Institute of Translational Pharmacology-CNR, Rome, Italy.
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 18;8(1):9299. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27630-8.
Among the many biological effects caused by low intensity extremely high frequency electromagnetic fields (EHF-EMF) reported in the literature, those on the nervous system are a promising area for further research. The mechanisms by which these fields alter neural activity are still unclear and thus far there appears to be no frequency dependence regarding neuronal responses. Therefore, proper in vitro models for preliminary screening studies of the interaction between neural cells with EMF are needed. We designed an artificial axon model consisting of a series of parallel RC networks. Each RC network contained an aqueous solution of lipid vesicles with a gradient of potassium (K) concentration as the functional element. We investigated the effects of EHF-EMF (53.37 GHz-39 mW) on the propagation of the electric impulse. We report that exposure to the EHF-EMF increases the amplitude of electrical signal by inducing a potassium efflux from lipid vesicles. Further, exposure to the EHF-EMF potentiates the action of valinomycin - a K carrier - increasing the extent of K transport across the lipid membrane. We conclude that exposure to the EHF-EMF facilitates the electrical signal propagation by increasing transmembrane potassium efflux, and that the model presented is promising for future screening studies of different EMF frequency spectrum bands.
在文献中报道的低强度极高频电磁场(EHF-EMF)引起的许多生物学效应中,那些对神经系统的影响是进一步研究的有前途的领域。这些场改变神经活动的机制尚不清楚,到目前为止,神经元反应似乎没有频率依赖性。因此,需要适当的体外模型来对神经细胞与电磁场的相互作用进行初步筛选研究。我们设计了一个由一系列平行 RC 网络组成的人工轴突模型。每个 RC 网络包含一个脂质囊泡的水溶液,其中钾(K)浓度呈梯度分布,作为功能元件。我们研究了 EHF-EMF(53.37GHz-39mW)对电脉冲传播的影响。我们报告说,暴露于 EHF-EMF 会通过从脂质囊泡中排出钾来增加电信号的幅度。此外,暴露于 EHF-EMF 会增强缬氨霉素的作用-一种 K 载体-增加 K 在脂质膜中的转运程度。我们得出结论,暴露于 EHF-EMF 通过增加跨膜钾外流促进电信号传播,并且所提出的模型有望用于未来对不同电磁频谱波段的筛选研究。
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