Response of exfoliated human buccal epithelium cells to combined gamma radiation, microwaves, and magnetic field exposure estimated by changes in chromatin condensation and cell membrane permeability

Authors

  • K. А. Kuznetsov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svobody Sq., 4, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine Author
  • О. Т. Nikolov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svobody Sq., 4, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine Author
  • Y. G. Shckorbatov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svobody Sq., 4, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26565/2075-3810-2016-36-03

Keywords:

Heterochromatin, cell stress, cell damage, hormesis, static magnetic field, electromagnetic field

Abstract

Modulation of the biological effects produced by ionizing radiation (IR) using microwave and magnetic fields has important theoretical and practical applications. Response of human buccal epithelium cells to different physical agents (single and combined exposure to 0.5–5 Gy γ-radiation (60Co); microwaves with the frequency of 36.64 GHz and power densities of 0.1 and 1 W/m2, and static magnetic field with the intensity of 25 mT) has been investigated. The stress response of the cells was evaluated by counting heterochromatin granules quantity (HGQ) in the cell nuclei stained with orcein. Membrane permeability was assessed by the percentage of cells stained with indigocarmine (cells with damaged membrane). The increase of heterochromatin granules quantity (HGQ), i.e. chromatin condensation was detected at the doses of 2 Gy and higher. Changes in the cell membrane permeability to indigocarmine expressed the threshold effect. Membrane permeability reached the threshold at the doses of 2–3 Gy for the cells of different donors and did not change with the increase of the dose of γ-radiation. Cells obtained from different donors revealed some individual peculiarities in their reaction to γ-radiation. The static magnetic field and microwaves applied before or after γ-radiation decreased its impact, as revealed by means of HGQ assessment.

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Vol. 2 No. 36 (2016): Biophysical Bulletin

Section

Action of physical agents on biological objects

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Response of exfoliated human buccal epithelium cells to combined gamma radiation, microwaves, and magnetic field exposure estimated by changes in chromatin condensation and cell membrane permeability. (2016). Biophysical Bulletin, 2(36), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.26565/2075-3810-2016-36-03

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