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Guzmán-Armenteros TM, Villacís-Chiriboga J, Guerra LS, Ruales J. Electromagnetic fields effects on microbial growth in cocoa fermentation: A controlled experimental approach using established growth models. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24927. [PMID: 38317962 PMCID: PMC10839996 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Understanding the effects of electromagnetic fields is crucial in the fermentation of cocoa beans, since through precise control of fermentation conditions the sensory and nutritional properties of cocoa beans could be improved. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of oscillating magnetic fields (OMF) on the kinetic growth of the core microbial communities of the Collections Castro Naranjal (CCN 51) cocoa bean. The data was obtained by three different models: Gompertz, Baranyi, and Logistic. The cocoa beans were subjected to different OMF strengths ranging from 0 mT to 80 mT for 1 h using the Helmholtz coil electromagnetic device. The viable microbial populations of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), acetic acid bacteria (AAB), and yeast (Y) were quantified using the colony-forming unit (CFU) counting method. The logistic model appropriately described the growth of LAB and Y under magnetic field exposure. Whereas the Baranyi model was suitable for describing AAB growth. The microbial populations in cocoa beans exposed to magnetic fields showed lower (maximum specific growth rate (μmax), values than untreated controls, with AAB exhibiting the highest average growth rate value at 5 mT and Y having the lowest average maximum growth rate value at 80 mT. The lower maximum specific growth rates and longer lag phases when exposed to magnetic fields compared to controls demonstrate the influence of magnetic fields on microbial growth kinetics.
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- Tania María Guzmán-Armenteros
- Departamento de Ciencia de Alimentos y Biotecnología (DECAB), Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, Ecuador
- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, carrera de Ingeniería en Alimentos, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciencia de Alimentos y Biotecnología (DECAB), Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina, Campus El Dorador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciencia de Alimentos y Biotecnología (DECAB), Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, Ecuador
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Chen S, Jin Y, Yang N, Wei L, Xu D, Xu X. Improving microbial production of value-added products through the intervention of magnetic fields. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130087. [PMID: 38042431 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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The magnetic field application is emerging as an auxiliary physical strategy to facilitate rapid biomass accumulation and intracellular production of compounds. However, the underlying mechanisms and principles governing the application of magnetic fields for microbial growth and biotransformation are not yet fully understood. Therefore, a better understanding of interdisciplinary technologies integration, expanded magnetic field application, and scaled-up industrial implementation is crucial. In this review, the magnetic field characteristics, magnetic field-assisted fermentation devices, and the working mechanism of magnetic field have been reviewed comprehensively from both physical and microbiological perspectives. The review suggests that magnetic fields affect the biochemical processes in microorganisms by mediating nutrient transport across membranes, electron transfer during photosynthesis and respiration, enzyme activity and gene expression. Moreover, the recent advances in magnetic field application for microbial fermentation and conversion in biochemical, food and agricultural fields have been summarized.
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- Sirui Chen
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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The use of the electromagnetic field in microbial process bioengineering. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2022; 121:27-72. [PMID: 36328731 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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An electromagnetic field (EMF) has been shown to have various stimulatory or inhibitory effects on microorganisms. Over the years, growing interest in this topic led to numerous discoveries suggesting the potential applicability of EMF in biotechnological processes. Among these observations are stimulative effects of this physical influence resulting in intensified biomass production, modification of metabolic activity, or pigments secretion. In this review, we present the current state of the art and underline the main findings of the application of EMF in bioprocessing and their practical meaning in process engineering using examples selected from studies on bacteria, archaea, microscopic fungi and yeasts, viruses, and microalgae. All biological data are presented concerning the classification of EMF. Furthermore, we aimed to highlight missing parts of contemporary knowledge and indicate weak spots in the approaches found in the literature.
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Levitt BB, Lai HC, Manville AM. Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: how species interact with natural and man-made EMF. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2022; 37:327-406. [PMID: 34243228 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ambient levels of nonionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) have risen sharply in the last five decades to become a ubiquitous, continuous, biologically active environmental pollutant, even in rural and remote areas. Many species of flora and fauna, because of unique physiologies and habitats, are sensitive to exogenous EMF in ways that surpass human reactivity. This can lead to complex endogenous reactions that are highly variable, largely unseen, and a possible contributing factor in species extinctions, sometimes localized. Non-human magnetoreception mechanisms are explored. Numerous studies across all frequencies and taxa indicate that current low-level anthropogenic EMF can have myriad adverse and synergistic effects, including on orientation and migration, food finding, reproduction, mating, nest and den building, territorial maintenance and defense, and on vitality, longevity and survivorship itself. Effects have been observed in mammals such as bats, cervids, cetaceans, and pinnipeds among others, and on birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, microbes and many species of flora. Cyto- and geno-toxic effects have long been observed in laboratory research on animal models that can be extrapolated to wildlife. Unusual multi-system mechanisms can come into play with non-human species - including in aquatic environments - that rely on the Earth's natural geomagnetic fields for critical life-sustaining information. Part 2 of this 3-part series includes four online supplement tables of effects seen in animals from both ELF and RFR at vanishingly low intensities. Taken as a whole, this indicates enough information to raise concerns about ambient exposures to nonionizing radiation at ecosystem levels. Wildlife loss is often unseen and undocumented until tipping points are reached. It is time to recognize ambient EMF as a novel form of pollution and develop rules at regulatory agencies that designate air as 'habitat' so EMF can be regulated like other pollutants. Long-term chronic low-level EMF exposure standards, which do not now exist, should be set accordingly for wildlife, and environmental laws should be strictly enforced - a subject explored in Part 3.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Advanced Academic Programs, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC Campus, USA
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Molecular Evaluation of the Impact of Nd:YAG Laser and Static Magnetic Field on Genomic DNA of Some Bacterial Isolates using RAPD-PCR. JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.22207/jpam.16.3.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial therapy is frequently associated with the emergence of resistant bacteria with a high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The present study was aimed at investigating the impact of a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum (Nd:YAG) laser, and a static magnetic field (SMF) on cellular growth and DNA alteration in some clinical bacterial isolates. Samples from cutaneous wounds were collected by sterile cotton swabs from three elderly women admitted to Tikrit Teaching Hospital, Tikrit City, Iraq. Isolation and identification of Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were carried out using cultural characteristics, microscopy, and biochemical tests. Three broth cultures were prepared for each of the test isolates. The first broth culture served as untreated control, the second was exposed to an Nd:YAG laser and the third was exposed to SMF. Colony counting was done on all the samples. DNA was extracted from the test bacteria and used to perform the RAPD-PCR assay. In contrast to the untreated control, the results showed that Nd:YAG laser radiation was more effective than SMF at inhibiting the cellular growth of the test isolates. Also, the radiation caused DNA alteration, which was established by decreased microbial growth, as well as the development of new bands and the loss of original bands. According to the findings of this study, the Nd:YAG laser is a promising technique for influencing the healing of infected cutaneous wounds. RAPD-PCR is also a useful biomarker assay for assessing the biological impact of laser radiation and SMF on bacteria.
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Regulatory and Enterotoxin Gene Expression and Enterotoxins Production in Staphylococcus aureus FRI913 Cultures Exposed to a Rotating Magnetic Field and trans-Anethole. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116327. [PMID: 35683006 PMCID: PMC9181688 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The study aimed to examine the influence of a rotating magnetic field (RMF) of two different frequencies (5 and 50 Hz) on the expression of regulatory (agrA, hld, rot) and staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE—sea, sec, sel) genes as well as the production of SEs (SEA, SEC, SEL) by the Staphylococcus aureus FRI913 strain cultured on a medium supplemented with a subinhibitory concentration of trans-anethole (TA). Furthermore, a theoretical model of interactions between the bacterial medium and bacterial cells exposed to RMF was proposed. Gene expression and SEs production were measured using quantitative real-time PCR and ELISA techniques, respectively. Based on the obtained results, it was found that there were no significant differences in the expression of regulatory and SE genes in bacteria simultaneously cultured on a medium supplemented with TA and exposed to RMF at the same time in comparison to the control (unexposed to TA and RMF). In contrast, when the bacteria were cultured on a medium supplemented with TA but were not exposed to RMF or when they were exposed to RMF of 50 Hz (but not to TA), a significant increase in agrA and sea transcripts as compared to the unexposed control was found. Moreover, the decreased level of sec transcripts in bacteria cultured without TA but exposed to RMF of 50 Hz was also revealed. In turn, a significant increase in SEA and decrease in SEC and SEL production was observed in bacteria cultured on a medium supplemented with TA and simultaneously exposed to RMFs. It can be concluded, that depending on SE and regulatory genes expression as well as production of SEs, the effect exerted by the RMF and TA may be positive (i.e., manifests as the increase in SEs and/or regulatory gene expression of SEs production) or negative (i.e., manifests as the reduction in both aforementioned features) or none.
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Levitt BB, Lai HC, Manville AM. Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2022; 37:81-122. [PMID: 34047144 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ambient levels of electromagnetic fields (EMF) have risen sharply in the last 80 years, creating a novel energetic exposure that previously did not exist. Most recent decades have seen exponential increases in nearly all environments, including rural/remote areas and lower atmospheric regions. Because of unique physiologies, some species of flora and fauna are sensitive to exogenous EMF in ways that may surpass human reactivity. There is limited, but comprehensive, baseline data in the U.S. from the 1980s against which to compare significant new surveys from different countries. This now provides broader and more precise data on potential transient and chronic exposures to wildlife and habitats. Biological effects have been seen broadly across all taxa and frequencies at vanishingly low intensities comparable to today's ambient exposures. Broad wildlife effects have been seen on orientation and migration, food finding, reproduction, mating, nest and den building, territorial maintenance and defense, and longevity and survivorship. Cyto- and geno-toxic effects have been observed. The above issues are explored in three consecutive parts: Part 1 questions today's ambient EMF capabilities to adversely affect wildlife, with more urgency regarding 5G technologies. Part 2 explores natural and man-made fields, animal magnetoreception mechanisms, and pertinent studies to all wildlife kingdoms. Part 3 examines current exposure standards, applicable laws, and future directions. It is time to recognize ambient EMF as a novel form of pollution and develop rules at regulatory agencies that designate air as 'habitat' so EMF can be regulated like other pollutants. Wildlife loss is often unseen and undocumented until tipping points are reached. Long-term chronic low-level EMF exposure standards, which do not now exist, should be set accordingly for wildlife, and environmental laws should be strictly enforced.
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- B Blake Levitt
- National Association of Science Writers, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Advanced Academic Programs, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC Campus, USA
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Li H, Xie R, Xu X, Liao X, Guo J, Fang Y, Fang Z, Huang J. Static Magnetic Field Inhibits Growth of Escherichia coli Colonies via Restriction of Carbon Source Utilization. Cells 2022; 11:cells11050827. [PMID: 35269449 PMCID: PMC8909705 DOI: 10.3390/cells11050827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Magnetobiological effects on growth and virulence have been widely reported in Escherichia coli (E. coli). However, published results are quite varied and sometimes conflicting because the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Here, we reported that the application of 250 mT static magnetic field (SMF) significantly reduces the diameter of E. coli colony-forming units (CFUs) but has no impact on the number of CFUs. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the inhibitory effect of SMF is attributed to differentially expressed genes (DEGs) primarily involved in carbon source utilization. Consistently, the addition of glycolate or glyoxylate to the culture media successfully restores the bacterial phenotype in SMF, and knockout mutants lacking glycolate oxidase are no longer sensitive to SMF. These results suggest that SMF treatment results in a decrease in glycolate oxidase activity. In addition, metabolomic assay showed that long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) accumulate while phosphatidylglycerol and middle-chain fatty acids decrease in the SMF-treated bacteria, suggesting that SMF inhibits LCFA degradation. Based on the published evidence together with ours derived from this study, we propose a model showing that free radicals generated by LCFA degradation are the primary target of SMF action, which triggers the bacterial oxidative stress response and ultimately leads to growth inhibition.
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- Haodong Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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- Heye Health Industrial Research Institute, Zhejiang Heye Health Technology, Anji, Huzhou 313300, China; (Y.F.); (Z.F.)
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- Heye Health Industrial Research Institute, Zhejiang Heye Health Technology, Anji, Huzhou 313300, China; (Y.F.); (Z.F.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; (H.L.); (R.X.); (X.X.); (X.L.); (J.G.)
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Woroszyło M, Ciecholewska-Juśko D, Junka A, Pruss A, Kwiatkowski P, Wardach M, Fijałkowski K. The Impact of Intraspecies Variability on Growth Rate and Cellular Metabolic Activity of Bacteria Exposed to Rotating Magnetic Field. Pathogens 2021; 10:1427. [PMID: 34832583 PMCID: PMC8624435 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Majority of research on the influence of magnetic fields on microorganisms has been carried out with the use of different species or different groups of microorganisms, but not with the use of different strains belonging to one species. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of rotating magnetic fields (RMF) of 5 and 50 Hz on the growth and cellular metabolic activity of eight species of bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterobacter cloacae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Bacillus cereus. However, contrary to the research conducted so far, each species was represented by at least four different strains. Moreover, an additional group of S. aureus belonging to a single clonal type but representing different biotypes was also included in the experiment. The results showed a varied influence of RMF on growth dynamics and cellular metabolic activity, diversified to the greatest extent in dependence on the bacterial strain exposed to the RMF and to a lesser extent in dependence on the frequency of the generated magnetic field. It was found that, with regard to the exposed strain of the same species, the effect exerted by the RMF may be positive (i.e., manifests as the increase in the growth rate or/and cellular metabolic activity) or negative (i.e., manifests as a reduction of both aforementioned features) or none. Even when one clonal type of S. aureus was used, the results of RMF exposure also varied (although the degree of differentiation was lower than for strains representing different clones). Therefore, the research has proven that, apart from the previously described factors related primarily to the physical parameters of the magnetic field, one of the key parameters affecting the final result of its influence is the bacterial intraspecies variability.
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- Marta Woroszyło
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland; (M.W.); (D.C.-J.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland; (M.W.); (D.C.-J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Wroclaw, Borowska 211a, 50-534 Wrocław, Poland
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Łukasiewicz Research Network-PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Diagnostic Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Sikorskiego 37, 70-313 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland; (M.W.); (D.C.-J.)
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relA and spoT Gene Expression is Modulated in Salmonella Grown Under Static Magnetic Field. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:887-893. [PMID: 33515321 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Virtually all bacterial species synthesize high levels of (p)ppGpp (guanosine penta- or tetraphosphate), a pleiotropic regulator of the stringent response and other stresses in bacteria. relA and spoT genes are, respectively, involved in synthesis and synthesis/biodegradation of (p)ppGpp. We aimed in this work to evaluate the impact of static magnetic field (SMF) 200 mT exposure on the expression of relA and spoT genes in Salmonella enterica Hadar. Bacteria were exposed to a SMF during 9 h, and RNA extraction was followed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The relative quantification of mRNA expression levels using the 16S rRNA reference gene did not change during the SMF exposure. However, results showed a significant increase in gene expression for relA after 3 h of exposure (P < 0.05) and after 6 h for spoT (P < 0.05). The differential gene expression of relA and spoT could be considered as a potential stress response to a SMF exposure in Salmonella related to the production/degradation of (p)ppGpp.
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The Effect of Static Magnetic Field on Methanogenesis in the Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sewage Sludge. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14030590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The present study aimed to determine the effect of a 17.6 mT static magnetic field (SMF) on the efficiency of anaerobic digestion (AD) of municipal sewage sludge (MSS). The SMF had a significant impact on methane (CH4) production efficiency, the levels of fermentation rate (ηFMSS) vs. removal rate (ηVS), and the structure of the anaerobic bacteria consortium, but it did not affect cumulative biogas production. The highest CH4 yield (431 ± 22 dm3CH4/kgVS) and the highest methane content in the biogas (66.1% ± 1.9%) were found in the variant in which the SMF exposure time was 144 min/day. This variant also produced the highest ηFMSS and ηVS values, reaching 73.8% ± 2.3% and ηVS 36.9% ± 1.6%, respectively. Longer anaerobic sludge retention time in the SMF area significantly decreased AD efficiency and caused a significant reduction in the number of methanogens in the anaerobic bacteria community. The lowest values were observed for SMF exposure time of 432 min/day, which produced only 54.8 ± 1.9% CH4 in the biogas. A pronounced reduction was recorded in the Archaea (ARC915) and Methanosaeta (MX825) populations in the anaerobic sludge, i.e., to 20% ± 11% and 6% ± 2%, respectively.
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Pekarsky A, Spadiut O. Intrinsically Magnetic Cells: A Review on Their Natural Occurrence and Synthetic Generation. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:573183. [PMID: 33195134 PMCID: PMC7604359 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.573183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The magnetization of non-magnetic cells has great potential to aid various processes in medicine, but also in bioprocess engineering. Current approaches to magnetize cells with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) require cellular uptake or adsorption through in vitro manipulation of cells. A relatively new field of research is "magnetogenetics" which focuses on in vivo production and accumulation of magnetic material. Natural intrinsically magnetic cells (IMCs) produce intracellular, MNPs, and are called magnetotactic bacteria (MTB). In recent years, researchers have unraveled function and structure of numerous proteins from MTB. Furthermore, protein engineering studies on such MTB proteins and other potentially magnetic proteins, like ferritins, highlight that in vivo magnetization of non-magnetic hosts is a thriving field of research. This review summarizes current knowledge on recombinant IMC generation and highlights future steps that can be taken to succeed in transforming non-magnetic cells to IMCs.
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Regulation of Electromagnetic Perceptive Gene Using Ferromagnetic Particles for the External Control of Calcium Ion Transport. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10020308. [PMID: 32075263 PMCID: PMC7072303 DOI: 10.3390/biom10020308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Developing synthetic biological devices to allow the noninvasive control of cell fate and function, in vivo can potentially revolutionize the field of regenerative medicine. To address this unmet need, we designed an artificial biological “switch” that consists of two parts: (1) the electromagnetic perceptive gene (EPG) and (2) magnetic particles. Our group has recently cloned the EPG from the Kryptopterus bicirrhis (glass catfish). The EPG gene encodes a putative membrane-associated protein that responds to electromagnetic fields (EMFs). This gene’s primary mechanism of action is to raise the intracellular calcium levels or change in flux through EMF stimulation. Here, we developed a system for the remote regulation of [Ca2+]i (i.e., intracellular calcium ion concentration) using streptavidin-coated ferromagnetic particles (FMPs) under a magnetic field. The results demonstrated that the EPG-FMPs can be used as a molecular calcium switch to express target proteins. This technology has the potential for controlled gene expression, drug delivery, and drug developments.
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Wang J, Bai Z, Xiao K, Li X, Liu Q, Liu X, Wu J, Lu L, Dong C. Effect of static magnetic field on mold corrosion of printed circuit boards. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 131:107394. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tang H, Wang P, Wang H, Fang Z, Yang Q, Ni W, Sun X, Liu H, Wang L, Zhao G, Zheng Z. Effect of static magnetic field on morphology and growth metabolism of Flavobacterium sp. m1-14. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2019; 42:1923-1933. [PMID: 31444633 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-019-02186-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Increasing evidence shows that static magnetic fields (SMFs) can affect microbial growth metabolism, but the specific mechanism is still unclear. In this study, we have investigated the effect of moderate-strength SMFs on growth and vitamin K2 biosynthesis of Flavobacterium sp. m1-14. First, we designed a series of different moderate-strength magnetic field intensities (0, 50, 100, 150, 190 mT) and exposure times (0, 24, 48, 72, 120 h). With the optimization of static magnetic field intensity and exposure time, biomass and vitamin K2 production significantly increased compared to control. The maximum vitamin K2 concentration and biomass were achieved when exposed to 100 mT SMF for 48 h; compared with the control group, they increased by 71.3% and 86.8%, respectively. Interestingly, it was found that both the cell viability and morphology changed significantly after SMF treatment. Second, the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) metabolism is more vigorous after exposed to 100 mT SMF. This change affects the cell energy metabolism and fermentation behavior, and may partially explain the changes in bacterial biomass and vitamin K2 production. The results show that moderate-strength SMFs may be a promising method to promote bacterial growth and secondary metabolite synthesis.
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- Hengfang Tang
- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.,Science Island Branch of Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People's Republic of China.
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Sun L, Li X, Ma H, He R, Donkor PO. Global gene expression changes reflecting pleiotropic effects of Irpex lacteus
induced by low-intensity electromagnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 2019; 40:104-117. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.22171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Ling Sun
- School of Food and Biological Engineering; Jiangsu University; Zhenjiang Jiangsu China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering; Jiangsu University; Zhenjiang Jiangsu China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering; Jiangsu University; Zhenjiang Jiangsu China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering; Jiangsu University; Zhenjiang Jiangsu China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering; Jiangsu University; Zhenjiang Jiangsu China
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Mansouri A, Abbes C, Ben Mouhoub R, Ben Hassine S, Landoulsi A. Enhancement of mixture pollutant biodegradation efficiency using a bacterial consortium under static magnetic field. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0208431. [PMID: 30608939 PMCID: PMC6319723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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One of the main challenges of bioremediation is to define efficient protocols with low environmental impact and high removal rates, such as static magnetic field (SMF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of SMF exposure on the biodegradation rate of a mixture of pollutants using three bacterial strains which were isolated and identified from the Bizerte lagoon: Pseudomonas stutzeri LBR (KC157911), Cupriavidus metallidurans LBJ (KU659610) and Rhodococcus equi LBB (KU743870). To recognize the improvement role of SMF, the culture was submitted to a pre-treatment with SMF with an induction equal to 200 mT for 5 hours, after that the degradation experiment was followed with individual strains and with a consortium. Results showed an increase by 20% in the growth of the exposed bacterial population compared to controls, and 98% of biodegradation of DDT and 90% for BaP after 30 days of follow-up. This encouraging data opens new perspectives for a bioremediation bioprocess using SMF.
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- Ahlem Mansouri
- University of Carthage, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab of Faculty of Sciences, Risks Related to Environmental Stress, Struggle and Prevention (UR17ES20), Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Carthage, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab of Faculty of Sciences, Risks Related to Environmental Stress, Struggle and Prevention (UR17ES20), Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Carthage, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab of Faculty of Sciences, Risks Related to Environmental Stress, Struggle and Prevention (UR17ES20), Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Carthage, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab of Faculty of Sciences, Risks Related to Environmental Stress, Struggle and Prevention (UR17ES20), Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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Ivanova PN, Surma SV, Shchegolev BF, Chalisova NI, Zakharov GA, Nikitina EA, Nozdrachev AD. The Effects of Weak Static Magnetic Field on the Development of Organotypic Tissue Culture in Rats. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2018; 481:132-134. [PMID: 30171464 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496618040075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The effects of weak static magnetic field on the organotypic tissue culture of the rat cerebral cortex, liver, and spleen have been investigated. Exposure to a 200 μT static magnetic field induces tissue development, leading to the intensification of regeneration processes compared to the control explants.
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- P N Ivanova
- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Amazon National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.,St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Łebkowska M, Rutkowska-Narożniak A, Pajor E, Tabernacka A, Załęska-Radziwiłł M. Impact of a static magnetic field on biodegradation of wastewater compounds and bacteria recombination. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:22571-22583. [PMID: 29845547 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1943-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The current study presents results concerning the effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on synthetic wastewater biodegradation by activated sludge and on dehydrogenase activity of microorganisms of activated sludge. The highest process efficiency was obtained for a SMF of 0.0075 T among the tested magnetic flux density values of 0.005-0.14 T. Decrease in COD was 25% higher for the bioreactor exposed to SMF compared with control experiments. The positive effect of SMF 0.0075-0.0080 T was confirmed in experiments on the dehydrogenase activity of activated sludge. It was also shown that a SMF of 0.007 T increased p-nitroaniline removal from wastewater and influenced the recombination frequency in a streptomycin-resistant bacteria strain of Eschercihia coli.
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- Maria Łebkowska
- Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Biology Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Biology Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Biology Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Biology Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Biology Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653, Warsaw, Poland
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Ben Mouhoub R, El May A, Boujezza I, Sethom MM, Feki M, Landoulsi A. Viability and membrane lipid composition under a 57mT static magnetic field in Salmonella Hadar. Bioelectrochemistry 2018; 122:134-141. [PMID: 29627665 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The aim of this work is to demonstrate the effects of a static magnetic field (SMF) with an induction 12 equal to 57mT on the viability and membrane lipid composition of Salmonella Hadar. Results showed an increase in the viability of exposed bacteria compared to controls after 9h of exposure. Analysis with gas chromatography of total lipids (TLs) and different fractions of phospholipids: phosphatidylglycerols (PGs), phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs), and cardiolipins (CLs), separated by thin layer chromatography revealed changes in fatty acid levels during exposure. For TLs, the unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids ratio (UFAs/SFAs) had significantly increased after 9 h of exposure. The variation of this ratio seems to be essentially due to the increase of the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons, in particular C18:1. The analyses of fatty acid composition carried out on the scale of each fraction of phospholipids showed that CLs contributed significantly to the increase of the proportion of the unsaturated fatty acids between 6 and 9h of exposure thanks to their unsaturated chains with 18 carbons (especially C18:2). CLs appear to be the main phospholipid involved in the adaptation of S. Hadar membranes to the SMF.
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- Ramla Ben Mouhoub
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia.
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, CHU La Rabta, Laboratoire de Biochimie, LR99ES11, Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, CHU La Rabta, Laboratoire de Biochimie, LR99ES11, Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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Fan W, Huang Z, Fan B. Effects of prolonged exposure to moderate static magnetic field and its synergistic effects with alkaline pH on Enterococcus faecalis. Microb Pathog 2017; 115:117-122. [PMID: 29241767 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Static magnetic field (SMF) has been shown to biologically affect various microorganisms, but its effects on Enterococcus faecalis, which is associated with multiple dental infections, have not been reported yet. Besides, Enterococcus faecalis was found to be resistant to the alkaline environment provided by a major dental antimicrobial, calcium hydroxide. Therefore, the antibacterial activity of prolonged exposure to moderate SMF (170 mT) and its possible synergistic activity with alkaline pH (pH = 9) were evaluated in the study. The ability to form a biofilm under these conditions was examined by crystal violet assay. Real-time quantitative PCR was performed to evaluate the relative expression of stress (dnaK and groEL) and virulence (efaA, ace, gelE and fsrC) related genes. As the results indicated, cell proliferation was inhibited after 120 h of SMF exposure. What's more, the combined treatment of SMF and alkaline pH showed significantly improved antimicrobial action when compared to single SMF and alkaline pH treatment for more than 24 h and 72 h respectively. However, the ability to form a biofilm was also enhanced under SMF and alkaline pH treatments. SMF can induce stress response by up-regulating the expression of dnaK and elevate virulence gene expression (efaA and ace). These responses were more significant and more genes were up-regulated including groEL, gelE and fsrC when exposed to SMF and alkaline pH simultaneously. Hence, combination of SMF and alkaline pH could be a promising disinfection strategy in dental area and other areas associated with Enterococcus faecalis infections.
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- Wei Fan
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China.
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Khokhlova G, Vainshtein M. Application of static and impulse magnetic fields to bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum VKM B-1621. AMB Express 2017; 7:60. [PMID: 28284003 PMCID: PMC5346098 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-017-0362-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The paper presents effects of different magnetic fields (MFs) (static—SMF and impulse—IMF) on bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum VKM B-1621. The MFs had different magnetic strength: SMF—up to 173 mT; IMF—25 mT. The studied object was amylase activity which was measured by decrease in the starch concentration during incubation in the MFs. The term of incubation in the MFs was limited with 2 h. The SMF affected neither amylase activity of R. rubrum nor standard deviation in distribution of the residual starch concentration along the plate but the IMF did. The IMS effects varied along the plate which could be related with distance from the magnetic center of the applied device. In whole, application of impulse MFs can regulate bacterial activity and thus could be used for biotechnological application.
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Ben Mouhoub R, Mansouri A, Aliliche K, Beghalem H, Landoulsi A, El May A. Unraveling the expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis pathway of cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine in Salmonella Hadar grown under static magnetic field 200 mT. Microb Pathog 2017; 111:414-421. [PMID: 28923603 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We aimed in this work to evaluate the effect of static magnetic field 200 mT (SMF) on the expression of genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of cardiolipin: g3pd, plsB, cdsA, pgsA, pgpA, cls and phosphatidylethanolamine: pssA and psd in Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Hadar. Bacteria were exposed to a SMF during 3, 6 and 9 h. RNA extraction was followed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RT-PCR. The relative quantification of mRNA expression levels using 16S rRNA doesn't change during the time exposure. RT-PCR was done for two exposure experiments. The gene expression using RT-PCR present no significant difference in case of plsB, cdsA, pgpA, pgsA and psd genes during the different exposure times. However, a significant increase was observed in the expression of g3pd and pssA genes after 6 h and for cls gene after 3 h of exposure, but any variation was notified after 9 h of exposure. So we can conclude from this study that cls, g3pd and pssA genes are required in the adaptation of Salmonella Hadar to SMF.
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- Ramla Ben Mouhoub
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia.
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Faculty of Science of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Faculty of Science of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna 7021, Carthage University, Tunisia
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Quiñones-Peña MA, Tavizon G, Puente JL, Martínez-Anaya C, Hernández-Chiñas U, Eslava CA. Effects of static magnetic fields on the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Bioelectromagnetics 2017; 38:570-578. [PMID: 28840936 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study reports the effects of exposing cells of the prototypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strain E2348/69 to static magnetic fields (SMF) of varying intensities to observe their capacity to autoaggregate and the effect on cell adherence. The results showed that bacteria exposure over the course of 5 min to an intensity of 53 mT reduced autoaggregation by 28%. However, with intensities of up to 100 mT with the same exposure time, bacteria autoaggregation was reduced by approximately 50%; and after 30 min at the same intensity, it was indistinguishable from that observed in a non-autoaggregative strain. Furthermore, it was observed that SMF treatment also modified the typical localized adherence pattern of EPEC E2348/69. The observed effects are not related to bacteria damage. The above was confirmed because, after a 107 mT SMF treatment over the course of 30 min, cell viability and membrane permeability were the same to that observed in untreated controls. The obtained results suggest that the SMF effect on the E2348/69 EPEC strain alters the expression of the bundle-forming pilus (BFP), due to the fact that the same strain without the EPEC adherence factor plasmid that encodes the BFP operon was unable to autoaggregate. Electron microscopic analyses revealed structural differences between cells exposed to SMF with respect to untreated controls. In conclusion, the SMF treatment of 107 mT for 30 min reduced EPEC E2348/69 autoaggregation and modified its adherence pattern, with both events likely being associated with changes in BFP expression. Bioelectromagnetics. 38:570-578, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- María A Quiñones-Peña
- Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
- Laboratorio de Patogenicidad Bacteriana, Unidad de Hemato-Oncología e Investigación Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez/División de Investigación, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología Molecular/Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Cuernavaca, México
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- Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
- Laboratorio de Patogenicidad Bacteriana, Unidad de Hemato-Oncología e Investigación Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez/División de Investigación, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
- Laboratorio de Patogenicidad Bacteriana, Unidad de Hemato-Oncología e Investigación Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez/División de Investigación, Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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Struk M, Grygorcewicz B, Nawrotek P, Augustyniak A, Konopacki M, Kordas M, Rakoczy R. Enhancing effect of 50 Hz rotating magnetic field on induction of Shiga toxin-converting lambdoid prophages. Microb Pathog 2017; 109:4-7. [PMID: 28506884 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Studies aimed at investigating factors and mechanism of induction of prophages, a major pathogenesis factor of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), are considered important to develop an effective treatment for STEC infections. In this study, we demonstrated the synergistic effect of the rotating magnetic field (RMF) of induction B = 34 mT and frequency ƒ = 50 Hz at a constant temperature of 37 °C and mitomycin C (MMC), that resulted in a higher level of induction of stx-carrying lambdoid Stx prophages. This is a first report on the induction of lambdoid Stx prophages in response to the enhancing effect of popular inductor (mitomycin C) under the influence of RMF.
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- M Struk
- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Processes, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Processes, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Processes, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, al. Piastów 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
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Wu WJ, Liu SL, Yung PT. Effect of static magnetic field on endospore germination. Bioelectromagnetics 2016; 38:121-127. [PMID: 27862061 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This work investigated the effect of static magnetic field (SMF) on Bacillus atrophaeus endospore germination. Germination was triggered by L-alanine in 1.3-T SMF and characterized by ion release, Ca2+ -dipicolinic acid release, and water influx. These events were monitored by electrical conductivity, Tb-DPA fluorescence, and optical density, respectively. Culturability of endospore germinated in SMF exposure was evaluated by CFU enumeration. Results indicated that 1.3-T SMF failed to significantly affect endospore germination and culturability, suggesting that the three aforementioned processes were not sensitive to SMF. Bioelectromagnetics. 38:121-127, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Wen Jie Wu
- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Mhamdi L, Mhamdi N, Mhamdi N, Lejeune P, Jaffrezic N, Burais N, Scorretti R, Pokorny J, Ponsonnet L. Effect of a static magnetic field on Escherichia coli adhesion and orientation. Can J Microbiol 2016; 62:944-952. [PMID: 27590823 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This preliminary study focused on the effect of exposure to 0.5 T static magnetic fields on Escherichia coli adhesion and orientation. We investigated the difference in bacterial adhesion on the surface of glass and indium tin oxide-coated glass when exposed to a magnetic field either perpendicular or parallel to the adhesion surface (vectors of magnetic induction are perpendicular or parallel to the adhesion surface, respectively). Control cultures were simultaneously grown under identical conditions but without exposure to the magnetic field. We observed a decrease in cell adhesion after exposure to the magnetic field. Orientation of bacteria cells was affected after exposure to a parallel magnetic field. On the other hand, no effect on the orientation of bacteria cells was observed after exposure to a perpendicular magnetic field.
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- Lotfi Mhamdi
- a Institut de Biotechnologie de Monastir, B.P. 74, Avenue Tahar Haddad, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- b Ecole polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- d Unité de Microbiologie et Génétique, UMR CNRS 5122, Villeurbanne, France
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- e Laboratoire Ampère, Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne CEDEX, Lyon, France
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- e Laboratoire Ampère, Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne CEDEX, Lyon, France
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- e Laboratoire Ampère, Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne CEDEX, Lyon, France
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- f Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Chaberska 57, 18251 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- g Laboratoire des Polymères, Biopolymères et Membranes, UMR CNRS, 6522, Rouen, France
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Cheng X, Rajjoub K, Shashurin A, Yan D, Sherman JH, Bian K, Murad F, Keidar M. Enhancing cold atmospheric plasma treatment of cancer cells by static magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 2016; 38:53-62. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.22014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Xiaoqian Cheng
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Columbian College of Arts and SciencesThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular MedicineThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular MedicineThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
- Department of Neurological SurgeryThe George Washington UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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Kesić S, Spasić SZ. Application of Higuchi's fractal dimension from basic to clinical neurophysiology: A review. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2016; 133:55-70. [PMID: 27393800 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE For more than 20 years, Higuchi's fractal dimension (HFD), as a nonlinear method, has occupied an important place in the analysis of biological signals. The use of HFD has evolved from EEG and single neuron activity analysis to the most recent application in automated assessments of different clinical conditions. Our objective is to provide an updated review of the HFD method applied in basic and clinical neurophysiological research. METHODS This article summarizes and critically reviews a broad literature and major findings concerning the applications of HFD for measuring the complexity of neuronal activity during different neurophysiological conditions. The source of information used in this review comes from the PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and IEEE Xplore Digital Library databases. RESULTS The review process substantiated the significance, advantages and shortcomings of HFD application within all key areas of basic and clinical neurophysiology. Therefore, the paper discusses HFD application alone, combined with other linear or nonlinear measures, or as a part of automated methods for analyzing neurophysiological signals. CONCLUSIONS The speed, accuracy and cost of applying the HFD method for research and medical diagnosis make it stand out from the widely used linear methods. However, only a combination of HFD with other nonlinear methods ensures reliable and accurate analysis of a wide range of neurophysiological signals.
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- Srdjan Kesić
- University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Department of Neurophysiology, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Department of Life Sciences, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia; Singidunum University, Danijelova 32, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Boda SK, Basu B. Engineered biomaterial and biophysical stimulation as combinatorial strategies to address prosthetic infection by pathogenic bacteria. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2016; 105:2174-2190. [PMID: 27404048 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A plethora of antimicrobial strategies are being developed to address prosthetic infection. The currently available methods for implant infection treatment include the use of antibiotics and revision surgery. Among the bacterial strains, Staphylococcus species pose significant challenges particularly, with regard to hospital acquired infections. In order to combat such life threatening infectious diseases, researchers have developed implantable biomaterials incorporating nanoparticles, antimicrobial reinforcements, surface coatings, slippery/non-adhesive and contact killing surfaces. This review discusses a few of the biomaterial and biophysical antimicrobial strategies, which are in the developmental stage and actively being pursued by several research groups. The clinical efficacy of biophysical stimulation methods such as ultrasound, electric and magnetic field treatments against prosthetic infection depends critically on the stimulation protocol and parameters of the treatment modality. A common thread among the three biophysical stimulation methods is the mechanism of bactericidal action, which is centered on biophysical rupture of bacterial membranes, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and bacterial membrane depolarization evoked by the interference of essential ion-transport. Although the extent of antimicrobial effect, normally achieved through biophysical stimulation protocol is insufficient to warrant therapeutic application, a combination of antibiotic/ROS inducing agents and biophysical stimulation methods can elicit a clinically relevant reduction in viable bacterial numbers. In this review, we present a detailed account of both the biomaterial and biophysical approaches for achieving maximum bacterial inactivation. Summarizing, the biophysical stimulation methods in a combinatorial manner with material based strategies can be a more potent solution to control bacterial infections. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 105B: 2174-2190, 2017.
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- Sunil Kumar Boda
- Laboratory for Biomaterials, Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials, Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.,Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Zhang J, Xu C, Wan Y, Gao M. Effects of extremely low frequency magnetic field on production of mannatide byα-hemolytic Streptococcus. Bioelectromagnetics 2016; 37:331-7. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.21984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jialan Zhang
- College of Animal Science; Yangtze University; Jingzhou Hubei China
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- College of Life Science; Yangtze University; Jingzhou Hubei China
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- College of Life Science; Yangtze University; Jingzhou Hubei China
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- College of Life Science; Yangtze University; Jingzhou Hubei China
- Jingchu Food Research and Development Center; Yangtze University; Jingzhou Hubei China
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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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Liu Z, Zhan X, Yang M, Yang Q, Xu X, Lan F, Wu Y, Gu Z. A magnetic-dependent protein corona of tailor-made superparamagnetic iron oxides alters their biological behaviors. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:7544-7555. [PMID: 26949199 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08447d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In recent years, it is becoming increasingly evident that once nanoparticles come into contact with biological fluids, a protein corona surely forms and critically affects the biological behaviors of nanoparticles. Herein, we investigate whether the formation of protein corona on the surface of superparamagnetic iron oxides (SPIOs) is influenced by static magnetic field. Under static magnetic field, there is no obvious variation in the total amount of protein adsorption, but the proportion of adsorbed proteins significantly changes. Noticeably, certain proteins including apolipoproteins, complement system proteins and acute phase proteins, increase in the protein corona of SPIOs in the magnetic field. More importantly, the magnetic-dependent protein corona of SPIOs enhances the cellular uptake of SPIOs into the normal cell line (3T3 cells) and tumor cell line (HepG2 cells), due to increased adsorption of apolipoprotein. In addition, SPIOs with the magnetic-dependent protein corona cause high cytotoxicity to 3T3 cells and HepG2 cells. This work discloses that superparamagnetism as a key feature of SPIOs affects the composition of protein corona to a large extent, which further alters the biological behaviors of SPIOs.
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- Ziyao Liu
- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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- Sichuan University, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
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Benavente-Valdés JR, Aguilar C, Contreras-Esquivel JC, Méndez-Zavala A, Montañez J. Strategies to enhance the production of photosynthetic pigments and lipids in chlorophycae species. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 10:117-125. [PMID: 28352532 PMCID: PMC5040869 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Microalgae are source of valuable compounds as lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, pigments among others. Culture stress conditions increase biomass and high values compounds in microalgae. Nitrogen and salt stress increase lipids in microalgae. Two stages culture and electromagnetic fields enhancing microalgae biomass and pigments content.
Microalgae are a major natural source for a vast array of valuable compounds as lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, pigments among others. Despite many applications, only a few species of microalgae are cultured commercially because of poorly developed of cultivation process. Nowadays some strategies of culture have been used for enhancing biomass and value compounds yield. The most strategies applied to microalgae are classified into two groups: nutrimental and physical. The nutrimental are considered as change in media composition as nitrogen and phosphorous limitation and changes in carbon source, while physical are described as manipulation in operational conditions and external factors such as application of high-light intensities, medium salinity and electromagnetic fields. The exposition to electromagnetic field is a promising technique that can improve the pigments and biomass yield in microalgae culture. Therefore, is important to describe the advantages and applications of the overall process. The aim of this review was to describe the main culture strategies used to improve the photosynthetic and lipids content in chlorophyceae species.
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- Juan Roberto Benavente-Valdés
- Department of Food Research, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Department of Food Research, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Department of Food Research, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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Urbas K, Jedrzejczak-Silicka M, Rakoczy R, Zaborski D, Mijowska E. Effect of GO-Fe3O4 and rotating magnetic field on cellular metabolic activity of mammalian cells. J Biomater Appl 2016; 30:1392-406. [PMID: 26809700 DOI: 10.1177/0885328216628762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The effect of hybrid material-graphene flakes with Fe3O4 nanospheres (GO-Fe3O4), graphene oxide (GO) and magnetite nanospheres (Fe3O4) in rotating magnetic field on mammalian cells metabolism has been studied. Several reports shown that exposure to magnetic field may have influence on cellular membrane permeability. Thus, the aim of presented study was to determine the cellular response of L929 fibroblast cells to nanomaterials and rotating magnetic field for 8-h exposure experiment. The GO had tendency to adsorb proteins, thus cell metabolism was decreased and the effect of that mechanism was enhanced by impact of nanospheres and rotating magnetic field. The highest reduction of cellular metabolism was recorded for WST-1 and NR assays at concentration 100 µg/mL of all tested nanomaterials and magnetic induction value 10.06 mT. The lactate dehydrogenase leakage assay has shown significant changes in membrane permeability. Further studies need to be carried out to precisely determine the mechanism of that process.
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- Karolina Urbas
- Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Process, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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Brkovic S, Postic S, Ilic D. Influence of the magnetic field on microorganisms in the oral cavity. J Appl Oral Sci 2015; 23:179-86. [PMID: 26018310 PMCID: PMC4428463 DOI: 10.1590/1678-775720140243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Since the beginning of their lives, all living organisms are exposed to the influence of geomagnetic fields.
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- Snezana Brkovic
- Clinic for Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Bandara HMHN, Nguyen D, Mogarala S, Osiñski M, Smyth HDC. Magnetic fields suppress Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and enhance ciprofloxacin activity. BIOFOULING 2015; 31:443-457. [PMID: 26103544 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2015.1055326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Due to the refractory nature of pathogenic microbial biofilms, innovative biofilm eradication strategies are constantly being sought. Thus, this study addresses a novel approach to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), and magnetic fields were systematically evaluated in vitro for their relative anti-biofilm contributions. Twenty-four-hour biofilms exposed to aerosolized MNPs, Cipro, or a combination of both, were assessed in the presence or absence of magnetic fields (Static one-sided, Static switched, Oscillating, Static + oscillating) using changes in bacterial metabolism, biofilm biomass, and biofilm imaging. The biofilms exposed to magnetic fields alone exhibited significant metabolic and biomass reductions (p < 0.05). When biofilms were treated with a MNP/Cipro combination, the most significant metabolic and biomass reductions were observed when exposed to static switched magnetic fields (p < 0.05). The exposure of P. aeruginosa biofilms to a static switched magnetic field alone, or co-administration with MNP/Cipro/MNP + Cipro appears to be a promising approach to eradicate biofilms of this bacterium.
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- H M H N Bandara
- a College of Pharmacy , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA
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Di Bonaventura G, Pompilio A, Crocetta V, De Nicola S, Barbaro F, Giuliani L, D'Emilia E, Fiscarelli E, Bellomo RG, Saggini R. Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic field affects biofilm formation by cystic fibrosis pathogens. Future Microbiol 2014; 9:1303-17. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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SUMMARY Aims: To evaluate the in vitro effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) on growth and biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains from cystic fibrosis patients. Materials & methods: The motion of selected ions (Fe, Ca, Cu, Zn, Mg, K, Na) was stimulated by the ion resonance effect, then influence on growth and biofilm formation/viability was assessed by spectrophotometry or viability count. Results: Generally, exposure to ELF-MF significantly increased bacterial growth and affected both biofilm formation and viability, although with differences with regard to ions and species considered. Conclusion: Exposure to ELF-MF represents a possible new approach for treatment of biofilm-associated cystic fibrosis lung infections.
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- Giovanni Di Bonaventura
- Department of Experimental & Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Ageing, G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Experimental & Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Ageing, G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Experimental & Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Ageing, G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Experimental & Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Ageing, G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti, Italy
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- Prometeo S.r.l., Padova, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience & Imaging, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- INAIL, Workers Compensation Authority, Research Center of Monteporzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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- INAIL, Workers Compensation Authority, Research Center of Monteporzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine & Ageing Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience & Imaging, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Rouleau N, Dotta BT. Electromagnetic fields as structure-function zeitgebers in biological systems: environmental orchestrations of morphogenesis and consciousness. Front Integr Neurosci 2014; 8:84. [PMID: 25426035 PMCID: PMC4224074 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Within a cell system structure dictates function. Any interaction between cells, or a cell and its environment, has the potential to have long term implications on the function of a given cell and emerging cell aggregates. The structure and function of cells are continuously subjected to modification by electrical and chemical stimuli. However, biological systems are also subjected to an ever-present influence: the electromagnetic (EM) environment. Biological systems have the potential to be influenced by subtle energies which are exchanged at atomic and subatomic scales as EM phenomena. These energy exchanges have the potential to manifest at higher orders of discourse and affect the output (behavior) of a biological system. Here we describe theoretical and experimental evidence of EM influence on cells and the integration of whole systems. Even weak interactions between EM energies and biological systems display the potential to affect a developing system. We suggest the growing literature of EM effects on biological systems has significant implications to the cell and its functional aggregates.
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- Nicolas Rouleau
- Behavioural Neuroscience Program, Laurentian UniversitySudbury, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Laurentian UniversitySudbury, ON, Canada
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- Behavioural Neuroscience Program, Laurentian UniversitySudbury, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Laurentian UniversitySudbury, ON, Canada
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Laurentian UniversitySudbury, ON, Canada
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Del Re B, Giorgi G. Cell-host, LINE and environment: Three players in search of a balance. Mob Genet Elements 2014; 3:e24040. [PMID: 23734298 PMCID: PMC3655780 DOI: 10.4161/mge.24040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Long interspersed nuclear elements -1 (LINEs, L1s) are retroelements occupying almost 17% of the human genome. L1 retrotransposition can cause deleterious effects on the host-cell and it is generally inhibited by suppressive mechanisms, but it can occur in some specific cells during early development as well as in some tumor cells and in the presence of several environmental factors. In a recent publication we reported that extremely low frequency pulsed magnetic field can affect L1 retrotransposition in neuroblastoma cells. In this commentary we discuss the interaction between environment and L1 activity in the light of the new emerging paradigm of host-LINE relationship.
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- Brunella Del Re
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology; University of Bologna; Bologna, Italy
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Ben Yakir-Blumkin M, Loboda Y, Schächter L, Finberg JPM. Neuroprotective effect of weak static magnetic fields in primary neuronal cultures. Neuroscience 2014; 278:313-26. [PMID: 25171788 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Low intensity static magnetic fields (SMFs) interact with various biological tissues including the CNS, thereby affecting key biological processes such as gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation, as well as apoptosis. Previous studies describing the effect of SMFs on apoptotic cell death in several non-neuronal cell lines, emphasize the importance of such a potential modulation in the case of neurodegenerative disorders, where apoptosis constitutes a major route via which neurons degenerate and die. In this study, we examine the effect of SMFs on neuronal survival in primary cortical and hippocampal neurons that constitute a suitable experimental system for modeling the neurodegenerative state in vitro. We show that weak SMF exposure interferes with the apoptotic programing in rat primary cortical and hippocampal neurons, thereby providing protection against etoposide-induced apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Primary cortical neurons exposed to SMF (50G) for 7days exhibited a 57.1±6.3% decrease in the percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis induced by etoposide (12μM), accompanied by a marked decrease in the expression of the pro-apoptotic markers: cleaved poly ADP ribose polymerase-1, cleaved caspase-3, active caspase-9 and the phospho-histone H2A variant (Ser139) by 41.0±5.0%, 81.2±5.0%, 72.9±6.4%, 42.75±2.9%, respectively, and by a 57.2±1.0% decrease in the extent of mitochondrial membrane potential collapse. Using the L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel inhibitor nifedipine, which is selective to Ca(2+) influx through Cav1.2, we found that the anti-apoptotic effect of SMFs was mediated by Ca(2+) influx through these channels. Our findings demonstrating altered Ca(2+)-influx in response to thapsigargin stimulation in SMF-exposed cortical neurons, along with enhanced inhibition of KCl-induced Ca(2+)-influx through Cav1.2 channels and enhanced expression of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 channels, allude to the involvement of voltage- and store-operated Ca(2+) channels in various aspects of the protective effect exerted by SMFs. These findings show the potential susceptibility of the CNS to weak SMF exposure and have implications for the design of novel strategies for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- M Ben Yakir-Blumkin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 31096 Haifa, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 31096 Haifa, Israel.
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 31096 Haifa, Israel.
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An in vitro study of the impact of 4mT static magnetic field to modify the differentiation rate of rat bone marrow stem cells into primordial germ cells. Differentiation 2014; 87:230-7. [PMID: 25037498 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2014.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This investigation was performed to evaluate the differentiation capacity and alteration in genes expression patterns during in vitro differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into primordial germ cells using static magnetic field (4mT) and BMP-4 (25ng/ml). The rate of differentiation was investigated using the Real Time-PCR method for tracing expression of differentiation markers (Oct-4, Nanog, C-Myc, Fragilis, Mvh and Stella). Then, immunocytochemical reaction was carried out for detection of marker proteins (Oct4 and Mvh). Increasing of the exposure time of the 4mT SMF (24 and 48h) and treatment time with 25ng/ml BMP4 (48 and 96h) indicated a marked decrease in expression of pluripotency genes (Oct-4, Nanog and C-Myc) and Oct4 protein and increase in primordial germ cell-specific genes (Fragilis, Mvh and Stella) and Mvh protein compared with the control group. Final results showed that in a synergistic manner, the combination of SMF with BMP4 exaggerates the differentiation potential of BMSCs to PGCs by activating the MAPK pathway and altering the Ca(2+) concentration.
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Talà A, Delle Side D, Buccolieri G, Tredici SM, Velardi L, Paladini F, De Stefano M, Nassisi V, Alifano P. Exposure to static magnetic field stimulates quorum sensing circuit in luminescent Vibrio strains of the Harveyi clade. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100825. [PMID: 24960170 PMCID: PMC4069165 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this study, the evidence of electron-dense magnetic inclusions with polyhedral shape in the cytoplasm of Harveyi clade Vibrio strain PS1, a bioluminescent bacterium living in symbiosis with marine organisms, led us to investigate the behavior of this bacterium under exposure to static magnetic fields ranging between 20 and 2000 Gauss. When compared to sham-exposed, the light emission of magnetic field-exposed bacteria growing on solid medium at 18°C ±0.1°C was increased up to two-fold as a function of dose and growth phase. Stimulation of bioluminescence by magnetic field was more pronounced during the post-exponential growth and stationary phase, and was lost when bacteria were grown in the presence of the iron chelator deferoxamine, which caused disassembly of the magnetic inclusions suggesting their involvement in magnetic response. As in luminescent Vibrio spp. bioluminescence is regulated by quorum sensing, possible effects of magnetic field exposure on quorum sensing were investigated. Measurement of mRNA levels by reverse transcriptase real time-PCR demonstrated that luxR regulatory gene and luxCDABE operon coding for luciferase and fatty acid reductase complex were significantly up-regulated in magnetic field-exposed bacteria. In contrast, genes coding for a type III secretion system, whose expression was negatively affected by LuxR, were down-regulated. Up-regulation of luxR paralleled with down-regulation of small RNAs that mediate destabilization of luxR mRNA in quorum sensing signaling pathways. The results of experiments with the well-studied Vibrio campbellii strain BB120 (originally classified as Vibrio harveyi) and derivative mutants unable to synthesize autoinducers suggest that the effects of magnetic fields on quorum sensing may be mediated by AI-2, the interspecies quorum sensing signal molecule.
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- Adelfia Talà
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, Università del Salento INFN – Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, Università del Salento INFN – Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, Università del Salento INFN – Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, Università del Salento INFN – Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Seconda Università di Napoli, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, Università del Salento INFN – Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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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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Fijałkowski K, Nawrotek P, Struk M, Kordas M, Rakoczy R. Effects of rotating magnetic field exposure on the functional parameters of different species of bacteria. Electromagn Biol Med 2014; 34:48-55. [PMID: 24460420 DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2013.869754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the rotating magnetic field (RMF) on the growth, cell metabolic activity and biofilm formation by S. aureus, E. coli, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, S. marcescens, S. mutans, C. sakazakii, K. oxytoca and S. xylosus. Bacteria were exposed to the RMF (RMF magnetic induction B = 25-34 mT, RMF frequency f = 5-50 Hz, time of exposure t = 60 min, temperature of incubation 37 °C). The persistence of the effect of exposure (B = 34 mT, f = 50 Hz, t = 60 min) on bacteria after further incubation (t = 300 min) was also studied. The work showed that exposure to RMF stimulated the investigated parameters of S. aureus, E. coli, S. marcescens, S. mutans, C. sakazakii, K. oxytoca and S. xylosus, however inhibited cell metabolic activity and biofilm formation by A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa. The results obtained in this study proved, that the RMF, depending on its magnetic induction and frequency can modulate functional parameters of different species of bacteria.
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- Karol Fijałkowski
- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry and
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Dashnyam K, Perez RA, Singh RK, Lee EJ, Kim HW. Hybrid magnetic scaffolds of gelatin–siloxane incorporated with magnetite nanoparticles effective for bone tissue engineering. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06621a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hybrid magnetic scaffolds of silica–gelatin-MNs newly developed to have excellent physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties that are effective for bone tissue engineering.
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- Khandmaa Dashnyam
- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714, South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Dankook University
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714, South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Dankook University
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714, South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Dankook University
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714, South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Dankook University
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714, South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Dankook University
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Nawrotek P, Fijałkowski K, Struk M, Kordas M, Rakoczy R. Effects of 50 Hz rotating magnetic field on the viability ofEscherichia coliandStaphylococcus aureus. Electromagn Biol Med 2013; 33:29-34. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2013.783848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Esmekaya MA, Acar SI, Kıran F, Canseven AG, Osmanagaoglu O, Seyhan N. Effects of ELF magnetic field in combination with Iron(III) chloride (FeCl3) on cellular growth and surface morphology of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 169:2341-9. [PMID: 23446980 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0146-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field with/without iron(III) chloride (FeCl3) on bacterial growth and morphology. The ELF exposures were carried out using a pair of Helmholtz coil-based ELF exposure system which was designed to generate 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field. The field was approximately uniform throughout the axis of the coil pair. The samples which were treated or non-treated with different concentrations FeCl3 were exposed to 50 Hz, 2 millitesla (mT) magnetic field for 24 h. ELF effect on viability was assessed in terms of viable colony counts (in colony-forming unit per milliliter) with the standard plate count technique. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the magnetic field effect on surface morphology of Escherichia coli. No significant results were seen in terms of cell viability between ELF and sham-exposed bacterial strains. Similarly, FeCl3 treatment did not change cell viability of E. coli samples. However, we observed some morphological changes on E. coli cell surfaces. Pore formations and membrane destruction were seen on the surface of 24 h ELF field-exposed cells. We concluded that ELF magnetic field exposure at 2 mT does not affect cell viability; however, it may affect bacterial surface morphology.
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- Meric A Esmekaya
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine & Gazi Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (GNRP) Center, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Chen CH, Lin YS, Fu YC, Wang CK, Wu SC, Wang GJ, Eswaramoorthy R, Wang YH, Wang CZ, Wang YH, Lin SY, Chang JK, Ho ML. Electromagnetic fields enhance chondrogenesis of human adipose-derived stem cells in a chondrogenic microenvironment in vitro. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 114:647-55. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01216.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We tested the hypothesis that electromagnetic field (EMF) stimulation enhances chondrogenesis in human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) in a chondrogenic microenvironment. A two-dimensional hyaluronan (HA)-coated well (2D-HA) and a three-dimensional pellet culture system (3D-pellet) were used as chondrogenic microenvironments. The ADSCs were cultured in 2D-HA or 3D-pellet, and then treated with clinical-use pulse electromagnetic field (PEMF) or the innovative single-pulse electromagnetic field (SPEMF) stimulation. The cytotoxicity, cell viability, and chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiations were analyzed after PEMF or SPEMF treatment. The modules of PEMF and SPEMF stimulations used in this study did not cause cytotoxicity or alter cell viability in ADSCs. Both PEMF and SPEMF enhanced the chondrogenic gene expression (SOX-9, collagen type II, and aggrecan) of ADSCs cultured in 2D-HA and 3D-pellet. The expressions of bone matrix genes (osteocalcin and collagen type I) of ADSCs were not changed after SPEMF treatment in 2D-HA and 3D-pellet; however, they were enhanced by PEMF treatment. Both PEMF and SPEMF increased the cartilaginous matrix (sulfated glycosaminoglycan) deposition of ADSCs. However, PEMF treatment also increased mineralization of ADSCs, but SPEMF treatment did not. Both PEMF and SPEMF enhanced chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs cultured in a chondrogenic microenvironment. SPEMF treatment enhanced ADSC chondrogenesis, but not osteogenesis, when the cells were cultured in a chondrogenic microenvironment. However, PEMF enhanced both osteogenesis and chondrogenesis under the same conditions. Thus the combination of a chondrogenic microenvironment with SPEMF stimulation can promote chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs and may be applicable to articular cartilage tissue engineering.
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- Chung-Hwan Chen
- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Departments of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Departments of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Departments of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng-Kung University
- Skeleton-Joint Research Center, National Cheng-Kung University
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; and
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Departments of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Departments of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
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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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