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Effects of 300 mT static magnetic field on IL-8 secretion in normal human colon myofibroblasts |
Arkadiusz R. Gruchlik 1,2, Artur Turek 1,2, Zofia Dzierżewicz 1 |
1. Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 8, Sosnowiec 41-200, Poland |
Abstract |
Intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts, located in the lamina propria under the epithelial cell layer, have the specific functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Many of the factors are secreted by the activated myofibroblasts in the intestine in various disease states: experimental colitis, small bowel injury, gastric ulcer models or disease and also in naturally occurring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IL-8, one of the factors secreted by the activated myofibroblasts in the intestine, plays sequential role in neutrophil recruitment in the inflamed tissue. In the last few years, the increasing production of electromagnetic (EMF) and static magnetic fields (SMF), due to the expanding use of electronic devices in everyday life, has led to a number of studies on the effects of these fields on living organisms. EMF therapy, because of its anti-inflammatory properties, may be used in medicine in IBD treatment. This mechanism has not been elucidated yet. |
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