Absence of DNA damage after 60-Hz electromagnetic field exposure combined with ionizing radiation, hydrogen peroxide, or c-Myc overexpression
文摘
The principal objective of this study was to assess the DNA damage in a normal cell line system after exposure to 60?Hz of extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) and particularly in combination with various external factors, via comet assays. NIH3T3 mouse fibroblast cells, WI-38 human lung fibroblast cells, L132 human lung epithelial cells, and MCF10A human mammary gland epithelial cells were exposed for 4 or 16?h to a 60-Hz, 1?mT uniform magnetic field in the presence or absence of ionizing radiation (IR, 1?Gy), H2O2 (50?μM), or c-Myc oncogenic activation. The results obtained showed no significant differences between the cells exposed to ELF-MF alone and the unexposed cells. Moreover, no synergistic or additive effects were observed after 4 or 16?h of pre-exposure to 1?mT ELF-MF or simultaneous exposure to ELF-MF combined with IR, H2O2, or c-Myc activation.