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Exposure to 50Hz- sinusoidal electromagnetic field induces DNA damage-independent autophagy
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Shen Y, Xia R, Jiang H, Chen Y, Hong L, Yu Y, Xu Z, Zeng Q · 2016
CHL cells exposed to a 0.4mT 50Hz sinusoidal EMF showed increased LC3-II expression and autophagosome formation.
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Researchers exposed Chinese Hamster Lung cells to a 0.4mT 50Hz sinusoidal EMF for 30 minutes or 24 hours. When autophagy was blocked with Bafilomycin A1, cell apoptosis increased, while EMF-induced autophagy protected cells from severe adverse consequences.
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Shen Y, Xia R, Jiang H, Chen Y, Hong L, Yu Y, Xu Z, Zeng Q (2016). Exposure to 50Hz- sinusoidal electromagnetic field induces DNA damage-independent autophagy.
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@article{shen_y_xia_r_jiang_h_chen_y_hong_l_yu_y_xu_z_zeng_q_ce4211,
author = {Shen Y and Xia R and Jiang H and Chen Y and Hong L and Yu Y and Xu Z and Zeng Q},
title = {Exposure to 50Hz- sinusoidal electromagnetic field induces DNA damage-independent autophagy},
year = {2016},
}Quick Questions About This Study
The study used Chinese Hamster Lung (CHL) cells.
Cells were exposed to a 0.4mT 50Hz sinusoidal EMF for either 30 minutes or 24 hours.
Blocking autophagy with Bafilomycin A1 increased cell apoptosis, while EMF-induced autophagy protected cells from severe adverse consequences.
The EMF reorganized actin filaments and increased pseudopodial extensions but did not promote cell migration.