| Author/Editor | Filipič, B; Kovacs, K; Somogyvari, F; Ihan, A; Ocsovszky, I; Koren, S; Toth, S | |
| Title | The effects of medium-strenght electric impulses on human blood | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | Bioelectroch Bioener | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 52, št. 1 | |
| Publication year | 2000 | |
| Volume | str. 29-36 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Leukocyte subsets, total leukocyte isolates or full blood samples were subjected to medium-strength square-wave electric impulses (100 V /cm field force, 5 ms duration). On the surface of the leukocytes, the expressions of several markers (CD3, CD4, CDB, CD11 a, CD11b and ICAM-1) were determined in order to study the influence of pulsed ionic currents on different aspects of the cellular immune response. Large individual differences were observed among randomly chosen healthy donors, both in the initial expression rate and in the response patterns of different antigens. As a general conclusion, it can be stated that electric impulses with the above parameters activate the state of immune response alertness of human leukocytes. Changes in the activities of several enzymes in the serum in response to electric impulses were also tested in order to examine the feasibility of ex vivo electric treatment of human blood for the establishment of an antiviral and immune activated condition. Slightly elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels point to a possibility of enhanced haemolysis, while the lack of an elevation in the membrane-bound peroxidase activity indicates the absence of haemolysis. Significant rises were detected in the serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. Since most ex vivo blood manipulations are characterised by the appearance of superoxide radicals in the serum, a SOD activity enhancement is considered beneficial in these cases. A mild, but significant reduction in the blood clotting time indicates that electric treatment of human blood should be performed with special attention to thrombosis-prone conditions, and adequate precautions and countermeasures should be introduced. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters.) | |
| Descriptors | LEUKOCYTES ELECTRIC STIMULATION LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE PEROXIDASE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS BLOOD COAGULATION PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX HLA-DR ANTIGENS HLA-DQ ANTIGENS ANTIGENS, CD3 ANTIGENS, CD4 ANTIGENS, CD8 ANTIGENS, CD11 INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1 ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL |