Abstract
The biophysical mechanism of magnetic fields (MFs) acting on living systems is not clear. Previous research showed that, similar to epidermal growth factor (EGF), MF exposure induced EGF receptor (EGFR) clustering and activated EGFR signaling. In this study, we investigated whether MF exposure induced the changes in physical characteristics of EGF and downstream effects of EGF and EGFR interaction. The phase-interrogation surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing analyses showed that 50 Hz MF exposure at 4.0 mT for 1 h induced reversible relative permittivity changes of EGF solution. However, compared with sham-exposed EGF solution, the MF-exposed EGF solution did not affect the binding of EGF to EGFR, nor the cell viability and EGFR clustering in human amniotic epithelial cells (FL cells). Our data suggest that cellular EGFR clustering response to MF exposure might not be a result of changes in relative permittivity of EGF in cell culture solution. Bioelectromagnetics. © 2020 Bioelectromagnetics Society.
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