Magnetic Fields / HSP70/HSPA5 Cancer Research Results

MF, Magnetic Fields: Click to Expand ⟱
Features: Therapy

Magnetic Fields — externally applied static or time-varying magnetic fields used to alter cellular signaling, redox state, ion handling, membrane behavior, metabolism, or neural activity without introducing a chemical agent. They are a physical therapeutic modality and include static magnetic fields (SMF), extremely-low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF), pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF), and other non-rotating oscillating/time-varying magnetic fields. Common abbreviations include MF, SMF, ELF-MF, EMF, and PEMF. Biological effects are strongly dependent on field strength, frequency, waveform, gradient, duty cycle, exposure duration, and tissue or cell type. Rotating magnetic fields are excluded here because they are represented separately as pid 192; magnetic-nanoparticle-dependent magnetothermal or magnetomechanical effects are also better assigned primarily to the magnetic nanoparticle product.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Redox modulation and ROS perturbation, including radical-pair and mitochondrial mechanisms; cancer cells may develop sustained oxidative stress whereas normal cells frequently show adaptive antioxidant responses.
  2. Ca²⁺ and ion-channel modulation, particularly TRPC, voltage-gated channels, intracellular Ca²⁺ handling, and ER–mitochondrial Ca²⁺ communication.
  3. Mitochondrial and bioenergetic modulation, including membrane potential, electron transport, ATP production, mitochondrial permeability, and metabolic reprogramming.
  4. Cell proliferation, cell-cycle, apoptosis, and senescence signaling through pathways including EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR, MAPK/ERK, caspases, PARP, Bax and survivin.
  5. Membrane permeability and drug-uptake modulation, producing context-dependent chemosensitization to agents including doxorubicin, etoposide and methotrexate.
  6. Inflammatory and stress-response modulation including NF-κB, cytokine signaling, HSPs, ER stress and adaptive antioxidant pathways.
  7. Migration, invasion, angiogenesis and tumor-microenvironment modulation; effects are field-parameter and tumor-model dependent.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Conventional pharmacokinetic concepts do not apply because the intervention is a physical field rather than an absorbed drug. Relevant exposure variables are magnetic flux density, field gradient, frequency, waveform, pulse width, repetition rate, duty cycle, spatial distribution, treatment duration and tissue depth. Magnetic fields can penetrate tissue without the concentration gradients characteristic of drugs, but induced electric fields and biological coupling vary markedly with geometry and frequency.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Effects are not concentration-driven. Many experimental results cannot be generalized between devices because apparently small differences in waveform, frequency, flux density, orientation, gradient and exposure duration can change the biological response. Static fields ranging from millitesla to tesla and PEMF/ELF protocols ranging from weak fields to substantially stronger stimulation should therefore be treated as distinct exposure regimens rather than as a single dose-response continuum.

Clinical evidence status: Cancer treatment remains predominantly preclinical, with cell-culture and animal evidence plus limited supportive or adjunctive human use. Evidence supports parameter-dependent anticancer effects and chemosensitization, but non-rotating magnetic-field exposure alone is not an established standard anticancer therapy. PEMF has established clinical use in several musculoskeletal applications and has been studied as supportive therapy in oncology. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has substantially stronger human evidence in neurological and psychiatric applications, including investigational use in Alzheimer’s disease, but should not be interpreted as evidence that generic magnetic-field exposure is an established systemic cancer treatment.

Magnetic Fields can be Static, or pulsed. The most common therapy is a pulsed magnetic field in the uT or mT range.
The main pathways affected are:
Calcium Signaling: -influence the activity of voltage-gated calcium channels.
Oxidative Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Pathways
Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) and Cellular Stress Responses
Cell Proliferation and Growth Signaling: MAPK/ERK pathway.
Gene Expression and Epigenetic Modifications: NF-κB
Angiogenesis Pathways: VEGF (improving VEGF for normal cells)
PEMF was found to have a 2-fold increase in drug uptake compared to traditional electrochemotherapy in rat melanoma models

Pathways:
- most reports have ROS production increasing in cancer cells , while decreasing in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, VEGF↓(mostly regulated up in normal cells),
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, Glucose↓, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, cytoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Magnetic Field Mechanisms in Cancer

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 ROS and redox homeostasis ↑ ROS (context-dependent); ↑ oxidative stress ↑ transient ROS followed by ↔ or ↓ ROS in adaptive protocols P, R, G Redox perturbation One of the most recurrent MF mechanisms. Direction is strongly field- and cell-dependent; sustained ROS elevation is reported in several cancer models and during chemotherapy sensitization.
2 Ca²⁺ and ion-channel signaling ↑ Ca²⁺ signaling or dysregulation; altered TRPC and voltage-sensitive channel activity ↑ transient signaling with homeostatic recovery (context-dependent) P, R Electrophysiological signal transduction Ca²⁺ is a major mechanistic bridge between membrane sensing, mitochondria, ROS, proliferation and apoptosis. Response depends strongly on waveform and frequency.
3 Mitochondrial function and membrane potential ↓ ΔΨm; altered respiration; ↑ mitochondrial stress ↔ or reversible modulation (context-dependent) P, R, G Bioenergetic destabilization Mitochondrial effects can arise downstream of ROS and Ca²⁺ signaling and contribute to apoptotic commitment.
4 Apoptosis and caspase signaling ↑ apoptosis; ↑ caspases; ↑ PARP cleavage; ↑ Bax; ↓ survivin ↔ or substantially weaker response in selective protocols R, G Programmed cell death Reported with several PEMF and time-varying field protocols and can be amplified when combined with chemotherapy.
5 EGFR PI3K AKT mTOR signaling ↓ EGFR/AKT/mTOR signaling (model-dependent) ↔ or mixed R, G Growth-signal suppression Particularly supported in static-field experiments; response varies with cell type, cell density and field intensity.
6 Cell cycle and proliferation ↓ proliferation; ↑ cell-cycle arrest or mitotic disruption ↔ or mixed G Growth suppression Effects are highly protocol-specific. Some exposures are neutral or can stimulate proliferation, so suppression should not be treated as universal.
7 DNA damage and DNA-damage response ↑ DNA damage; ↑ ATM/p53/p21 signaling (context-dependent) ↔ or mixed; protective responses reported with some protocols R, G Genotoxic stress and repair modulation Often secondary to ROS and particularly evident during combination treatment with chemotherapy or radiation. Magnetic fields alone are not consistently genotoxic, and some static-field protocols can reduce radiation-associated DNA damage.
8 Chemosensitization and drug uptake ↑ chemotherapy response; ↑ drug uptake or cytotoxicity ↔ or ↑ toxicity (drug-dependent) R, G Adjunctive anticancer effect Documented with doxorubicin, etoposide and other agents. Selectivity is not guaranteed; normal-cell toxicity must be evaluated for each field-drug combination.
9 Glutathione and antioxidant buffering ↓ GSH reserve or altered GSH/GSSG balance (context-dependent) ↑ GSH or antioxidant adaptation in some protocols R, G Redox buffering modulation GSH depletion is best interpreted as a consequence of oxidative load rather than a universal direct MF target.
10 NRF2 antioxidant response ↔ / mixed; inadequate adaptive response in some oxidative protocols ↑ NRF2 and antioxidant-response signaling in some protective protocols R, G Adaptive antioxidant defense NRF2 direction is not uniform enough to classify MF globally as either an NRF2 activator or inhibitor.
11 ER stress and unfolded protein response ↑ ER stress and UPR (model-dependent) ↑ adaptive stress response or ↔ R, G Proteostasis stress Can develop secondary to ROS, altered Ca²⁺ handling and mitochondrial dysfunction.
12 Mitochondrial permeability transition ↑ MPTP opening propensity ↔ or reversible opening R Mitochondrial death commitment Supported mechanistically for specific ELF-MF exposures through ROS-sensitive pathways; should not be generalized to all magnetic fields.
13 Glycolysis and cellular energetics ↓ glycolytic flux or altered ATP production (model-dependent) ↔ or metabolic adaptation R, G Metabolic reprogramming Some frequency-tuned exposures suppress glycolysis, but this is substantially less universal than ROS or Ca²⁺ modulation.
14 HIF-1α and angiogenic signaling ↓ HIF-1α / VEGF in selected models ↑ VEGF or tissue-repair signaling in some regenerative protocols G Angiogenesis modulation Potential cancer-versus-normal-tissue divergence is attractive but remains highly exposure- and model-specific.
15 NF-κB and inflammatory signaling ↓ NF-κB and inflammatory signaling in selected models ↓ inflammatory cytokines in many regenerative PEMF applications R, G Inflammation modulation Better established as an anti-inflammatory/regenerative PEMF effect than as a universal cancer-cell mechanism.
16 Migration invasion and angiogenesis ↓ migration; ↓ invasion; ↓ angiogenic signaling in selected models ↔ or pro-repair angiogenesis (context-dependent) G Metastatic phenotype modulation Direction varies substantially with field protocol and normal-versus-tumor context.
17 Radiosensitization ↑ radiation-induced ROS and DNA damage in selected protocols Mixed; radioprotection has also been reported with other protocols R, G Modification of radiation response Both radiosensitizing and radioprotective responses have been reported; field parameters and tissue context determine direction.
18 Clinical Translation Constraint Field-specific response; substantial tumor heterogeneity Potential tissue-specific physiological effects G Translation limitation No pharmacokinetic dose metric exists. Field strength, frequency, waveform, geometry, gradients, duration and induced electric fields must be specified. Most anticancer evidence remains preclinical and protocols are poorly standardized.

P: 0–30 min     R: 30 min–3 hr     G: >3 hr

MPTP: opening represents a mitochondrial commitment event integrating ROS and Ca²⁺ stress; sustained opening indicates irreversible bioenergetic failure.




Alzheimer’s disease relevance: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive magnetic neuromodulation modality with randomized human evidence for modest improvement in global cognition in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The strongest recent evidence supports excitatory stimulation of cortical cognitive-network regions, particularly the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The mechanism is principally neural-network and synaptic modulation rather than the systemic ROS-based mechanism often discussed for low-intensity PEMF. Meta-analyses generally report cognitive benefit, but protocol heterogeneity, small trials and uncertain durability remain important limitations. rTMS should therefore be classified as investigational or adjunctive for AD rather than an established disease-modifying treatment.

Clinical evidence status: Multiple RCTs and meta-analyses support a modest short-term cognitive signal. Longer-term benefit remains less certain, optimal frequency/intensity/site protocols are not standardized, and evidence does not establish prevention or reversal of Alzheimer pathology.

Magnetic Stimulation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Rank Pathway / Axis Modulation TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Cortical network excitability ↑ P, R Neuromodulation High-frequency rTMS and excitatory stimulation of cortical network hubs can increase cortical responsiveness.
2 Synaptic plasticity ↑ R, G Plasticity enhancement Repeated stimulation can produce LTP-like network effects and is a leading explanation for persistence beyond the stimulation session.
3 Cognitive-network connectivity ↑ G Network normalization DLPFC and related cortical networks are the most consistently studied targets.
4 Global cognition ↑ G Clinical cognitive improvement Recent meta-analyses show modest improvement in MMSE, MoCA or ADAS-Cog outcomes, although heterogeneity remains substantial.
5 Neuroinflammation and neurotrophic signaling ↓ inflammation; ↑ neurotrophic signaling (context-dependent) G Secondary neurobiological effects Supported mainly by mechanistic and preclinical studies; less directly established than cortical-network effects in human AD.
6 Clinical Translation Constraint ↔ G Protocol heterogeneity Optimal stimulation site, frequency, intensity, pulse count, session number and maintenance schedule remain unresolved; long-term disease modification has not been demonstrated.

P: 0–30 min     R: 30 min–3 hr     G: >3 hr
HSP70/HSPA5, heat shock proteins 70 kilodalton: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Also known as HSPA5
Enhanced expression of Hsp70 is associated with tumorigenesis for breast cancer, endometrial cancer, gastric cancer, and acute leukemia; with poor prognoses.
-These adenosine triphosphatases unfold misfolded or denatured proteins and can keep these proteins in an unfolded, folding-competent state. They also protect nascently translating proteins, promote the cellular or organellar transport of proteins, reduce proteotoxic protein aggregates and serve general housekeeping roles in maintaining protein homeostasis.
-HSP70 family of proteins can be thought of as a potent buffering system for cellular stress, either from extrinsic (physiological, viral and environmental) or intrinsic (replicative or oncogenic) stimuli. As such, this family serves a critical survival function in the cell. Not surprisingly, cancer cells rely heavily on this buffering system for survival. The overwhelming majority of human tumors overexpress HSP70 family members, and expression of these proteins is typically a marker for poor prognosis.
-HSP70 helps cancer cells survive under stressful conditions, such as hypoxia or nutrient deprivation, by preventing protein misfolding and aggregation. This allows cancer cells to maintain their proliferative capacity.
-Tumor Progression: Elevated levels of HSP70 have been associated with tumor progression and metastasis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
524- MF,    Inhibition of Angiogenesis Mediated by Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF-MFs)
- vitro+vivo, PC, MS-1 - vitro+vivo, PC, HUVECs
other↓, reduction of hemangioma size, of blood-filled spaces, and in hemorrhage.
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
VEGFR2/KDR/Flk1↓,
TumVol↓, 20mm compared to 32mm
HSP70/HSPA5↓, HSP70 and HSP90 expression after 72 h of exposure to MF in MS-1 cells seemed markedly reduced.
HSP90↓,
TumCCA↑, (2 mT) induced cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis. “transient” arrest of MF-treated cells in G2/M phase
angioG↓, in vitro

526- MF,    Inhibition of Cancer Cell Growth by Exposure to a Specific Time-Varying Electromagnetic Field Involves T-Type Calcium Channels
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF7 - in-vitro, Pca, HeLa - vitro+vivo, Melanoma, B16-BL6 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
TumCG↓, Exposure to Thomas-EMF inhibited tumour growth in mice
Ca+2↑, exposure of malignant cells to Thomas-EMF for > 15 min promoted Ca2+ influx
selectivity↑, but did not effect non-malignant cells
*Ca+2∅, only malignant cells showed enhanced Ca2+ uptake following exposure to Thomas-EMF.
ROS↑, EMF-dependent increases in reactive oxygen species, rapid influx of Ca2+, or activation of specific signaling pathway
HSP70/HSPA5↑, Some studies have shown increased expression of HSP70, a marker of cellular stress responses, in response to EMF exposures
AntiCan↑, These observations suggest that the Thomas-EMF could provide a potential anti-cancer therapy.

3469- MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)—Physiological Response and Its Potential in Trauma Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↑, According to this analysis, pulse repetition frequencies higher than 100 Hz with magnet flux densities between 1 mT and 10 mT lead to the highest presence of a cellular response, although this may vary depending on the cell type and stage of growth
*eff↝, Also, repeated applications over a prolonged period of more than 10 days show a higher effect than shorter periods, while a prolonged acute exposure lasting more than 24 h seems to be less effective than an acute exposure with less than 24 h applicat
*other↑, release of Ca2+ ion and the direct activation of PEMF on voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) is of great relevance.
Ca+2↑, PEMF stimulation also leads to similar membrane effects, resulting in a Ca2+ influx, which triggers further cellular signals
ROS↑, It has been proposed that the accumulation of ROS or oxidative stress may cause the upregulation of heat shock proteins (Hsp70, HIF-1), leading to cell damage.
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
*NOTCH↑, PEMF has been shown to increase the expressions of Notch4 and Hey1 during osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, suggesting that the Notch pathway, important in cellular fate and bone development, is activated by PEMF in stem cells
*HEY1↑,
*p38↑, PEMF-induced osteogenic differentiation MSCs, as well as the activation of p38 MAPK
*MAPK↑,

2253- MF,    Low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field promotes functional recovery, reduces inflammation and oxidative stress, and enhances HSP70 expression following spinal cord injury
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*Inflam↓, LPEMFs decreased the expression of inflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and nuclear factor-κB.
*TNF-α↓, after 2 weeks of LPEMF treatment, the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β were decreased in comparison with the SCI group
*IL1β↓,
*NF-kB↓, administration of LPEMFs significantly reduced the immunoreactivity of NF-κB in SCI rats
*iNOS↓, Additionally, LPEMFs exposure reduced the levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species, and upregulated the expression of catalase and superoxide dismutase.
*ROS↓, LPEMFs can alleviate the oxidative stress by reducing ROS production following SCI
Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*HSP70/HSPA5↑, Furthermore, treatment with LPEMFs significantly enhanced the expression of HSP70 in spinal cord-injured rats
*neuroP↑, LPEMFs exhibit strong neuroprotective effects in the nervous system
*motorD↑, LPEMF exposure can promote locomotor recovery in SCI rats
*antiOx↑, protective effect of LPEMFs on oxidative stress may be attributed to the upregulation of antioxidant enzymes.

2254- MF,    Effect of 60 Hz electromagnetic fields on the activity of hsp70 promoter: an in vivo study
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*HSP70/HSPA5↑, induction of hsp70 (heat-shock protein 70) expression by EMFs, as well as the reporter for the luciferase gene
HSP70/HSPA5↑, We previously found activation of hsp70 promoter in cultured HeLa and BMK16 cell lines

2255- MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Induce Skeletal Muscle Cell Repair by Sustaining the Expression of Proteins Involved in the Response to Cellular Damage and Oxidative Stress
- in-vitro, Nor, SkMC
*HSP70/HSPA5↑, HSP70), which can promote muscle recovery, inhibits apoptosis and decreases inflammation in skeletal muscle, together with thioredoxin, paraoxonase, and superoxide dismutase (SOD2), which can also promote skeletal muscle regeneration following injury
*Apoptosis↓,
*Inflam↓,
*Trx↓,
*PONs↓, Paraoxonase 2 (PON2, Paraoxonase 3 (PON3) (+19% vs. controls)
*SOD2↓,
*TumCG↑, PEMF treatment enhanced muscle cell proliferation by approximately 20% both in cells grown in complete medium
*Diff↑, suggest the potential role of PEMF in the induction of muscle differentiation
*HIF2a↑, hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 2a (HIF-2a) (+40% vs. controls),
*Cyt‑c↑, Cytochrome c (+39% vs. controls)
P21↑, p21/CIP1 (+27% vs. controls)

2256- MF,  HPT,    Effects of exposure to repetitive pulsed magnetic stimulation on cell proliferation and expression of heat shock protein 70 in normal and malignant cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF7 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Nor, HBL-100
HSP70/HSPA5↑, HSP70 expression was increased by RPMS exposure under thermal stress at 40 degrees C and 42 degrees C in HBL-100 and HeLa.
HSP70/HSPA5∅, HSP70 was not affected by RPMS at 37°C (Fig. 5A).

492- MF,    Weak electromagnetic fields (50 Hz) elicit a stress response in human cells
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
HSP70/HSPA5↑, HSP70 genes (A, B, and C), are induced by ELF-EMF

493- MF,    Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field induces acetylation of heat shock proteins and enhances protein folding
- in-vitro, NA, HEK293 - in-vitro, Liver, AML12
ATP↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, however, acetylations of HSP70 and HSP90 were increased
HSP90↓, however, acetylations of HSP70 and HSP90 were increased

194- MF,    Electromagnetic Field as a Treatment for Cerebral Ischemic Stroke
- Review, Stroke, NA
*BAD↓,
*BAX↓,
*Casp3↓,
*Bcl-xL↑,
*p‑Akt↑,
*MMP9↓, EMF significantly decreased levels of IL-1β and MMP9 in the peri-infarct area at 24 h and 3rd day of the experiment
*p‑ERK↑, ERK1/2
*HIF-1↓,
*ROS↓, n a similar experiment, ELF-MF (50 Hz/1 mT) increased cell viability and decreased intracellular ROS/RNS in mesenchymal stem cells submitted to OGD conditions and 3 h ELF-MF exposure
*VEGF↑,
*Ca+2↓,
*SOD↑,
*IL2↑,
*p38↑,
*HSP70/HSPA5↑,
*Apoptosis↓, PEMF decreased apoptosis
*ROS↓, Nevertheless, in the presence of ischemia, EMF decreased NO and ROS concentrations.
*NO↓,

519- MF,    Effects of 50-Hz magnetic field exposure on superoxide radical anion formation and HSP70 induction in human K562 cells
- in-vitro, AML, K562
HSP70/HSPA5↑, 2x

4116- MF,    Low‑frequency pulsed electromagnetic field promotes functional recovery, reduces inflammation and oxidative stress, and enhances HSP70 expression following spinal cord injury
- in-vivo, NA, NA
*Inflam↓, LPEMFs decreased the expression of inflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and nuclear factor-κB.
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*iNOS↓, LPEMFs exposure reduced the levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species, and upregulated the expression of catalase and superoxide dismutase.
*ROS↓,
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↑, treatment with LPEMFs significantly enhanced the expression of HSP70 in spinal cord-injured rats.

4105- MF,    Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields stimulation modulates autoimmunity and immune responses: a possible immuno-modulatory therapeutic effect in neurodegenerative diseases
- Review, AD, NA
*Inflam↓, On the basis of in vitro and clinical studies on brain activity, modulation by ELF-EMFs could possibly counteract the aberrant pro-inflammatory responses present in neurodegenerative disorders reducing their severity and their onset.
*neuroP↑, TMS (60 Hz, 0.7 mT) applied to rats for 2 hours twice daily, can be neuroprotective
*NO↑, The growth curve of exposed bacteria was lower than the control, while field application increased NO levels
*ROS↓, A significant increase of free radical production has been observed after exposure to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields at a flux density of 1 mT to mouse macrophages
*NO↓, EMF represents a non-pharmacological inhibitor of NO and an inducer of MCP-1,
*MCP1/CCL2↑,
*HSP70/HSPA5↑, Tokalov and Gutzeit (2004) showed the effect of ELF-EMF on heat shock genes and demonstrated that even a low dose of ELF-EMF (10 mT) caused an increase in HSPs, especially hsp70
*antiOx↑, Whereas most environmental electromagnetic radiations cause oxidative stress in the brain (Sahin and Gumuslu, 2007), ELF-EMF seems to have an antioxidant and neuroprotective effect
*NRF2↑, ELF-EMF induces the antioxidant pathway Nrf2, which is closely associated with its protective effect against neurotoxicity induced by 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)
*NF-kB↓, Selective inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway by ELF-EMF may be involved in the decrease of chemokine production.


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 13 of 13

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 13

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

Catalase↑, 1,   ROS↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3) ⓘ

ATP↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

other↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8) ⓘ

HSP70/HSPA5↓, 2,   HSP70/HSPA5↑, 7,   HSP70/HSPA5∅, 1,   HSP90↓, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11) ⓘ

P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12) ⓘ

TumCG↓, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

Ca+2↑, 2,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   VEGFR2/KDR/Flk1↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

selectivity↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 19

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

antiOx↑, 2,   Catalase↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 5,   SOD↑, 3,   SOD2↓, 1,   Trx↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4) ⓘ

PONs↓, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

p‑Akt↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 2,   BAD↓, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   Bcl-xL↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   HEY1↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,   MAPK↑, 1,   p38↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

other↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8) ⓘ

HSP70/HSPA5↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12) ⓘ

Diff↑, 1,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   NOTCH↑, 1,   TumCG↑, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

Ca+2↓, 1,   Ca+2∅, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

HIF-1↓, 1,   HIF2a↑, 1,   NO↓, 2,   NO↑, 1,   VEGF↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

IL1β↓, 2,   IL2↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 4,   MCP1/CCL2↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

eff↑, 1,   eff↝, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

motorD↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 43

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HSP70/HSPA5, heat shock proteins 70 kilodalton
13 Magnetic Fields
1 Hyperthermia
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