Degenerative retinal diseases can lead to blindness if left untreated. At present, there are no curative therapies for retinal diseases. Therefore, effective treatment strategies for slowing the progression of retinal diseases and thus improving patients' life standards are urgently needed. The present study aimed to assess the effect of sinusoidal electromagnetic field (EMF) (50 Hz, 1.3 mT) treatment for 15 and 30 min on spontaneously arising retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) and retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5) and its short-term post-treatment significance. Our study indicated the beneficial impact of EMF treatment on the proliferative and migratory capacity of the tested cells. ARPE-19 and RGC-5 cells exposed to an EMF exhibited elevated levels of HO-1, increased N6-methyladenosine (mA) and N5-methylcytosine (mC) status mediated by METTL3 and NSUN2, respectively, and changes in levels of DNA damage repair factors, which may contribute to the regenerative properties of ARPE-19 and RGC-5 cells. Overall, this analysis showed that EMF (sinusoidal, 50 Hz, 1.3 mT) treatment may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for retinal diseases.
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