Immunity and electromagnetic fields

Piszczek, Piotr; Wójcik-Piotrowicz, Karolina; Gil, Krzysztof; Kaszuba-Zwoińska, Jolanta

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111505

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“…The EMFs produced by modern technologies affect quality of sleep, being these EMFs a stress factor [3,[18][19][20]. Both sleep and stress are situations in which the three homeostatic systems work together [46], and they can be affected by EMFs [47][48][49][50]. Thus, the use of a bed with EMFs-isolation-and-drain system, which improves immune system function [39] can also do that with the neuroendocrine system.…”

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Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

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Background The electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by the technologies affect the homeostatic systems (nervous, endocrine, and immune systems) and consequently the health. In a previous work, we observed that men and women, after 2 months of using a bed with a registered HOGO system, that prevents and drain EMFs, improved their immunity, redox and inflammatory states and rejuvenated their rate of aging or biological age. Since, EMFs can act as a chronic stressor stimulus, and affect the sleep quality. The objective of this work was to study in men and women (23–73 years old) the effect of sleeping for 2 months on that bed in the blood concentrations of several hormones related to stress response and sleep quality as well as to corroborate the rejuvenation of their biological age. Methods In 18 men and women, plasma concentration of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine), serotonin, oxytocin and melatonin were analyzed before and after 2 months of using the HOGO beds. A group of 10 people was used as placebo control. In another cohort of 25 men (20 experimental and 5 placebo), the effects of rest on the HOGO system on the concentration of cortisol and testosterone in plasma were studied. In all these volunteers, the biological age was analyzed using the Immunity Clock model. Results There is a significant increase in plasma concentration of DHEA, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and melatonin as well as in testosterone, after resting for 2 months in that bed with the EMFs avoiding system. In addition, decreases in Cortisol/DHEA and Testosterone/cortisol ratio and plasma dopamine concentration were observed. No differences were found in placebo groups. In all participants that slept on HOGO beds, the biological age was reduced. Conclusions Sleeping in a bed that isolates from EMFs and drain them can be a possible strategy to improve the secretion of hormones related to a better response to stress and sleep quality, which means a better endocrine system, and consequently better homeostasis and maintenance of health. This fact was confirmed with the slowdown in the rate of aging checked with a rejuvenation of the biological age.

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Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

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“…Non-thermal effects of EMF on immunity have been reviewed [17] based on resonant absorption, ion transportation, signaling pathways modulation, magnetic properties of biomolecules, etc. However, to this day, there is no unanimously accepted biological mechanism by which EMF interacts with the immune system.…”

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“…Part I gives the introduction to the research, Part II deals with the main thermal and non-thermal effects of biologic exposure to non-ionizing radiation [14][15][16][17]. The third part describes the characteristics of laboratory sources and commercial sources and their corresponding EMF emissions.…”

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On the adapting ability of living organisms to stationary and non-stationary electromagnetic fields

Rosu

Spandole-Dinu²,

Catrina³

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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The adapting ability of living organisms is the key to survival of the species, and its scope is defined by homeostasis, meaning the tendency of any living system to maintain its biologic parameters. Heat shock proteins are part of a homeostasis system in charge with the regulation of damaged proteins caused by the action of several types of stressors. Among all types of stressors, the electromagnetic radiation has not yet been investigated in terms of heat shock protein response. Recent investigations regarding in vivo experiments using electromagnetic exposure from laboratory sources and commercial mobile phones indicate that the biologic response is more intense when using real life sources. This paper proposes a model for heat shock proteins expression as response to electromagnetic radiation exposure, based on a Hill controller.

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“…Effects of ELF-EMF exposure on different tissues vary according to the field's frequency, amplitude, exposure time 21 and cell type 22 . However, due to limitations of the field generating equipment, the effects of the physical parameters of ELF-EMF on cell responses has not been thoroughly investigated.…”

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Differential biological responses of adherent and non-adherent (cancer and non-cancerous) cells to variable extremely low frequency magnetic fields

Nezamtaheri

Goliaei

Shariatpanahi

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) induces biological effects on different cells through various signaling pathways. To study the impact of the ELF-EMF on living cells under an optimal physiological condition, we have designed and constructed a novel system that eliminates several limitations of other ELF-EMF systems. Apoptosis and cell number were assessed by flow cytometry and the Trypan Blue dye exclusion method, respectively. In vitro cell survival was evaluated by colony formation assay. The distribution of cells in the cell cycle, intracellular ROS level, and autophagy were analyzed by flow cytometer. Suspended cells differentiation was assessed by phagocytosis of latex particles and NBT reduction assay. Our results showed that response to the exposure to ELF-EMF is specific and depends on the biological state of the cell. For DU145, HUVEC, and K562 cell lines the optimum results were obtained at the frequency of 0.01 Hz, while for MDA-MB-231, the optimum response was obtained at 1 Hz. Long-term exposure to ELF-EMF in adherent cells effectively inhibited proliferation by arresting the cell population at the cell cycle G2/M phase and increased intracellular ROS level, leading to morphological changes and cell death. The K562 cells exposed to the ELF-EMF differentiate via induction of autophagy and decreasing the cell number. Our novel ELF-EMF instrument could change morphological and cell behaviors, including proliferation, differentiation, and cell death.

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Immunity and electromagnetic fields

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Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

On the adapting ability of living organisms to stationary and non-stationary electromagnetic fields

Differential biological responses of adherent and non-adherent (cancer and non-cancerous) cells to variable extremely low frequency magnetic fields

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