BASIC RESEARCH ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELDS

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This project focuses on the effects of intense static magnetic fields on the behavior of diamagnetic water and paramagnetic oxygen.1.Parting of Water by Magnetic Fields ( Moses Effect). When studying the properties of diamagnetic fluids in static magnetic fields up to 8T we observed the phenomena that the surface of the water was pushed back by magnetic fields of higher gradients.2.Redistribution of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration. The spatial distribution of oxygen concentration dissolved in water was measured by a dissolved oxygen meter. A clear redistribution of oxygen concentration was observed, and the dissolved oxygen concentration increased more then 10% around the center of the magnet.3.Effect of Magnetic Fields on Peripheral Blood Circulation and Skin Temperature In Vivo. We studied the effect of 8T static magnetic fields on the peripheral blood flow, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature of an anesthetized rat. Blood flow decreased by 10% during magnetic field exposure. Skin temperature decreases may be attributable to the accelerated evaporation of water from the skin by magnetic fields.Biochemical Reactions Catalyzed by Catalase, Xanthine Oxidase, and Other Enzymes Under Intense Magnetic Fields. We studied whether magnetic fields of up to 14T affect the activity of several enzymes. We observed no effect on the reaction of superoxide-dismutase, peroxidase, and xanthine oxidase. However, we observed changes in the absorbance of the reaction mixture of hydrogen peroxide and catalase during and after magnetic field exposures. The results indicate that magnetic fields affect the dynamic movement of oxygen bubbles that are produced in the reaction mixture by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, but not the catalytic activity of the catalase itself.