Harris, Paul A., Lamb, Justin, Heaton, Brian et al. (1 more author) (2002) Possible attenuation of the G2 DNA damage cell cycle checkpoint in HeLa cells by extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields. Cancer Cell International, 2 (3). ISSN 1475-2867
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The issue remains unresolved as to whether low frequency magnetic fields can affect cell behaviour, with the possibility that they may be in part responsible for the increased incidence of leukaemia in parts of the population exposed to them.
METHODS:
Combined treatment of HeLa cells with gamma-irradiation (1, 3 and 5 Grays) and extra low frequency magnetic fields of ~50 Hz was carried out under rigorously controlled conditions.
RESULTS:
Synchronised cells progressing from S-phase arrived at mitosis on average marginally ahead of irradiation controls not exposed to ELF. In no instance out of a total of twenty separate experiments did this "double-insult" further delay entry of cells into mitosis, as had been anticipated.
CONCLUSION:
This apparently "non-genotoxic" agent (ELF) appears to be capable of affecting cells that would normally arrest for longer in G2, suggesting a weakening of the stringency of the late cycle (G2) checkpoint.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2002 Harris et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Clinical Sciences Division North (Sheffield) > Clinical Science Centre (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2004 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2014 09:02 |
Published Version: | http://www.cancerci.com/content/2/1/3 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1475-2867-2-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:24 |