4 Hz Magnetic Field Decreases Oxidative Stress in Mouse Brain: A Chemiluminescence Study

We investigated the effects of delta and theta brain wave frequency magnetic fields (3, 4, and 5) on mouse brain by detecting photonic oxidative stress makers; spontaneous photon emission (SPE) and lucigenin and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) induced chemiluminescences (CL). For this purpose, Balb/...

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Published in:Electromagnetic biology and medicine 2008-01, Vol.27 (2), p.165-172
Main Authors: Park, Won-Hee, Soh, Kwang-Sup, Lee, Byung-Cheon, Pyo, Myoung-Yun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brain - metabolism
Brain - radiation effects
Chemiluminescence
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Electromagnetic Fields
Lucigenin
Luminescent Measurements
Magnetic field
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Oxidative stress
Oxidative Stress - physiology
Oxidative Stress - radiation effects
Radiation Dosage
Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism
Spontaneous photon emission
Tert-butyl hydroperoxide
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Summary:We investigated the effects of delta and theta brain wave frequency magnetic fields (3, 4, and 5) on mouse brain by detecting photonic oxidative stress makers; spontaneous photon emission (SPE) and lucigenin and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) induced chemiluminescences (CL). For this purpose, Balb/C mice were exposed to 3, 4, and 5 Hz magnetic fields (MF) at 0.7 mT for 3 h, respectively. After that we monitored SPE and lucigenin and TBHP-induced CL of the homogenates of mice brains. There was a significant decrease in SPE in the 4 Hz MF-exposed group. Lucigenin-induced CL was also significantly decreased only in the 4 Hz MF-exposed group. TBHP-induced CL was also distinctively decreased by all frequencies, 3, 4, and 5 Hz MF exposures. These results showed that oxidative stress in a mouse brain was decreased by 4 Hz MF. We suggest that the application of 4 Hz MF will contribute to magnetic field therapy.
ISSN:1536-8378
1536-8386
DOI:10.1080/15368370802118662