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Determining the Toxicity of UV Radiation and Chemicals on Primary and Immortalized Human Corneal Epithelial Cells
Published on: July 22, 2021
ELF non ionizing radiation changes the distribution of the inner chemical functional groups in human epithelial cell
Antonella Lisi1, Sabrina Rieti, Antonio Cricenti
1Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, Area della Ricerca CNR via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100 00133, Roma, Italy.
Abstract:
Human skin cell culture (HaCaT) that has been exposed to an AC magnetic field undergoes detectable changes in its biochemical properties and shapes. Such changes were observed by infrared wavelength-selective scanning near-field optical microscopy with a resolution of 80-100 nm. We specifically investigated the changes in the distribution of the inner chemical functional groups and in the cell morphology induced by a 24 h exposure to a 1 mT (rms), 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field in a temperature regulated solenoid. These results further accentuate the crucial questions, raised by several recent studies, about the impact of low-frequency electromagnetic field on human cells.
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