ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Protective Effect of Static Magnetic Field
on the Antioxidant Response in Fibroblast Exposed
to Oxidative Stress
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Department of Nutrigenomics and Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec,
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, 8 Jednosci Street, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Submission date: 2021-10-28
Final revision date: 2022-01-11
Acceptance date: 2022-01-20
Online publication date: 2022-04-13
Publication date: 2022-06-20
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Agnieszka Synowiec-Wojtarowicz
Department of Nutrigenomics and Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(4):3309-3316
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The effect of influence of static magnetic field which is widespread in environment is the aim of
many studies. Static magnetic field is present in our everyday life and can cause functional disorders
in cells, tissues or biological systems. The study’s results do not give the answer about negative or
positive effect of the static magnetic field on human body. On the one hand, the magnetic field has
been successfully used in medicine for many years, in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of
the musculoskeletal system, nervous system, eyesight, upper respiratory tract, circulatory system,
gastrointestinal tract, skin and soft tissues. To induce oxidative stress, fibroblasts had been treated
with hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 1 mM and 0.5 mM for 4 hours, then the medium was
changed to medium without of the hydrogen peroxide and cells were placed in permanent magnets
with 0.7 T induction. The cultures were maintained in the test chambers or placebo at 37ºC in a 5%
CO2 incubator (Heraeus) for 24 hours. In cells lysates SOD, GPx, CAT activities were measured and
also total antioxidant status. There was statistically significant decrease in the SOD and GPx activity
in cultures with hydrogen peroxide addition. In the cultures to which hydrogen peroxide had been
added, there was a statistically significant increase in the CAT activity. The simultaneous exposure
of the fibroblasts to oxidative stress and the SMF caused a statistically significant increase in the SOD
and GPx activity and decrease CAT activities when compare to the cultures exposed to hydrogen
peroxide. The results showed that hydrogen peroxide causes oxidative stress in fibroblasts. On the other
hand, the static magnetic field protects the cells and removes the harmful effects of hydrogen peroxide
on the fibroblasts.