Pulsating Electromagnetic Field Stimulates mRNA Expression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and -4
Pulsating Electromagnetic Field Stimulates mRNA Expression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and -4
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DOI:
10.1177/00220345940730100401
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发表时间:
1994-10
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Masazumi Nagai;Minoru Ota
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作者:
Masazumi Nagai;Minoru Ota
The effects of a pulsating electromagnetic field on mRNA expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and -4 in chick embryonic calvaria were examined. From the onset of embryogenesis (Day 0), chick embryos were incubated in a continuously generated pulsating electromagnetic field with a peak of 3.5 milli-Tesla (mean: 2 milli-Tesla) and vibration at 15 Hz. Control chicks were incubated in a normal magnetic field. Northern-blot analysis showed that the mRNAs of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and -4 were expressed in the calvaria. Quantitative analysis of the mRNA expressions was done by means of slot-blot hybridization. The magnetic field enhanced the expressions of both mRNAs. The enhancements were more pronounced in younger chick embryos (Day 15 > Day 17), and no significant change was observed in the 19-day-old embryos. These results indicate that osteo-inductive effects of the magnetic field were mediated at least in part by bone morphogenetic protein-2 and -4.