title: Epidermal ornithine decarboxylase and polyamines in mice exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields and UV radiation.
abstract: We studied the influence of magnetic fields (MFs) and simulated solar radiation (SSR) on ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and polyamines in mouse epidermis. Chronic exposure to combined MF and SSR did not cause persistent effects on ODC activity or polyamines compared to the animals exposed only to UV, although the same MF treatment was previously found to accelerate skin tumor development. In an acute 24-h experiment, an elevation of putrescine and down-regulation of ODC activity was observed in the animals exposed to a 100-microT MF. No effect was seen 24 h after a single 2-MED (minimal erythemal dose) exposure to SSR. The results indicate that acute exposure to 50 Hz MF does exert distinctive biological effects on epidermal polyamine synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumlin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alhonen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jänne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kosma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Juutilainen
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000378:metabolism; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines; D013096:Spermine; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D013095:Spermidine; D011700:Putrescine