Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.1-8, 2021 (ESCI)
Static Magnetic Field (SMF) is one of the biophysiological stimulants which
modulates physiological processes in different cell lines. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
are important biological tools for regenerative medicine. Although it is known that SMFs
cause a change in cellular membrane polarization, oxidative product concentrations, gene
expression patterns and cell propagation rates, depending on exposure time and intensity,
their effects on MSCs have not been properly explained yet. In this study, MSCs derived from
human bone marrow were treated with moderate 328 mT SMF by using cylindric
Neodymium Iron Boron (Nd2Fe14B) magnets to investigate its influence on orientation,
proliferation rates and morphologies. Results showed that the treated cells gained more
homogenous orientation than the non-treated cells, however SMF influence did not
significantly change proliferation rates.
The cells were grown under both chemically osteogenic induction and SMF to observe the
osteogenic differentiation and biomineralization. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity
decreased significantly in the cells treated with SMF compared to the control groups. Alizarin
Red S staining showed that mineralization also decreased in the cells. The results showed that
an easily produced moderate SMF can b