Evaluation of inflammatory biomarkers associated with oxidative stress and histological assessment of magnetic therapy on experimental myopathy in rats

Autor: Juan C. Simes, Soledad Dávila, José A. Palma, David Cremonezzi, María Belén Vignola, V Campana
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. 31:320-332
ISSN: 1536-8386
1536-8378
Popis: The effect of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy, also called magnetic therapy, upon inflammatory biomarkers associated with oxidative stress plasma fibrinogen, nitric oxide (NO), L-citrulline, carbonyl groups, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) was evaluated through histological assessment, in rats with experimental myopathy. The groups studied were: (A) control (intact rats that received PEMF sham exposures); (B) rats with myopathy and sacrificed 24 h later; (C) rats with myopathy; (D) rats with myopathy and treated with PEMF; and (E) intact rats treated with PEMF. Groups A, C, D, and E were sacrificed 8 days later. Myopathy was induced by injecting 50 ml of 1% carrageenan l (type IV) once subplantar. Treatment was carried out with PEMF emitting equipment with two flat solenoid disks for 8 consecutive days in groups D and E, at 20 mT and 50 Hz for 30 min/day/rat. The biomarkers were determined by spectrophotometry. The muscles (5/8) were stained with Hematoxylin-Eosin and examined by optic microscopy. Quantitative variables were statistically analyzed by the Fisher test, and categorical applying Pearson?s Chi Squared test at p , 0.05 for all cases. In Groups B and C, the biomarkers were significantly increased compared to A, D, and E groups: fibrinogen (p , 0.001); NO, L-citrulline and carbonyl groups (p , 0.05); SOD (p , 0.01) as well as the percentage of area with inflammatory infiltration (p , 0.001). PEMF caused decreased levels of fibrinogen, L-citrulline, NO, SOD, and carbonyl groups and significant muscle recovery in rats with experimental myopathies. Fil: Vignola, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fisiología Humana y Física Biomedica. Cátedra de Física Biomedica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina Fil: Dávila, Soledad. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina Fil: Cremonezzi, David. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina Fil: Simes, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fisiología Humana y Física Biomedica. Cátedra de Física Biomedica; Argentina Fil: Palma, José A.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fisiología Humana y Física Biomedica. Cátedra de Física Biomedica; Argentina Fil: Campana, Vilma. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fisiología Humana y Física Biomedica. Cátedra de Física Biomedica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
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