Moori Maryam, Norouzian Dariush, Yaghmaei Parichehr, Farahmand Leila
Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Pilot Nanobiotechnology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Electromagn Biol Med. 2024 Oct;43(4):236-245. doi: 10.1080/15368378.2024.2381575. Epub 2024 Jul 24.
Breast cancer has been recognized as the most common cancer affecting women. Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure can influence cellular activities such as cell-cell junctions and metastasis. However, more research is required to determine these fields' underlying mechanisms of action. Since cadherin switching is an important process during EMT (epithelial-mesenchymal transition), in this study, cadherin switching was regarded as one of the probable mechanisms of the effect of ELF-EMFs on metastasis suppression. For five days, breast cells received a 1 Hz, 100mT ELF-EMF (2 h/day). Cell invasion and migration were assessed in vitro by the Scratch wound healing assay and Transwell culture chambers. The expression of E- and N-cadherin was assessed using real-time PCR, western blotting, and Immunocytochemistry. ELF-EMF dramatically reduced the migration and invasion of MDA-MB 231 malignant cells compared to sham exposure, according to the results of the scratch test and the Transwell invasion test. The mRNA and protein expression levels of E-cadherin showed an increase, while the N-cadherin expression was found with a decrease, in MDA-MB231 cells receiving 1 Hz EMF compared to sham exposure. E-cadherin's mRNA and protein expression levels were enhanced in MCF10A cells receiving 1 Hz EMF compared to sham exposure. ELF-EMF can be used as a method for the multifaceted treatments of invasive breast cancer.
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