title: Effects on apoptosis and reactive oxygen species formation by Jurkat cells exposed to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields.
abstract: The effect of exposure to 50 Hz electromagnetic field on a human T-leukaemia cell line (Jurkat) was investigated by evaluating the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis, both spontaneous and induced by a specific anti Fas/CD95 monoclonal antibody (anti-Fas). Our results suggest that 1 h intermittent (5 min field on/10 min field off) exposure does not affect ROS formation, while a slight but statistically significant decrease of both spontaneous and anti-Fas-induced apoptosis was observed.
authors.affiliation: CNR-Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bersani
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Scarfi
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species