1. Shielded geomagnetic field accelerates glucose consumption in human neuroblastoma cells by promoting anaerobic glycolysis.
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Wang GM, Fu JP, Mo WC, Zhang HT, Liu Y, and He RQ
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- Anaerobiosis, Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Glycolysis, Humans, Magnetic Fields, Glucose, Neuroblastoma metabolism
- Abstract
A shielded geomagnetic field, also called the hypomagnetic field (HMF), interferes with the metabolic processes of various cells and animals exhibiting diverse effects in different models, however, its underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. In this study, we assessed the effect on the energy metabolism of SH-SY5Y cells in HMF and found that HMF-induced cell proliferation depends on glucose supply. HMF promoted SH-SY5Y cell proliferation by increasing glucose consumption rate via up-regulating anaerobic glycolysis in the cells. Increased activity of LDH, a key member of glycolysis, was possibly a direct response to HMF-induced cell proliferation. Thus, we unveiled a novel subcellular mechanism underlying the HMF-induced cellular response: the up-regulation of anaerobic glycolysis and repression of oxidative stress shifted cellular metabolism more towards the Warburg effect commonly observed in cancer metabolism. We suggest that cellular metabolic profiles of various cell types may determine HMF-induced cellular effects, and a magnetic field can be applied as a non-invasive regulator of cell metabolism., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest associated with this manuscript., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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