title: ELF non ionizing radiation changes the distribution of the inner chemical functional groups in human epithelial cell (HaCaT) culture.
abstract: Human skin cell culture (HaCaT) that has been exposed to an AC magnetic field undergoes detectable changes in its biochemical properties and shapes. Such changes were observed by infrared wavelength-selective scanning near-field optical microscopy with a resolution of 80-100 nm. We specifically investigated the changes in the distribution of the inner chemical functional groups and in the cell morphology induced by a 24 h exposure to a 1 mT (rms), 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field in a temperature regulated solenoid. These results further accentuate the crucial questions, raised by several recent studies, about the impact of low-frequency electromagnetic field on human cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, Area della Ricerca CNR via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100 00133, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisi
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rieti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cricenti
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flori
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Generosi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luce
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perfetti
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foletti
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ledda
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosola
authors.forename: Livio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: Settimio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002460:Cell Line; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D011840:Radiation, Nonionizing; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013696:Temperature