Document Type : Original Research
Authors
1 Department of Medical Engineering, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
2 Department of Medical Equipment, Deputy of Food and Drug, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Department of Physiology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
4 Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Background: Magnetic fields can affect physiological systems and some diseases, such as diabetes.
Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the effect of a low-power magnetic field on the blood parameters of mice, with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
Material and Methods: In this experimental study, 48 adult male mice were divided into six groups of eight. Diabetic mice were exposed to magnetic fields of 0.0005 and 0.005 tesla for 5 and 10 days using Helmholtz coils. Blood samples were collected every other day to measure blood factors and assess the magnetic field’s effects on diabetes-related parameters.
Results: In the diabetes groups, blood protein levels decreased without any effect from the magnetic intervention. However, in three out of the four groups, blood albumin increased under the influence of the magnetic field. The induction of a magnetic field led to a decrease in blood Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) activity. Additionally, the magnetic field resulted in increasing blood magnesium levels.
Conclusion: The effects of the magnetic field and diabetes on the measured blood parameters, including GGT and magnesium were independent. However, the blood albumin level, which was reduced under the influence of induced diabetes, was improved by the magnetic fields, especially in the magnetic field of the 0.005 tesla.
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