title: NMR in vitro effects on proliferation, apoptosis, and viability of human chondrocytes and osteoblasts.
abstract: This study presents findings on the proliferation rate, cellular apoptosis, and viability of human chondrocyte and osteoblast cultures before and after treatment with NMR pulse sequences. A commercially available nuclear magnetic resonance machine (MBST(R)-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Therapy) was used for treatment. The study was carried out for 19 days, including 9 days of NMR exposure in a controlled, double-blind, randomized manner, using commercially available human cell lines. The study revealed that NMR treatment did not induce apoptosis or inhibit cell viability, but revealed a tendency of an elevated cell proliferation rate as observed by cell count.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Medical and Molecular Biology, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Julich, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temiz-Artmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kayser
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Digel
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Artmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lücker
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D019902:Chondrocytes; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010006:Osteoblasts