We investigated the protective effects of electromagnetic field（EMF）on the survival of the human renal proximal tubular cell line,HK-2,using an in vitro hypoxia/reoxygenation（H/R）injury model.The survival rate of ...We investigated the protective effects of electromagnetic field（EMF）on the survival of the human renal proximal tubular cell line,HK-2,using an in vitro hypoxia/reoxygenation（H/R）injury model.The survival rate of cells cultured under H/R condition declined significantly,while the intracellular reactive oxygen species（ROS）levels markedly increased.The 10 Hz/1 m T EMF exposure could inhibit H/R-induced cell death of HK-Z via suppression of intracellular ROS production and that this treatment might be clinically useful for the amelioration of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.展开更多
In a number of renal disease tubular epithelial cells often display hypertrophy rather than hyperplasia. This hypertrophy, characterized by an increase in protein conten and cell size, as well as an accumulation of ex...In a number of renal disease tubular epithelial cells often display hypertrophy rather than hyperplasia. This hypertrophy, characterized by an increase in protein conten and cell size, as well as an accumulation of extracellular matrix, is a key process which may lead subsequently to tubulointerstitial fibrosis and end-stage renal failure.展开更多
基金supported by the Pioneer Research Center Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education,Science and Technology(NRF-2009-0082941)
文摘We investigated the protective effects of electromagnetic field（EMF）on the survival of the human renal proximal tubular cell line,HK-2,using an in vitro hypoxia/reoxygenation（H/R）injury model.The survival rate of cells cultured under H/R condition declined significantly,while the intracellular reactive oxygen species（ROS）levels markedly increased.The 10 Hz/1 m T EMF exposure could inhibit H/R-induced cell death of HK-Z via suppression of intracellular ROS production and that this treatment might be clinically useful for the amelioration of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.
文摘In a number of renal disease tubular epithelial cells often display hypertrophy rather than hyperplasia. This hypertrophy, characterized by an increase in protein conten and cell size, as well as an accumulation of extracellular matrix, is a key process which may lead subsequently to tubulointerstitial fibrosis and end-stage renal failure.
