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Wang Y, Zhao ZG, Chai Z, Fang JC, Chen M. Electromagnetic field and cardiovascular diseases: A state-of-the-art review of diagnostic, therapeutic, and predictive values. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23142. [PMID: 37650634 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300201rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Despite encouraging advances in early diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remained a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increasing evidence has shown that the electromagnetic field (EMF) influences many biological processes, which has attracted much attention for its potential therapeutic and diagnostic modalities in multiple diseases, such as musculoskeletal disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Nonionizing EMF has been studied as a therapeutic or diagnostic tool in CVDs. In this review, we summarize the current literature ranging from in vitro to clinical studies focusing on the therapeutic potential (external EMF) and diagnostic potential (internal EMF generated from the heart) of EMF in CVDs. First, we provided an overview of the therapeutic potential of EMF and associated mechanisms in the context of CVDs, including cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Furthermore, we investigated the diagnostic and predictive value of magnetocardiography in CVDs. Finally, we discussed the critical steps necessary to translate this promising approach into clinical practice.
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- Yan Wang
- Laboratory of Heart Valve Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Valve Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Valve Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Valve Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Gmitrov J. Carotid Baroreceptor Magnetic Activation and Beat‐to‐Beat Blood Pressure Variability, Implications to Treat Abrupt Blood Pressure Elevation in Labile Hypertension. Bioelectromagnetics 2022; 43:413-425. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.22425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Juraj Gmitrov
- Diabetology Clinic Krompachy Hospital, Agel SK Inc. Krompachy Slovakia
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Tasić T, Lozić M, Glumac S, Stanković M, Milovanovich I, Djordjevich DM, Trbovich AM, Japundžić-Žigon N, De Luka SR. Static magnetic field on behavior, hematological parameters and organ damage in spontaneously hypertensive rats. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 207:111085. [PMID: 32898814 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Previous studies showed contradictory results of static magnetic field (SMF) influence on behavior, hematological parameters and organ damage. The aim of this study was to investigate influence of subchronic continuous exposure to upward and downward oriented SMF of moderate intensity on behavior, hematological characteristics, heart and kidney tissue of spontaneously hypertensive rats. SH rats exposed to downward oriented SMF demonstrated lack of anxious-like behavior. SMF of either orientation caused decrease in the number of platelets in peripheral blood, granulocytes in the spleen and bone marrow and increase in the number of erythrocytes in the spleen, in both exposed groups. We also demonstrated that spontaneously hypertensive rats exposed to upward oriented SMF exhibited decreased lymphocytes count in blood, decreased bone marrow erythrocytes count and rats exposed to downward oriented SMF had increased lymphocytes count in bone marrow. The results showed adverse effect of differently oriented SMF on hematological parameters of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Also, exposure to different oriented SMF didn't affect their heart and kidney morphological characteristics.
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- Tatjana Tasić
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Biermann N, Sommerauer L, Diesch S, Koch C, Jung F, Kehrer A, Prantl L, Taeger CD. The influence of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT) on cutaneous blood flow in healthy volunteers1. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2020; 76:495-501. [PMID: 33216020 DOI: 10.3233/ch-209224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The biophysical interaction induced by low energy pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT) on the capillary microcirculation is not well understood. Several studies indicate a significant effect of PEMFT in patients with chronic medical conditions. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of PEMFT on skin microcirculation in healthy volunteers. METHODS 15 healthy participants were included. Nine PEMF treatments were applied over three weeks in an 48-hour interval. The PEMFT system (BEMER) was placed beneath one of the participants' leg with the contralateral side serving as a control. A forty-minute application period was preceded by a 10-minute resting phase. Measuring was done using two Laser Doppler probes (LEA) placed on each anterior lateral thigh. RESULTS All outcome parameters including flow, mixed venous oxygen saturation and relative venous hemoglobin showed a significant increase during the experiment when compared to the baseline values of the resting phase in both groups (p < 0.01). Comparing both groups, the measurement values during the experiment did not differ (p > 0.05) except for higher flow values in the control group (P = 0.03). Over time, baseline values of both groups showed no significant difference (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION We found a significant increase of all measurement parameters during the study compared to the baseline values with no difference between the PEMF and control group.
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- Niklas Biermann
- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Molecular Cell Biology, Brandenburg University of Technology, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gmitrov J. Static Magnetic Field Versus Systemic Calcium Channel Blockade Effect on Microcirculation: Possible Mechanisms and Clinical Implementation. Bioelectromagnetics 2020; 41:447-457. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.22272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Polyacrylic acid-coated iron oxide nanoparticles could be a useful tool for tracking inflammatory monocytes. Future Sci OA 2019; 5:FSO423. [PMID: 31827892 PMCID: PMC6900970 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2019-0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim: To establish the effect of poly(acrylic acid)-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (PAC-IONs) and later exposure to a magnetic field on the differentiation of mononuclear phagocytes into macrophages. Methods: By flow cytometry, cell death was evaluated with DIOC6 and PI, Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerases (PARP) fragmentation, H2AX phosphorylation and TUNEL assay. Cytokines by Cytokine bead array and the intracellular amount of iron by atomic absorption spectrometry. Results: PAC-IONs did not induce apoptosis, modify the cell membrane integrity or alter the mitochondrial membrane potential. They did not affect the cell morphology, the pattern of cytokine accumulation or the activating role of differentiation of mononuclear phagocytes into macrophages on the proliferation of autologous T cells. Conclusion: This evidence indicates that the PAC-IONs are safe and biocompatible. Moreover, the selectivity of the PAC-IONs for mononuclear phagocytes, as well as their increased uptake by non-classical monocytes, warrant future research with a view to their use as a contrast agent, a useful tool for in vivo tracking of tissue-infiltrating mononuclear phagocytes. In the search for materials that allow the study of inflammatory processes when biopsies are not feasible, magnetic nanoparticles have become an alternative tool for use in MRI. This article examined whether supermagnetic iron nanoparticles can affect the basic function of phagocytic cells, with a view to their use in clinical imaging applications.
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Kim CH, Wheatley-Guy CM, Stewart GM, Yeo D, Shen WK, Johnson BD. The impact of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on blood pressure and circulating nitric oxide levels: a double blind, randomized study in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Blood Press 2019; 29:47-54. [PMID: 31394939 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2019.1649591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: Regulation of blood pressure (BP) is important in reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease. There is growing interest in non-pharmacological methods to treat BP including a novel approach using pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). PEMF therapy has been proposed to impact physiological function at the cellular and tissue level and one possible mechanism is through an impact on endothelial function and nitric oxide (NO) related pathways. The focus of the present study was to evaluate the effect of PEMF on BP and NO in subjects with mild to moderate metabolic syndrome.Materials and methods: For 12 weeks, 23 subjects underwent PEMF therapy and 21 subjects underwent sham therapy. BP was measured at rest and near the end of submaximal exercise pre- and 12 week post-therapy. Additionally, plasma NO was measured at similar time points.Results: The PEMF demonstrated an increase in NO after therapy (p = .04) but SHAM did not (p = .37). For resting BP, there were no differences in systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP) or mean arterial pressure (MAP) between groups (p > .05). During exercise, PEMF had a reduction in peak SBP (p = .04), but not SHAM (p = .57). PEMF demonstrated significant relationships between baseline SBP and change in SBP following therapy (r = -0.71, p < .01) and between MAP and change in MAP following therapy (r = -0.60, p < .01), but no such relationships were found in SHAM. Subjects with resting hypertension (SBP ≥140 mmHg) in PEMF (n = 11) had significant reductions in SBP, DBP and MAP when compared to SHAM with hypertension (n = 9) (p < .05). In this sub-group analysis, PEMF demonstrated lowered peak SBP (p = .04) at a given exercise load (p = .40) but SHAM did not (p > .05).Conclusion: PEMF may increase plasma NO availability and improve BP at rest and during exercise. However, this beneficial effect appears to be more pronounced in subjects with existing hypertension.
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- Chul-Ho Kim
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Gmitrov J. Baroreceptor stimulation enhanced nitric oxide vasodilator responsiveness, a new aspect of baroreflex physiology. Microvasc Res 2015; 98:139-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2014] [Revised: 11/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Analysis of the effect of locally applied inhomogeneous static magnetic field-exposure on mouse ear edema--a double blind study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118089. [PMID: 25695832 PMCID: PMC4335006 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The effect static magnetic field (SMF)-exposure may exert on edema development has been investigated. A 6 h long whole-body (WBSMF) or local (LSMF), continuous, inhomogeneous SMF-exposure was applied on anesthetized mice in an in vivo model of mustard oil (MO)-induced ear edema. LSMF was applied below the treated ear, below the lumbar spine, or below the mandible. Ear thickness (v) was checked 8 times during the exposure period (at 0, 0.25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 h). The effect size of the applied treatment (η) on ear thickness was calculated by the formula η = 100% × (1–vj/vi), where group i is the control group and j is the treated group. Results showed that MO treatment in itself induced a significant ear edema with an effect of 9% (p<0.001). WBSMF or LSMF on the spine in combination with MO treatment increased ear thickness even further resulting in an effect of η>11% in both cases compared to SMF-exposure alone (p<0.001). In these cases SMF-exposure alone without MO treatment reduced ear thickness significantly (p<0.05), but within estimated experimental error. In cases of LSMF-exposure on the head, a significant SMF-exposure induced ear thickness reduction was found (η = 5%, p<0.05). LSMF-exposure on the spine affected ear thickness with and without MO treatment almost identically, which provides evidence that the place of local SMF action may be in the lower spinal region.
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Yu S, Shang P. A review of bioeffects of static magnetic field on rodent models. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 114:14-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Tian GH, Sun K, Huang P, Zhou CM, Yao HJ, Huo ZJ, Hao HF, Yang L, Pan CS, He K, Fan JY, Li ZG, Han JY. Long-Term Stimulation with Electroacupuncture at DU20 and ST36 Rescues Hippocampal Neuron through Attenuating Cerebral Blood Flow in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2013; 2013:482947. [PMID: 23662137 PMCID: PMC3626240 DOI: 10.1155/2013/482947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate the effect of long-term electroacupuncture at Baihui (DU20) and Zusanli (ST36) on cerebral microvessels and neurons in CA1 region of hippocampus in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). A total of 45 male Wistar rats and 45 SHR were randomly grouped, with or without electroacupuncture (EA) at DU20 and ST36, once every other day for a period of 8 weeks. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured once every 2 weeks. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and the number of open microvessels in hippocampal CA1 region were detected by Laser Doppler and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Nissl staining and Western blotting were performed, respectively, to determine hippocampus morphology and proteins that were implicated in the concerning signaling pathways. The results showed that the MAP in SHR increased linearly over the observation period and was significantly reduced following electroacupuncture as compared with sham control SHR rats, while no difference was observed in Wistar rats between EA and sham control. The CBF, learning and memory capacity, and capillary rarefaction of SHR were improved by EA. The upregulation of angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1R), endothelin receptor (ETAR), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in SHR rats was attenuated by electroacupuncture, suggesting an implication of AT1R, ETAR, and ET-1 pathway in the effect of EA.
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- Gui-Hua Tian
- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
- Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 101121, China
- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Tasly Microcirculation Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Microcirculation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Gmitrov J. Static magnetic field effect on microcirculation, direct versus baroreflex-mediated approach. Electromagn Biol Med 2013; 32:448-62. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.743905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Jaberi FM, Keshtgar S, Tavakkoli A, Pishva E, Geramizadeh B, Tanideh N, Jaberi MM. A moderate-intensity static magnetic field enhances repair of cartilage damage in rabbits. Arch Med Res 2011; 42:268-73. [PMID: 21820604 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Electromagnetic fields have been proposed to enhance healing of cartilage defects by stimulation of chondrocyte proliferation, proteoglycan synthesis as well as decreasing pain and improving motion in osteoarthritic patients. However, the effects of a moderate-intensity static magnetic field on cartilage repair have not been investigated. This study tries to determine the effects of a moderate-intensity permanent magnetic field of 40 mT on cartilage repair. METHODS Defects of 3 mm in diameter and 6 mm in depth were made on the weight bearing surface of the right medial femoral condyle of 30 rabbits. The animals were divided randomly into three equal groups (magnet, sham and control). In the magnet group, cylindrical permanent magnets were implanted subcutaneously medial to the medial femoral condyle, while in the sham group the cylindrical ceramic were not magnetized, and nothing was implanted in controls. After 12 weeks of observation, Mankin's microscopic scoring was done on all specimens, and irregularity of surface characteristics, cell colonization, hypocellularity, cartilage matrix formation, and presence of empty lacunae were investigated. RESULTS Each of these characteristics showed significant differences in magnet group relative to control and sham groups (p <0.05). Mankin's score was 1.6 ± 0.6 in magnet group, 7.2 ± 1.6 in sham group and 7.7 ± 1 in control group (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS [corrected] In this animal study, microscopic Mankin's scoring depicted histological improvement in cartilage of magnet group.
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- Fereidoon M Jaberi
- Bone & Joint Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Wavelet analysis of acute effects of static magnetic field on resting skin blood flow at the nail wall in young men. Microvasc Res 2011; 82:277-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jing D, Shen G, Cai J, Li F, Huang J, Wang Y, Xu Q, Tang C, Luo E. Effects of 180 mT static magnetic fields on diabetic wound healing in rats. Bioelectromagnetics 2011; 31:640-8. [PMID: 20607739 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Diabetic wound (DW) problems are becoming a formidable clinical challenge due to the sharp increase in the diabetic population and the high incidence of DW. Static magnetic field (SMF) therapy, an inexpensive and accessible noninvasive method, has been proven to be effective on various tissue repairs. However, the issue of the therapeutic effect of SMF on DW healing has never been investigated. The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate the effect of a 180 mT moderate-intensity gradient SMF on DW healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Forty-eight 3-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats (32 diabetic and 16 non-diabetic rats) were assigned to three equal groups: normal wound, DW, and DW + SMF groups. An open circular wound with 1.5 cm diameter was created in the dorsum. The wound was covered with a dressing and the magnet was fixed on top of the dressing. On days 5, 12, and 19, four rats of each group were euthanized and gross wound area, histology and tensile strength were evaluated. The wound area determination suggested that SMF significantly increased the healing rate and reduced the gross healing time. This result was further confirmed by histological observations. The wound tensile strength, reflecting the amount and quality of collagen deposition, increased to a larger extent in the DW + SMF group on days 12 and 19 compared with the DW group. The results indicated that 180 mT SMF presented a beneficial effect on DW healing, and implied the clinical potential of SMF therapy in accelerating DW repair and releasing the psychological and physical burdens of diabetic patients.
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- Da Jing
- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Zioni T, Perkas N, Wolfus Y, Soroka Y, Popov I, Oron M, Perelshtein I, Bruckental Y, Brégégère FM, Ma'or Z, Gedanken A, Yeshurun Y, Neuman R, Milner Y. Strontium hexaferrite nanomagnets suspended in a cosmetic preparation: a convenient tool to evaluate the biological effects of surface magnetism on human skin. Skin Res Technol 2010; 16:316-24. [PMID: 20637001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Magnetic therapy has been popular for ages, but its therapeutic abilities remain to be demonstrated. We aimed to develop a homogeneous, stable dispersion of magnetic nanoparticles in a skin-care preparation, as a tool to analyze the biological and physiological effects of superficial magnetism in skin. METHODS SrFe(12)O(19) nanoparticles were generated by ultrasound, dispersed in glycerol, stabilized in Dermud cream and permanently magnetized. The magnetic cream was applied on the epidermis of human skin organ cultures. The effects on UV-induced cell toxicity, apoptosis and inflammatory cytokine expression were analyzed. A clinical test was performed to check skin moisturization. RESULTS Nanomagnets were found to be homogenously and stably dispersed. After magnetization, the preparation generated a magnetic field of 1-2 G. Upon cream application, no cytotoxicity and no impairment of cellular vitality were found after 24 and 48 h, respectively. The anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties of Dermud were not modified, but its long-term effect on moisturization in vivo was slightly increased. CONCLUSION Nanomagnetic Dermud cream can be used as a tool to analyze the biological effects of nanomagnets dispersed on the skin surface at the cellular and molecular levels, thus allowing to explore the possible therapeutic uses of superficial magnetism for skin care.
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- T Zioni
- Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Dead Sea, Israel
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Whissell PD, Persinger MA. Emerging synergisms between drugs and physiologically-patterned weak magnetic fields: implications for neuropharmacology and the human population in the twenty-first century. Curr Neuropharmacol 2010; 5:278-88. [PMID: 19305744 PMCID: PMC2644491 DOI: 10.2174/157015907782793603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 09/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Synergisms between pharmacological agents and endogenous neurotransmitters are familiar and frequent. The present review describes the experimental evidence for interactions between neuropharmacological compounds and the classes of weak magnetic fields that might be encountered in our daily environments. Whereas drugs mediate their effects through specific spatial (molecular) structures, magnetic fields mediate their effects through specific temporal patterns. Very weak (microT range) physiologically-patterned magnetic fields synergistically interact with drugs to strongly potentiate effects that have classically involved opiate, cholinergic, dopaminergic, serotonergic, and nitric oxide pathways. The combinations of the appropriately patterned magnetic fields and specific drugs can evoke changes that are several times larger than those evoked by the drugs alone. These novel synergisms provide a challenge for a future within an electromagnetic, technological world. They may also reveal fundamental, common physical mechanisms by which magnetic fields and chemical reactions affect the organism from the level of fundamental particles to the entire living system.
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- P D Whissell
- Neuroscience Research Group, Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Gmitrov J. Static magnetic field blood pressure buffering, baroreflex vs. vascular blood pressure control mechanism. Int J Radiat Biol 2010; 86:89-101. [DOI: 10.3109/09553000903419973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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McKay JC, Corbacio M, Tyml K, Prato FS, Thomas AW. Extremely low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field designed for antinociception does not affect microvascular responsiveness to the vasodilator acetylcholine. Bioelectromagnetics 2009; 31:64-76. [PMID: 19644977 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A 225 microT, extremely low frequency, pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) that was designed for the induction of antinociception, was tested for its effectiveness to influence blood flow within the skeletal microvasculature of a male Sprague-Dawley rat model (n = 103). Acetylcholine (0.1, 1.0, or 10 mM) was used to perturb normal blood flow and to delineate differential effects of the PEMF, based on degree of vessel dilation. After both 30 and 60 min of PEMF exposure, we report no effects on peak perfusion response to acetylcholine (with only 0.2% of the group difference attributed to exposure). Spectral analysis of blood flow data was generated to obtain information related to myogenic activity (0.15-0.40 Hz), respiratory rate (0.4-2.0 Hz), and heart rate (2.0-7.0 Hz), including the peak frequency within each of the three frequency regions identified above, peak power, full width at half maximum (FWHM), and mean within band. No significant effects due to exposure were observed on myogenic activity of examined blood vessels, or on heart rate parameters. Anesthesia-induced respiratory depression was, however, significantly reduced following PEMF exposure compared to shams (although exposure only accounted for 9.4% of the group difference). This set of data suggest that there are no significant acute physiological effects of 225 microT PEMF after 30 and 60 min of exposure on peak blood flow, heart rate, and myogenic activity, but perhaps a small attenuation effect on anesthetic-induced respiratory depression.
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- Julia C McKay
- Bioelectromagnetics, Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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McKay JC, Prato FS, Thomas AW. A literature review: The effects of magnetic field exposure on blood flow and blood vessels in the microvasculature. Bioelectromagnetics 2007; 28:81-98. [PMID: 17004242 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The effect of magnetic field (MF) exposure on microcirculation and microvasculature is not clear or widely explored. In the limited body of data that exists, there are contradictions as to the effects of MFs on blood perfusion and pressure. Approximately half of the cited studies indicate a vasodilatory effect of MFs; the remaining half indicate that MFs could trigger either vasodilation or vasoconstriction depending on initial vessel tone. Few studies indicate that MFs cause a decrease in perfusion or no effect. There is a further lack of investigation into the cellular effects of MFs on microcirculation and microvasculature. The role of nitric oxide (NO) in mediating microcirculatory MF effects has been minimally explored and results are mixed, with four studies supporting an increase in NO activity, one supporting a biphasic effect, and five indicating no effect. MF effects on angiogenesis are also reported: seven studies supporting an increase and two a decrease. Possible reasons for these contradictions are explored. This review also considers the effects of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and anesthetics on microcirculation. Recommendations for future work include studies aimed at the cellular/mechanistic level, studies involving perfusion measurements both during and post-exposure, studies testing the effect of MFs on anesthetics, and investigation into the microcirculatory effects of MRI.
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- Julia C McKay
- Bioelectromagnetics, Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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Okano H, Ohkubo C. Effects of 12 mT static magnetic field on sympathetic agonist-induced hypertension in wistar rats. Bioelectromagnetics 2007; 28:369-78. [PMID: 17330852 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We investigated the combined effects of a moderate-intensity static magnetic field (SMF) and two different sympathetic agonists, an alpha(1)-adrenoceptor agonist, phenylephrine and a beta(1)-adrenoceptor agonist, dobutamine, which induced hypertension and different hemodynamics in Wistar rats. Five-week-old male rats were continuously exposed to the SMF intensity of 12 mT (B(max)) with the peak spatial gradient of 3 mT/mm for 10 weeks. A loop-shaped flexible rubber magnet was adjusted to fit snugly around the neck region of a rat (diameter-adjustable to an animal size). Sham exposure was performed using a dummy magnet. Six experimental groups of six animals each were examined: (1) sham exposure with intraperitoneal (ip) saline injection (control); (2) SMF exposure with ip saline injection (SMF); (3) sham exposure with ip phenylephrine (1.0 microg/g) injection (PE); (4) SMF exposure with ip phenylephrine injection (SMF + PE); (5) sham exposure with ip dobutamine (4.0 microg/g) injection (DOB); (6) SMF exposure with ip dobutamine injection (SMF + DOB). Fifteen minutes after the injection of each agent, the first set of parameters, arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), the second set of parameters, skin blood flow (SBF) and skin blood velocity (SBV), or the third set of parameters, the number of rearing (exploratory behavior) responses and body weight was monitored. Each agent was administered three times a week for 10 weeks, and each set of parameters was monitored on different days, once a week. The dose of phenylephrine significantly increased BP and decreased HR, SBF, SBV, and the number of rearing responses in the PE group compared with those in the respective age-matched control group. The dose of dobutamine significantly increased BP and HR, increased SBF, SBV, and the number of rearing responses in the DOB group compared with those in the control group. Continuous neck exposure to the SMF alone for up to 10 weeks induced no significant changes in any of the measured cardiovascular and behavioral parameters. The SMF exposure for at least 2 weeks (1) significantly depressed phenylephrine effects on BP, SBF, SBV, and rearing activity (SMF + PE group vs. PE group); (2) significantly depressed dobutamine effects on BP, SBF, and SBV, and suppressed dobutamine-induced increase in the rearing activity (SMF + DOB group vs. DOB group). These results suggest that continuous neck exposure to 12 mT SMF for at least 2 weeks may depress or suppress sympathetic agonists-induced hypertension, hemodynamics, and behavioral changes by modulating sympathetic nerve activity.
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- Hideyuki Okano
- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan.
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Okano H, Onmori R, Tomita N, Ikada Y. Effects of a moderate-intensity static magnetic field on VEGF-A stimulated endothelial capillary tubule formation in vitro. Bioelectromagnetics 2006; 27:628-40. [PMID: 16838273 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Effects of a moderate-intensity static magnetic field (SMF) on the early-stage development of endothelial capillary tubule formation were examined during the initial cell growth periods using co-cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human diploid fibroblasts. The co-cultured cells within a well (16 mm in diameter) were exposed to SMF intensity up to 120 mT (Bmax) with the maximum spatial gradient of 21 mT/mm using a disc-shaped permanent magnet (16 mm in diameter and 2.5 mm in height) for up to 10 days. Control exposure was performed without magnet. Some vascular endothelial cells were treated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A (10 ng/ml) to promote the tubule formation every 2-3 days. Four experimental protocols were performed: (1) non-exposure (control); (2) SMF exposure alone; (3) non-exposure with VEGF-A; (4) SMF exposure with VEGF-A. Photomicrographs of tubule cells immunostained with an anti-platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1 [CD31[) antibody as a pan-endothelial marker, were analyzed after culture at 37 degrees C for 4, 7, and 10 days. The mean values of the area density and the length of tubules (related mainly to arteriogenesis) as well as the number of bifurcations (related mainly to angiogenesis) were determined as parameters of tubule formation and were compared between the groups. After a 10 day incubation, in the peripheral part of the culture wells, SMF alone significantly promoted the tubule formation in terms of the area density and the length of tubules, compared with control group. In the central part of the wells, however, SMF did not cause any significant changes in the parameters of tubule formation. After a 7 day incubation, VEGF-A significantly promoted all the parameters of tubule formation in any part of the wells, compared with control group. With regard to the synergistic effects of SMF and VEGF-A on tubule formation, after a 10 day incubation, SMF significantly promoted the VEGF-A-increased area density and length of tubules in the peripheral part of the wells, compared with the VEGF-A treatment alone. However, SMF did not induce any significant changes in the VEGF-A-increased number of bifurcations in any part of the wells. The tubule cells observed in the wells had elongated, spindle-like shapes, and the direction of cell elongation was random, irrespective of the presence and direction of SMF. These findings suggest that the application of SMF to intact or VEGF-A-stimulated vascular endothelial cells leads mainly to promote or enhance arteriogenesis in the peripheral part of the wells, where the spatial gradient increases relative to the central part. The effects of SMF on the VEGF-A-enhanced tubule formation appear to be synergistic or additive in arteriogenesis but not in angiogenesis.
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- Hideyuki Okano
- International Innovation Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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