Influence of magnetic fields on the hydration process of amino acids: Vibrational spectroscopy study of L-phenylalanine and L-glutamine

Effects of ultra-weak fractal electromagnetic signals on the aqueous phase in living systems: a test-case analysis of molecular rejuvenation markers in fibroblasts

Skin aging is primarily associated with the alterations in dermal extracellular matrix, in particular a decrease in collagen type-1 content. Recent studies have shown that collagen-degrading matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1) is produced by fibroblasts in response to chronoaging, which in human dermal fibroblasts leads to the release of proinflammatory cytokines. Past studies showed that anti-inflammatory capabilities could be induced via non-chemical means. One of these methods makes use of ultra-weak fractal electromagnetic (uwf-EM) signals. Such ultra-/very-low frequency (U/VLF) signals (few nT in intensity and within 0.5-30 kHz) interact with aqueous solutions in living systems. The fractal nature of such EM-signals relates to the self-similar property by which a "cut-out" and magnified piece of this signal reveals again the original. Thus, the aim of this study is twofold, to i) investigate the extent of this modulating effect using Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF)-cells, and ii) analyse molecular rejuvenation markers therein. We could demonstrate that a 10 min uwf-EM exposure (prior to incubation) increases type-1 collagen and modulates elastin in human fibroblasts cultured up to 96 h, while at the same time reduces IL-6, TNF-α and MMP-1 (the later three being statistically significant). Such up- respectively down-regulation of corresponding genes are strong indicators of an EM-induced hormetic effect that influences the epigenomic landscape of HDFs. In the Appendix, we present, in the framework of Quantum Field Theory (QFT), water as a biphasic liquid and how its coherent fraction can be affected by uwf-EM signals while at the same time resolving the "kT paradox".

Electromagnetic homeostasis and the role of low-amplitude electromagnetic fields on life organization

The appearance of endogenous electromagnetic fields in biological systems is a widely debated issue in modern science. The electrophysiological fields have very tiny intensities and it can be inferred that they are rapidly decreasing with the distance from the generating structure, vanishing at very short distances. This makes very hard their detection using standard experimental methods. However, the existence of fast-moving charged particles in the macromolecules inside both intracellular and extracellular fluids may envisage the generation of localized electric currents as well as the presence of closed loops, which implies the existence of magnetic fields. Moreover, the whole set of oscillatory frequencies of various substances, enzymes, cell membranes, nucleic acids, bioelectrical phenomena generated by the electrical rhythm of coherent groups of cells, cell-to-cell communication among population of host bacteria, forms the increasingly complex hierarchies of electromagnetic signals of different frequencies which cover the living being and represent a fundamental information network controlling the cell metabolism. From this approach emerges the concept of electromagnetic homeostasis: that is, the capability of the human body to maintain the balance of highly complex electromagnetic interactions within, in spite of the external electromagnetic noisy environment. This concept may have an important impact on the actual definitions of heal and disease.