At present, when the level of background ionizing radiation is increasing in a number of world locations, the problem of the study of biological effect of high background radiation becomes one of the extremely important global problems in modern life sciences. The modern research in biophysics proved that water is a most essential target, through which the biological effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiations are realized. Therefore, there is no doubt about the strong dependency of non-ionizing radiation-induced effect on the level of background radiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon thermal (NT) effect of direct radiation 4 Hz-modulated 90-160 GHz of Millimeter Waves (MMW) and preliminary MMW-treated physiological solution (PS) influence were studied on snail isolated neuron, rat's brain tissue hydration and skin penetration. It was shown that the 4 Hz-modulated low intensity 90-160 GHz MMW direct radiation and MMW-treated PS leads to on single neuron shrinkage, skin and brain tissue dehydration. On the basis of obtained data it was suggested that the cell bathing aqua medium serve as a target through which the NT effect of MMW on cell hydration is realized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of dark -(Ev=0 lux) and low-background radiation (BGR), where R<1μRongen/h, on physicochemical properties (specific electrical conductivity, heat fusion, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and oxygen contents) of distilled water (DW) and physiological solution (PS) at 4°C and 18°C were studied. The incubation of DW and PS samples in dark and in low BGR (under dark) medium at 4°C and 18°C brings to changes of their physicochemical properties compared with DW and PS samples incubated in light and normal BGR condition (Ev=500-550 lux and R=17 μRoentgen/h). The observed changes of DW and PS properties depended on their initial temperature, density and ionic composition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe comparative study of the effects of 5.8 mW/cm(2) Millimeter Waves (MMW) and near Infrared (IR) irradiation on thermal properties, specific adsorption rate (SAR), specific electrical conductivity (SEC) and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) content of distilled water (DW), and physiological solutions (PS) was performed. The thermal effect of MMW irradiation appeared only after the first minute of irradiation, while the IR heating started from the first minute of irradiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe dual effect of magnetized physiological solution (MPS) on snail heart muscle contractility (muscle relaxation and stimulation of heartbeat) was shown previously. The MPS-induced relaxation of the heart muscle has been explained by activation of cGMP-dependent Ca(2+) effluxes from the muscle; however, the mechanism of the stimulating effect of MPS on heartbeat remains unclear. As in the presence of paramagnetic oxygen molecules, magnetic fields could generate the exogenous reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), we hypothesize that H(2)O(2) may play a role as the possible messengers through which the activation effect of MPS on heartbeat is realized.
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