不同磁场对大鼠脏器一氧化氮含量的影响

目的 :探讨磁场对大鼠肝组织、肾组织中一氧化氮 (NO)含量的影响。方法 :将大鼠置于不同磁场 ( 1 0mT、2 0mT、30mT)中曝磁 30min ,观察磁场对大鼠肝组织和肾组织NO含量的影响。NO含量的测定采用改良的Griess法。结果 :在 30mT磁场中曝磁 30min ,大鼠肝组织、肾组织中NO含量都显著高于对照组(p <0 .0 1 ) ;其它场强NO含量与对照组相比无统计学意义。结论 :30mT磁场对大鼠肝组织、肾组织NO含量有一定影响。     

Conductivity differences distort probe measurements of magnetically induced electric fields

Measuring internal induced electric fields in animals with a miniaturized probe involves a potential error related to the difference between the hole conductivity (σ_h) and the surrounding tissue conductivity (σ_t). Theory was developed to describe this phenomenon and checked by probe measurements in agar-filled petri dishes. The value measured in the hole is 2σ_t/(σ_h + σ_t) times the actual field in the tissue. For example, a probe hole in muscle, which is filled with blood, could yield a measurement only about 22% of the true value in the muscle. This potential source of error can be mitigated to some extent by not actually cutting a hole, by using a low-conductivity (e.g., 0.2 S/m) coupling medium in the hole, or by ensuring contact between the probe's electrodes and the tissue. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Inconsistent suppression of nocturnal pineal melatonin synthesis and serum melatonin levels in rats exposed to pulsed DC magnetic fields

The purpose of these experiments was to determine whether the exposure of rats at night to pulsed DC magnetic fields (MF) would influence the nocturnal production and secretion of melatonin, as indicated by pineal N-acetyltransferase (NAT) activity (the rate limiting enzyme in melatonin production) and pineal and serum melatonin levels. By using a computer-driven exposure system, 15 experiments were conducted. MF exposure onset was always during the night, with the duration of exposure varying from 15 to 120 min. A variety of field strengths, ranging from 50 to 500 μT (0.5 to 5.0 G) were used with the bulk of the studies being conducted using a 100 μT (1.0 G) field. During the interval of DC MF exposure, the field was turned on and off at 1-s intervals with a rise/fall time constant of 5 ms. Because the studies were performed during the night, all procedures were carried out under weak red light (intensity of <5 μW/cm²). At the conclusion of each study, a blood sample and the pineal gland were collected for analysis of serum melatonin titers and pineal NAT and melatonin levels. The outcome of individual studies varied. Of the 23 cases in which pineal NAT activity, pineal melatonin, and serum melatonin levels were measured, the following results were obtained; in 5 cases (21.7%) pineal NAT activity was depressed, in 2 cases (8.7%) studies pineal melatonin levels were lowered, and in 10 cases (43.5%) serum melatonin concentrations were reduced. Never was there a measured rise in any of the end points that were considered in this study. The magnitudes of the reductions were not correlated with field strength (i.e., no dose-response relationships were apparent), and likewise the reductions could not be correlated with the season of the year (experiments conducted at 12-month intervals under identical exposure conditions yielded different results). Duration of exposure also seemed not to be a factor in the degree of melatonin suppression. The inconsistency of the results does not permit the conclusion that pineal melatonin production or release are routinely influenced by pulsed DC MF exposure. In the current series of studies, a suppression of serum melatonin sometimes occurred in the absence of any apparent change in the synthesis of this indoleamine within the pineal gland (no alteration in either pineal NAT activity or pineal melatonin levels). Because melatonin is a direct free radical scavenger, the drop in serum melatonin could theoretically be explained by an increased uptake of melatonin by tissues that were experiencing augmented levels of free radicals as a consequence of MF exposure. This hypothetical possibly requires additional experimental documentation. Bioelectromagnetics 19:318–329, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Age-dependent effect of static magnetic field on brain tissue hydration

Age-dependent effect of Static Magnetic Field (SMF) on rats in a condition of active and inactive Na⁺/K⁺ pump was studied for comparison of brain tissues hydration state changes and magnetic sensitivity. Influence of 15?min 0, 2 Tesla (T) SMF on brain tissue hydration of three aged groups of male albino rats was studied. Tyrode’s physiological solution and 10^?4?M ouabain was used for intraperitoneal injections. For animal immobilization, the liquid nitrogen was used and the definition of tissue water content was performed by tissue drying method. Initial water content in brain tissues of young animals is significantly higher than in those of adult and aged ones. SMF exposure leads to decrease of water content in brain tissues of young animals and increase in brain tissues of adult and aged ones. In case of ouabain-poisoned animals, SMF gives reversal effects on brain tissue’s hydration both in young and aged animals, while no significant effect on adults is observed. It is suggested that initial state of tissue hydration could play a crucial role in animal age-dependent magnetic sensitivity and the main reason for this could be age-dependent dysfunction of Na⁺/K⁺ pump.     

Preliminary report: modification of cardiac contraction rate by pulsed magnetic fields.

Isolated rat hearts and excised canine cardiac tissues were subjected to pulsed magnetic fields. The fields excited in coils by tandem pairings of sinusoidal pulses were presented at various inter-pair delays and repetition rates. The waveform of the magnetic field was a single or multiple sinusoid followed after a variable delay by another single or multiple sinusoid. Small but reliable increases in the beating rate of rat heart were observed. Similar increases occurred in contraction rates of canine tissues. Both preparations exhibited a contraction-rate dependency on the repetition rate of the paired magnetic pulses: 4.5-6 rep/s for canine tissue, and 20-25 and 40-55 reps/s for rat heart. Flux-density thresholds for both preparations approximated 10 mT (100 gauss) rms.     

Metabolic integrity and stability of isolated rat brown adipocytes

Using rats previously anesthetized with pentobarbital and with subtle modifications to existing procedures, rat brown adipocytes of good yield, viability, and stability were consistently obtained. The metabolic integrity of the cells, indicated by an 8–11 fold norepinephrine-dependent stimulation of respiration, was reproducible between cell preparations and maintained even after 3–5 hours of cell storage at room temperature. The ATP content of freshly isolated and stored cells per mg DNA (using a modified DNA assay) closely reflected the in vivo content determined from freeze clamped tissue.     

Variable spatial magnetic field influences peripheral nerves regeneration in rats

Generator of spatial magnetic field is one of most recent achievements among the magnetostimulators. This apparatus allows to obtain the rotating magnetic field. This new method may be more effective than other widely used techniques of magnetostimulation and magnetotherapy. We investigated the influence of alternating, spatial magnetic field on the regeneration of the crushed rat sciatic nerves. Functional and morphological evaluations were used. After crush injury of the right sciatic nerve, Wistar C rats (n?=?80) were randomly divided into four groups (control and three experimental). The experimental groups (A, B, C) were exposed (20?min/day, 5?d/week, 4 weeks) to alternating spatial magnetic field of three different intensities. Sciatic Functional Index (SFI) and tensometric assessments were performed every week after nerve crush. Forty-eight hours before the sacrificing of animals, DiI (1,1’-di-octadecyl-3,3,3’,3’-tetramethyloindocarbocyanine perchlorate) was applied 5?mm distally to the crush site. Collected nerves and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were subjected to histological and immunohistochemical staining. The survival rate of DRG neurons was estimated. Regrowth and myelination of the nerves was examined. The results of SFI and tensometric assessment showed improvement in all experimental groups as compared to control, with best outcome observed in group C, exposed to the strongest magnetic field. In addition, DRG survival rate and nerve regeneration intensity were significantly higher in the C group. Above results indicate that strong spatial alternating magnetic field exerts positive effect on peripheral nerve regeneration and its application could be taken under consideration in the therapy of injured peripheral nerves.     

Design of a magnetic field generator for experiments on magnetic effects in cell cultures

A magnetic field generator constructed of rare earth-cobalt magnets is proposed for examining the biological effects of static magnetic fields (less than 1 T) on tissue cultures. Important quantities of a magnetic field from a biological-effects viewpoint, ie, its strength and the product of strength and gradient, are analysed. A practical procedure for designing the generator with optimum parameters is given. Also, parameters are determined which will yield a sinusoidal spatial field distribution.     

Effects of microtopography and water table on Sphagnum palustre L. in subtropical high mountains and implications for peatland restoration

Introduction. Human disturbance has recently led to increasingly serious destruction of Sphagnum L. wetlands in subtropical high mountains, resulting in an urgent need for wetland restoration.

Methods. Through a field experiment conducted in western Hubei Province, China, the effects of four different microtopographic types [concave surface, convex surface, concave and convex surface (CC surface), and flat surface] and water table depth (0 to ?30?cm) on three growth indicators (number of capitula, coverage and biomass) of Sphagnum palustre L. were examined. The objective was to identify the optimal hydrological conditions for S. palustre growth and thus facilitate its rapid recolonisation and restoration of these wetlands.

Key results. The results showed that different microtopographic conditions significantly influenced S. palustre growth. Among them, S. palustre in the CC surface showed the worst growth, while no significant differences existed among the other three microtopographic types. Additionally, as the water table increased, the growth of S. palustre increased, but long-term flooding impeded growth. The water table affected S. palustre growth via effects on its tissue water content.

Conclusions. Microtopographic reshaping was not essential for the success of S. palustre recolonisation, and microtopography that maintained the water table to within ?10?cm of the surface without flooding were best, independent of the microtopographic types. In addition, the growth patterns of S. palustre changed with changes in the environment, which may be related to its long-term adaptation to conditions of a lower water table.     

新垦红壤坡地土壤水分有效性研究

针对南方红壤地区降雨时空分布不均的特点,以未开垦的自然植被为对照,对桂西北环境移民示范区不同季节(早季和雨季)一次性降雨前1d及降雨后4h、2d、4d、6d及8d新垦蔗地(中坡、下坡、谷地）0-20cm,20-40cm、40-60cm3个土层的土壤水分含量进行了测定．结果表明,雨后谷地蔗地的土壤有效水分增量几乎与降雨量相同,而中坡蔗地与未开垦的自然植被土壤有效水分增量仅相当于降雨量于80％．雨季雨后0-60cm土壤层次中土壤有效水分分布均匀,早季主要集中在表层．雨季一次性降雨后各哩理及各土层土壤有效水分饱和度均有显著差异;而早季3个新垦蔗地间无明显差异,3个土层以表层土壤有效水分饱和度最高,亚表层与心土层差异不明显．无论雨季还是旱季,0-60cm土层土壤有效水分的消耗速率都以自然植被处理为最低,由于雨季正是作物生长旺季,其0-60cm土层土壤有效水分的消耗速率比旱季快,按照早季雨后8d土壤有效水分的平均消耗速率,15d内0-60cm土层的有效水分将消耗殆尽。     

A role for the magnetic field in the radiation-induced efflux of calcium ions from brain tissue in vitro

Two independent laboratories have demonstrated that electromagnetic radiation at specific frequencies can cause a change in the efflux of calcium ions from brain tissue in vitro. In a local geomagnetic field (LGF) at a density of 38 microTesla (microT), 15- and 45-Hz electromagnetic signals (40 Vp-p/m in air) have been shown to induce a change in the efflux of calcium ions from the exposed tissues, whereas 1- and 30-Hz signals do not. We now show that the effective 15-Hz signal can be rendered ineffective when the LGF is reduced to 19 microT with Helmholtz coils. In addition, the ineffective 30-Hz signal becomes effective when the LGF is changed to +/- 25.3 microT or to +/- 76 microT. These results demonstrate that the net intensity of the LGF is an important variable. The results appear to describe a resonance-like relationship in which the frequency of the electromagnetic field that can induce a change in efflux is proportional to a product of LGF density and an index, 2n + 1, where n = 0,1. These phenomenological findings may provide a basis for evaluating the apparent lack of reproducibility of biological effects caused by low-intensity extremely-low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic signals. In future investigations of this phenomenon, the LGF vector should be explicitly described. If the underlying mechanism involves a general property of tissue, then research conducted in the ambient electromagnetic environment (50/60 Hz) may be subjected to unnoticed and uncontrolled influences, depending on the density of the LGF.     

恒定磁场对小鼠空间记忆形成的影响

目的：探讨不同照射时间的恒定磁场作用对小鼠空间记忆形成的影响.方法：应用水迷宫学习模型测定并对比4小时恒定磁场照射组、3小时恒定磁场照射组、2小时恒定磁场照射组和无磁场照射的正常对照组动物的空间记忆能力.结果：水迷宫学习训练的实验表明：第一个训练日中,4小时磁场处理组动物与正常对照组比较,动物到达水下平台所需时间延长,且具有显著性差异（P〈0.05）;3小时磁场处理组与正常对照组比较,动物到达水下平台所需时间缩短,且具有显著性差异（P〈0.05）;第二个训练日中,2小时或3小时磁场处理组与正常对照组比较,动物到达水下平台所需时间延长,且均具有显著性差异（P〈0.05）.第三、四、五连续3个训练日中,3组磁场处理组动物到达水下平台所需的时间与正常对照组相比较均不具有显著性差异（P〉0.05）.结论：一定时间的磁场处理对小鼠空间记忆的形成有促进或损伤作用,究竟是促进还是损伤有可能取决于一个作用“窗口”问题.     

磁场作用对小鼠学习记忆的影响

目的 :探讨磁场作用对小鼠学习记忆能力的影响。方法 :应用水迷宫学习模型测定并对比 30分钟磁场处理组、1 5分钟磁场处理组和非磁场处理的正常对照组动物的空间学习记忆能力。结果 :水迷宫学习训练的实验表明 30分钟磁场处理组与正常对照组比较 ,动物到达水下平台的时间延长 ;游程增加 ;平均游速减慢 ,且均具有显著性差异 (p <0 .0 5)。 1 5分钟磁场处理组与正常对照组比较 ,动物到达水下平台的时间延长 ,且具有显著性差异 (p <0 .0 5) ;游程和平均速度与正常对照组相比无显著性差异 (p >0 .0 5)。结论 :磁场处理 30分钟或 1 5分钟损伤小鼠的空间学习记忆能力 ,且以 30分钟的磁场处理作用较强