Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and heat shock can increase microvesicle motility in astrocytes.

The effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) on microvesicles was examined in rat astrocytes by video-enhanced microscopy in combination with a perfusable cell chamber. The EMF effect was compared with the effect of heat shock (HS) and with a combination of them both. The velocity of microvesicles was measured using image processing software (NIH Scion image 1.61). After exposure of astrocytes to EMF (50 Hz, 100microT, 1 h), the velocity of microvesicles in astrocytes increased from 0.32 +/- 0.03 microm/s (n = 120, 95% CI) in the untreated control group to 0.41 +/- 0.03 microm/s (n = 175, 95% CI). Fifteen minutes after HS (45 degrees C, 10 min) the microvesicles showed a velocity of 0.56 +/- 0.03 microm/s (n = 125, 95% CI). Combination of HS and EMF led to an increase in velocity up to 0.54 +/- 0.03 microm/s (n = 110, 95% CI). No significant difference between HS and HS+EMF was found. Compared to the untreated control group, the increased microvesicle velocity of the exposed cells might be a stress response of the cell. It is possibly a sign of intensified intracellular traffic required to adjust the metabolic needs.

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