Effect of low frequency, low amplitude magnetic fields on the permeability of cationic liposomes entrapping carbonic anhydrase: I. Evidence for charged lipid involvement
- 27 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Bioelectromagnetics
- Vol. 21 (7), 491-498
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-186x(200010)21:7<491::aid-bem2>3.0.co;2-#
Abstract
The influence of low frequency (4-16 Hz), low amplitude (25-75 mu T) magnetic fields on the diffusion processes in enzyme-loaded unilamellar liposomes as bioreactors was studied. Cationic liposomes containing dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and charged lipid stearylamine (SA) at different molar ratios (6:3:1 or 5:3:2) were used. Previous kinetic experiments showed a very low self-diffusion rate of the substrate p-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA) across intact liposome bilayer. After 60 min of exposure to 7 Hz sinusoidal (50 mu T peak) and parallel static (50 mu T) magnetic fields the enzyme activity, as a function of increased diffusion rate of p-NPA, rose from 17 +/- 3% to 80 +/- 9% (P < .0005, n = 15) in the 5:3:2 liposomes. This effect was dependent on the SA concentration in the liposomes. Only the presence of combined sinusoidal (AC) and static (DC) magnetic fields affected the p-NPA diffusion rates. No enzyme leakage was observed. Such studies suggest a plausible link between the action of extremely low frequency magnetic field on charged lipids and a change of membrane permeability.Keywords
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