title: [Preliminary results of the effects of electromagnetic fields ELF and TAMMEF on human lymphocytes: evaluation of some biological parameters].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Authors have evaluated the effects of low frequency electromagnetic fields on human peripheral blood lymphocytes metabolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  It has been assayed total proteins and the activities of some purine metabolism enzymes after exposure of the cells to sinusoidal ELF fields (100 Hz frequency) or to the new TAMMEF system fields, characterized by variable frequency, intensity and shape of wave.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The protein lymphocytes content, increased after both treatments. Instead, the enzyme activities did not vary, with the exception of Myokinase activity, which, respect to the control, increased after ELF field treatment, and slightly decreased after TAMMEF treatment. This preliminary result was interpreted as a variation of the cellular electric charge stability, stimulated by ELF fields, which induce the Myokinase to increase its rate, to rearrange the correct equilibrium, while the TAMMEF field were useless to maintain the cellular electric charge at normal levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We interpreted these preliminary results as follow: the ELF fields influence the cellular electric charge stability, so that the cells must increase MK activity to restore the correct equilibrium, while TAMMEF fields are useful to maintain and regulate cellular electric charge. The results obtained by this preliminary study opens interesting prospective to be further investigated.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Fisica Medica, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Siena, Italia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Battisti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galassi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vannoni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carlucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabucchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tommassini
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giordano
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000263:Adenylate Kinase