CYTOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF 50-HZ ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS ON HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES IN-VITRO

被引:59
作者
ANTONOPOULOS, A
YANG, BC
STAMM, A
HELLER, WD
OBE, G
机构
[1] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH,DEPT GENET,D-45117 ESSEN,GERMANY
[2] CHONGQING UNIV,DIV HIGH VOLTAGE ENGN TEACHING & RES,CHONGQING 630044,PEOPLES R CHINA
[3] TECH UNIV CAROLO WILHELMINA BRAUNSCHWEIG,INST HIGH VOLTAGE ENGN,D-38012 BRAUNSCHWEIG,GERMANY
[4] UNIV KARLSRUHE,INST STAT & MATH ECON,D-76128 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
来源
MUTATION RESEARCH LETTERS | 1995年 / 346卷 / 03期
关键词
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; TUMOR PROMOTION;
D O I
10.1016/0165-7992(95)90047-0
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Incubation of human peripheral blood cultures in the presence of an electromagnetic field (EMF) of 50 Hz and 5 mT leads to stimulation of the cell cycle of dividing lymphocytes but has no influence on the frequencies of sister-chromatid exchanges. Comparative studies with two different exposure systems and with different culture temperatures indicate that the effect on the cell cycle results from the EMF and is not a thermal effect. These data support the assumption that with respect to their suspected carcinogenic effects EMFs have no initiating but probably promoting effects.
引用
收藏
页码:151 / 157
页数:7
相关论文
共 12 条
[1]   EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS INCREASE CELL-PROLIFERATION IN LYMPHOCYTES FROM YOUNG AND AGED SUBJECTS [J].
COSSARIZZA, A ;
MONTI, D ;
BERSANI, F ;
CANTINI, M ;
CADOSSI, R ;
SACCHI, A ;
FRANCESCHI, C .
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 1989, 160 (02) :692-698
[2]   EFFECT OF LOW-FREQUENCY LOW-ENERGY PULSING ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS ON THE RESPONSE TO LECTIN STIMULATION OF HUMAN NORMAL AND CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA LYMPHOCYTES [J].
EMILIA, G ;
TORELLI, G ;
CECCHERELLI, G ;
DONELLI, A ;
FERRARI, S ;
ZUCCHINI, P ;
CADOSSI, R .
JOURNAL OF BIOELECTRICITY, 1985, 4 (01) :145-161
[3]  
Hand D. J., 1987, MULTIVARIATE ANAL VA
[4]  
HILL A, 1982, CANCER RES, V42, P893
[5]   ANIMAL STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF 50/60-HERTZ MAGNETIC-FIELDS IN CARCINOGENESIS [J].
LOSCHER, W ;
MEVISSEN, M .
LIFE SCIENCES, 1994, 54 (21) :1531-1543
[6]   TUMOR PROMOTION IN A BREAST-CANCER MODEL BY EXPOSURE TO A WEAK ALTERNATING MAGNETIC-FIELD [J].
LOSCHER, W ;
MEVISSEN, M ;
LEHMACHER, W ;
STAMM, A .
CANCER LETTERS, 1993, 71 (1-3) :75-81
[7]   A CRITICAL-REVIEW OF THE GENOTOXIC POTENTIAL OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC-FIELDS [J].
MCCANN, J ;
DIETRICH, F ;
RAFFERTY, C ;
MARTIN, AO .
MUTATION RESEARCH, 1993, 297 (01) :61-95
[8]   POWER FREQUENCY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC-FIELDS - A REVIEW OF GENETIC TOXICOLOGY [J].
MURPHY, JC ;
KADEN, DA ;
WARREN, J ;
SIVAK, A .
MUTATION RESEARCH, 1993, 296 (03) :221-240
[9]   EFFECTS OF 50-HERTZ ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS ON PROLIFERATION AND ON CHROMOSOMAL ALTERATIONS IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTES UNTREATED OR PRETREATED WITH CHEMICAL MUTAGENS [J].
ROSENTHAL, M ;
OBE, G .
MUTATION RESEARCH, 1989, 210 (02) :329-335
[10]   LACK OF CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION AND MICRONUCLEUS INDUCTION IN HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES EXPOSED TO PULSED MAGNETIC-FIELDS [J].
SCARFI, MR ;
LIOI, MB ;
ZENI, O ;
FRANCESCHETTI, G ;
FRANCESCHI, C ;
BERSANI, F .
MUTATION RESEARCH, 1994, 306 (02) :129-133