Static magnetic fields modulate the response of different oxidative stress markers in a restraint stress model animal.
Coballase-Urrutia E, Navarro L, Ortiz JL, Verdugo-Díaz L, Gallardo JM, Hernández ME, Estrada-Rojo F · 2018
View Original AbstractExposure to static magnetic fields at 0.8 mT over 5 days reduced several oxidative stress markers in a restraint-stressed animal model.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied the effects of static magnetic fields at 0.8 mT on oxidative stress markers in a restraint stress animal model. Exposure to static magnetic fields over 5 days at 30, 60, and 240 minutes per day decreased NO, MDA, AGEs, and AOPP levels and increased SOD and GSH levels, with the response being time-dependent.
Why This Matters
The study used a restraint stress model to produce measurable oxidative stress in animals, then tested whether static magnetic fields could alter that response. Static magnetic field exposure was delivered at 30, 60, and 240 min/day over 5 days, and the response was time-dependent. The researchers proposed that weak-intensity static magnetic fields could offer a complementary therapy by attenuating oxidative stress.
Exposure Details
- Magnetic Field
- 0.8 mT
- Exposure Duration
- 30, 60, and 240 min/day for 5 days
Exposure Context
This study used 0.8 mT for magnetic fields:
- 40Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.2 mG
- 8Kx above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 1 mG
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
In this study, we demonstrated the effects of static magnetic fields (0.8 mT) in a restraint stressed animal model, focusing on changes in different markers of oxidative damage.
A significant increase in the plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA), and advance...
Thus, we proposed that exposure to weak-intensity SMFs could offer a complementary therapy by attenuating oxidative stress. Our results provided a new perspective in health studies, particularly in the context of oxidative stress.
Show BibTeX
@article{e_2018_static_magnetic_fields_modulate_339,
author = {Coballase-Urrutia E and Navarro L and Ortiz JL and Verdugo-Díaz L and Gallardo JM and Hernández ME and Estrada-Rojo F},
title = {Static magnetic fields modulate the response of different oxidative stress markers in a restraint stress model animal.},
year = {2018},
url = {https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2018/3960408/},
}