Pulsed magnetic fields alter the cell surface

FEBS Letters

Marron, Michael T.¹  Goodman, E.M.¹  Sharpe, Paul T.¹  Greenebaum, B.¹ 

[1] Biomedical Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI53141, USA

关键词: Cell surface;    Pulsed magnetic field;    Cell partitioning;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(86)80494-X

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Pulsed magnetic fields (PMFS) are routinely used in the medical community to facilitate bone repair in clinical cases of non-union or pseudarthoses [(1984) Orth. Clin. No. Am. 15, 61-87]. Although this therapeutic regimen appears to be reasonably effective, the mechanism of action between specific PMFs and the target tissue remains unknown. Adding urgency to the need to understand the mechanism are a wide number of reports that have appeared which demonstrate that PMFs similar to those in clinical use can alter many basic physiological functions. We report that a 24 h exposure to PMFs alters the cell surface of Physarum polycephalum amoebae. Further, using the technique of aqueous two-phase partitioning, we present evidence for individual magnetic and electric field, cell surface effects.

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