PMID: 3384395Mar 1, 1988Paper

Effects of low-frequency pulsing magnetic field upon the respiratory metabolism and transmembrane ion fluxes of perfused rat livers

[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science
Y OmoteT Suzaki

Abstract

Influence of magnetic fields on biological systems is not completely clear. Recently, experiments on the effects of weak not heat inducing electromagnetic fields concerning biological systems have been reported. We have investigated the effects of the weak low-frequency pulsing magnetic field (PMF) concerning the respiratory metabolism and transmembrane ion flux of perfused rat livers. Livers from male Wistar rats were perfused via the portal vein with 95% O2-5% CO2 saturated Krebs-Henseleit Bicarbonate Buffer maintained at 32 degrees C. In 48 hrs fasted rats, lactate was administered in the perfusate as a substrate of gluconeogenesis in case of necessity. PMF generated by the solenoid coil was applied to the perfused livers. For monitoring of respiratory metabolism of the perfused livers, scanning spectrophotometry and NADH fluorometry were applied to the surface of the liver. The effluent was monitored for PO2 and analyzed for glucose, lactate and pyruvate. Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl- ion from effluent were also analyzed. By being exposed to a low-frequency PMF, the O2 consumption increased in the perfused livers of the fed rats, but the degree was variable according to the metabolic state of the liver of each rat. In order to b...Continue Reading

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cajal Bodies & Gems

Cajal bodies or coiled bodies are dense foci of coilin protein. Gemini of Cajal bodies, or gems, are microscopically similar to Cajal bodies. It is believed that Cajal bodies play important roles in RNA processing while gems assist the Cajal bodies. Find the latest research on Cajal bodies and gems here.