterious effects on cell viability, organization, and differentiation. Further studies are needed to determine whether such perturbations, as observed here in cultured cells, have consequences in whole animals.
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- Odile Valiron
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 366, Grenoble, France.
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Okano H, Ohkubo C. Exposure to a moderate intensity static magnetic field enhances the hypotensive effect of a calcium channel blocker in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Bioelectromagnetics 2005; 26:611-23. [PMID: 16189831 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We investigated the combined effects of a moderate intensity static magnetic field (SMF) and an L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel blocker, nicardipine in stroke-resistant spontaneously hypertensive rats during the development of hypertension. Five-week-old male rats were exposed to SMF intensity up to 180 mT (B(max)) with a peak spatial gradient of 133 mT/mm for 14 weeks. Four experimental groups of 14 animals each were examined: (1) sham exposure with intraperitoneal (ip) saline injection (control); (2) SMF exposure with ip saline injection (SMF); (3) sham exposure with ip nicardipine injection (NIC); (4) SMF exposure with ip nicardipine injection (SMF + NIC). A disc-shaped permanent magnet or a dummy magnet was implanted in the vicinity adjacent to the left carotid sinus baroreceptor region in the neck of each rat. Nicardipine (2 mg/kg ip) was administered three times a week for 14 weeks, and then 15 min after each injection, arterial blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), skin blood flow (SBF), skin blood velocity (SBV), plasma nitric oxide (NO) metabolites (NO(x) = NO(2) (-) + NO(3) (-)), plasma catecholamine levels and behavioral parameters of a functional observational battery were monitored. The action of nicardipine significantly decreased BP, and increased HR, SBF, SBV, plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in the NIC group compared with the control respective age-matched group without changing plasma NO(x) levels. Neck exposure to SMF alone for 5-8 weeks significantly suppressed or retarded the development of hypertension together with increased BRS in SMF group. Furthermore, the exposure to SMF for 1-8 weeks significantly promoted the nicardipine-induced BP decrease in the SMF + NIC group compared with the respective NIC group. Moreover, the SMF induced a significant increase in plasma NO(x) in the nicardipine-induced hypotension. There were no significant differences in any of the physiological or behavioral parameters measured between the SMF + NIC and the NIC groups, nor between the SMF and the control groups. These results suggest that the SMF may enhance nicardipine-induced hypotension by more effectively antagonizing the Ca(2+) influx through the Ca(2+) channels compared with the NIC treatment alone. Furthermore, the enhanced antihypertensive effects of the SMF on the nicardipine-treated group appear to be partially related to the increased NO(x). Theoretical considerations suggest that the applied SMF (B(max) 40 mT, 0 Hz) can be converted into a changing magnetic field (B(max) 30-40 mT, 5.7-6.5 Hz or 7.5-8.3 Hz) in the baroreceptor region by means of the carotid artery pulsation. Therefore, we propose that the moderate intensity changing magnetic field, i.e., the magnetic field modulated by the pulse rate, may influence the activity of baroreceptor and baroreflex function.
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- Hideyuki Okano
- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan.
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Bocsi J, Varga VS, Molnár B, Sipos F, Tulassay Z, Tárnok A. Scanning fluorescent microscopy analysis is applicable for absolute and relative cell frequency determinations. Cytometry A 2004; 61:1-8. [PMID: 15351983 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flow cytometry (FCM) and laser scanning cytometry (LSC) are the routine techniques for fluorescent cell analysis. Recently, we developed a scanning fluorescent microscopy (SFM) technique. This study compares SFM to LSC (two slide-based cytometry, SBC, techniques) and FCM, in experimental and clinical settings. METHODS For the relative cell-frequency determinations, HT29 colorectal cancer cells and Ficoll separated blood mononuclear cells (FSBMCs) were serially diluted (from 1:1 to 1:1,000) and measured by each of the three techniques. For the absolute cell number determinations (only for SBC) FSBMCs were smeared on slides, then HT29 cells were placed on the slide with a micromanipulator (5-50 cells). Tumor cells circulating in the peripheral blood were isolated by magnetic separation from clinical blood samples of colorectal cancer patients. All samples were double-stained by CD45 ECD and CAM5.2 FITC antibodies. For slides, TOTO-3 and Hoechst 33258 DNA dyes were applied as nuclear counter staining. RESULTS In the relative cell frequency determinations, the correlations between the calculated value and measured values by SFM, LSC, and FCM were r(2) = 0.79, 0.62, and 0.84, respectively (for all P < 0.01). In the absolute cell frequency determinations, SFM and LSC correlated to a high degree (r(2) = 0.97; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS SFM proved to be a reliable alternative method, providing results comparable to LSC and FCM. SBC proved to be more suitable for rare-cell detection than FCM. SFM with digital slides may prove an acceptable adaptation of conventional fluorescent microscopes in order to perform rare-cell detection.
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- József Bocsi
- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Heinzelmann-Schwarz V, Fedier A, Hornung R, Walt H, Haller U, Fink D. Role of p53 and ATM in photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis. Lasers Surg Med 2004; 33:182-9. [PMID: 12949948 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Photodynamic therapy (PDT) induces cell death through a laser light-activated photosensitizer and is a treatment option for tumors resistant to radio- and chemo-therapy. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated whether m-THPC-PDT induces cell death by necrosis and/or apoptosis, and whether these responses are modulated by p53 and/or ATM, two cancer-associated genes. Sensitivity of atm(+/+)p53(+/+), atm(+/+)p53(-/-), and atm(-/-)p53(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts to m-THPC-PDT performed at a wavelength of 652 nm was determined by the MTT assay, trypan blue-exclusion, and the TUNEL and caspase3-cleavage apoptosis assays. c-Abl protein level was determined by immunoblotting. RESULTS m-THPC-PDT rapidly induced cell death in a substantial fraction of cells by p53- and Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM)-independent non-apoptotic processes. However, in the subset of apoptotic cells, apoptosis was reduced by loss of p53 and was even more reduced by the additional loss of ATM. Apoptosis correlated inversely with c-Abl level. CONCLUSIONS p53 and ATM are not required for necrosis, but may be required for PDT-mediated apoptosis.
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- Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecology, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Müller G, Burkert B, Rosner H, Köhler H. Effects of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A and some of its metabolites on human kidney cell lines. Toxicol In Vitro 2003; 17:441-8. [PMID: 12849727 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(03)00053-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The modulations of complement-regulating surface proteins on a human embryonic and a renal carcinoma cell line are described regarding the effects of ochratoxin A and some of its metabolites on the surface markers CD46, CD55 and CD59. Membrane integrity, cell proliferation and metabolic activity were reduced to different extents, depending on the kind of mycotoxin and the dosage, which was ranging from 10 to 1000 ng/ml. The number of cells carrying surface markers was suppressed significantly at 1000 ng/ml, in some cases even at 100 ng/ml, whereas the intensity of receptor expression on the positive cells was found to be stimulated. The fraction RE2 (OTC) isolated from an OTA-containing crude toxin surpassed the effects of all other ochratoxin metabolites. Apart from well-known cytotoxic and genotoxic effects modulation of cell surface marker expression by low concentrations of OTA and OTC deserves more attention with regard to its immuno-pathogenic importance. Furthermore, occurrence and impact of the mycotoxin OTC should be studied more into detail.
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- G Müller
- Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, Division 4, Naumburger Str. 96a, D-07743, Jena, Germany
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Santini MT, Rainaldi G, Ferrante A, Indovina PL, Vecchia P, Donelli G. Effects of a 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field on cell adhesion molecule expression in two human osteosarcoma cell lines (MG-63 and Saos-2). Bioelectromagnetics 2003; 24:327-38. [PMID: 12820290 DOI: 10.1002/bem.10113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The possibility that a sinusoidal 50 Hz magnetic field with a magnetic flux density of 0.5 mT can induce variations in the expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) in two human osteosarcoma cell lines (MG-63 and Saos-2) was investigated. In particular, the expression of two important integrins, VLA-2, the receptor for collagen, and VLA-5, the receptor for fibronectin, as well as CD44, were examined in both cell lines after these had been exposed for 7 and 14 days to a 50 Hz, 0.5 mT field. Cell surface morphology (scanning electron microscopy), cell growth characteristics (growth curves and cell cycle phase distribution), and cell death (necrosis and apoptosis) were also examined. The results demonstrate that no variations in surface morphology and cell death occurred between control and exposed cells in both MG-63 and Saos-2 cells, while significant changes were noted in cell growth and fibronectin and CD44 expression in MG-63 cells. The results are discussed in view of the important role that CAMs play in controlling various cancer cell functions, particularly proliferation and metastasis.
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