EFFECTS OF EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD ON HEALTHY FIBROBLASTS AND BREAST CANCER CELLS

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KAYHAN H., ERDEBİLLİ B., GÖNEN S., EŞMEKAYA M. A., Ertekin E., CANSEVEN KURŞUN A. G.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.83, no.4, pp.384-389, 2020 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 83 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.26650/iuitfd.2020.0041
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-389
  • Keywords: Extremely low-frequency magnetic field, ELF-MF, apoptosis, proliferation, MCF, healthy fibroblasts, DNA STRAND BREAKS, ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS, OXIDATIVE STRESS, EMF EXPOSURE, DOUBLE-BLIND, HZ, PROLIFERATION, THERAPY, EXPRESSION, INDUCTION
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Modern people are exposed to many environmental factors, including Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF-MF). ELF-MFs are emitted from everything that produces electricity or that it passes through. Some studies have shown no significant detrimental effect of ELF-MFs on biological systems, while other studies have shown that ELF-MFs increase the risk of the development of childhood leukaemia (1). Moreover, the 40 Hz-7mT range ELF-MF has been used as a magnetotherapy instrument (2). In this study, we aimed to compare the effect of ELFMF on healthy dermal fibroblasts and breast cancer cells (MCF7).