Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

Bellavite, Paolo; Signorini, Andrea

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5878-7_9

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“…It is well known that an extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic field (EMF) can cause substantial changes at the cellular level. 1 , 2 These biological effects include changes in proliferation and differentiation, 3 - 8 alterations of second-messengers such as Ca 2+ , 9 , 10 and modifications in shape or morphology. 11 , 12 …”

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Effects of Sinusoidal Electromagnetic Field on Structure and Function of Different Kinds of Cell Lines

2006

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This study investigated that whether a 2 mT, 60 Hz, sinusoidal electromagnetic field (EMF) alters the structure and function of cells. This research compared the effects of EMF on four kinds of cell lines: hFOB 1.19 (fetal osteoblast), T/G HA-VSMC (aortic vascular smooth muscle cell), RPMI 7666 (B lymphoblast), and HCN-2 (cortical neuronal cell). Over 14 days, cells were exposed to EMF for 1, 3, or 6 hours per day (hrs/d). The results pointed to a cell type-specific reaction to EMF exposure. In addition, the cellular responses were dependent on duration of EMF exposure. In the present study, cell proliferation was the trait most sensitive to EMF. EMF treatment promoted growth of hFOB 1.19 and HCN-2 compared with control cells at 7 and 14 days of incubation. When the exposure time was 3 hrs/d, EMF enhanced the proliferation of RPMI 7666 but inhibited that of T/G HA-VSMC. On the other hand, the effects of EMF on cell cycle distribution, cell differentiation, and actin distribution were unclear. Furthermore, we hardly found any correlation between EMF exposure and gap junctional intercellular communication in hFOB 1.19. This study revealed that EMF might serve as a potential tool for manipulating cell proliferation.

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Effects of Sinusoidal Electromagnetic Field on Structure and Function of Different Kinds of Cell Lines

2006

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“…Such evidence outlines the possibility that, at the molecular level, the communicational-organizational process may also take place by non-material media through subtle fields of energy [132,[137][138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147]. There is a diversity of research that reinforces the foregoing by showing that subtle biofields of information, specifically the electro-magnetic field (EM), can modify the intrinsic attributes of various biomolecules [132,146].…”

Section: The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Variables In The Process Of Recognition: The Auto-eco-organizationmentioning

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“…A well-known example of molecular memory associated with the organization processes of quantum particles and with subtle fields of energy is the memory of water [105,132,139,142,148]. This memory of water has been observed in studies which show that the activity of some molecules, like those of medicines and antibodies (active principles), is retained by the molecule of water [86,87,139,142].…”

Section: The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Variables In The Process Of Recognition: The Auto-eco-organizationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Besides the direct effect of water in the interaction, and apart from space, time and causality, "memory" associated with the water should be added to all biological phenomena [34]. Not only is organizational information generated, received, processed and transmitted during molecular communication; there is evidence that the molecular epiphenotype is able to store this information [120,131,132]. For instance, studies done on some proteins, such as lysozyme, indicate that when this molecule is placed in a solution having a known pH, it presents a certain number of conformations per unit of time [133].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…From the foregoing, it is concluded that lysozyme and other components of the oxidating mixture exhibit a memory of pH from their previous solutions [133][134][135][136]. It is proposed that this happens because the enzymes are able to store and to use the information generated as a result of the movement of their quantum particles in the communicational-organizational process of their previous solutions, a characteristic called molecular memory [132,[137][138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147].…”

Section: The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Variables In The Process Of Recognition: The Auto-eco-organizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The confusion between objects/processes and the language which describes them, leads to theories of doubtful verisimilitude about reality, inappropriate in time and even false, which distance us from the knowledge of perceived reality. In biology there are many examples of this kind of epistemological problem. Here we examine those related with specificity: a theoretical entity of enormous importance for biology and science in general. It sinks its roots beneath the evolutionary duality species-specificity, associated with the Linnean-Darwinist tradition that explains organized life in a discrete and hierarchical way. It conceptualizes the individual as an isolated agent fighting for survival as the foundation of a warrior vision of the immune system. Microorganisms are understood as inferior beings which should be eliminated in accordance with the self/not-self distinction. The use of these metaphors outside of historical context traces a map that guides the recognition of the Self and of the other according to the dialectic of Western biopolitics.

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