title: Use of calcium channel antagonists as magnetoprotective agents.
abstract: Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exhibited a time-dependent (0 to 60 min) increase in the release of lysozyme and lactate dehydrogenase (degranulation) when exposed to a static (direct current) magnetic field of 0.1 Tesla. When 1 X 10(6) PMNs were treated with the calcium channel antagonists diltiazem, nifedipine, and verapamil before exposure to a magnetic field, no significant change in degranulation was detected compared to control and sham-exposed PMNs that were similarly treated. Likewise, magnetic field-induced inhibition of cell migration was prevented with the addition of these antagonists. Such changes in degranulation and cell migration occurred in a dose-dependent manner. These results indicated that these agents protected PMNs exposed to a magnetic field, and the damage to the cells that is mediated by magnetic field-stimulated Ca2+ influx might be preventable. In this regard, pharmaceutical agents might prove useful in protection against injurious electromagnetic field exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois, Chicago 60680.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Papatheofanis
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000528:radiation effects; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D009113:Muramidase