Rodent cell transformation and immediate early gene expression following 60-Hz magnetic field exposure.

Autor: Balcer-Kubiczek EK; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA., Zhang XF, Harrison GH, McCready WA, Shi ZM, Han LH, Abraham JM, Ampey LL 3rd, Meltzer SJ, Jacobs MC, Davis CC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental health perspectives [Environ Health Perspect] 1996 Nov; Vol. 104 (11), pp. 1188-98.
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041188
Abstrakt: Some epidemiological studies suggest that exposure to power frequency magnetic fields (MFs) may be associated with an elevated risk of human cancer, but the experimental database remains limited and controversial. We investigated the hypothesis that 60-Hz MF action at the cellular level produces changes in gene expression that can result in neoplastic transformation. Twenty-four hour 200 microT continuous MF exposure produced negative results in two standard transformation systems (Syrian hamster embryo cells and C3H/10T1/2 murine fibroblasts) with or without postexposure to a chemical promoter. This prompted a reexamination of previously reported MF-induced changes in gene expression in human HL60 cells. Extensive testing using both coded and uncoded analyses was negative for an MF effect. Using the same exposure conditions as in the transformation studies, no MF-induced changes in ornithine decarboxylase expression were observed in C3H/10T1/2 cells, casting doubt on a promotional role of MF for the tested cells and experimental conditions.
Databáze: MEDLINE