title: The role of physiological elements in future therapies of rheumatoid arthritis. III. The role of the electromagnetic field in regulation of redox potential and life cycle of inflammatory cells.
abstract: Each material consisting of charged particles can be influenced by a magnetic field. Polarized particles play an essential role in almost all physiological processes. Locally generated electromagnetic fields several physiological processes within the human body, for example: stimulation of nerves, muscles, and cardiac electrical activity. This phenomenon is used today in many medical applications. In this article, we discuss ways in which electromagnetic field affects the physiological and pathological processes in cells and tissues. This knowledge will help to better understand the electrophysiological phenomenon in connective tissue diseases and can bring new therapeutic strategies (in the form of "invisible drugs") for the treatment of rheumatic diseases?
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gajewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rzodkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Experimental Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maśliński
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wojtecka-Łukasik
keywords: electromagnetic field; reactive oxygen intermediates; redox