THE EFFECT OF 50 Hz MAGNETIC FIELD OF DIFFERENT SHAPE ON OXYGEN METABOLISM IN BLOOD PLATELETS: IN VITRO STUDIES
Journal Title: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - Year 2009, Vol 22, Issue 3
Abstract
[b]Objectives: [/b]The aim of the study was to assess the influence that the shape of low frequency magnetic field may have on catalase and superoxide dismutase activity, malondialdehyde concentration and free radicals generation in human blood platelets. [b]Materials and methods: [/b]The suspension of human blood platelets was exposed for 15 min to 50 Hz magnetic field of different shape, and flux density of 10 mT. [b]Results: [/b]The determinations of free radicals, malondialdehyde and catalase showed increased values compared with the initial level, regardless of the shape of the magnetic field applied. In contrast, superoxide dismutase activity was lower than at the onset of the experiment. [b]Conclusions: [/b]The findings indicate that the oxidative stress resulting from exposure to 50 Hz magnetic field of 10 mT induction may produce a number of adverse effects within the cell and thus may lead to systemic disturbances in the human body.
Authors and Affiliations
GABRIELA HENRYKOWSKA, WOJCIECH JANKOWSKI, KRZYSZTOF PACHOLSKI, MAŁGORZATA LEWICKA, JANUSZ ŚMIGIELSKI, MARIA DZIEDZICZAK-BUCZYŃSKA, ANDRZEJ BUCZYŃSKI
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