Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Interdisciplinary Research of Magnetic Fields and Life Sciences
  • Forword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Section 1 Magnetic Fields and Their Biological Effects
  • Chapter 1 Medical Theranostics Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles under Magnetic Fields
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Propertied of IONPs under Magnetic fields
  • 1.3 Pharmacokinetic and biocompability
  • 1.4 Contrast agents of MRI
  • 1.5 Hyperthermal agents
  • 1.6 Drug delivery systems
  • 1.7 Multimodality theranostics systems of magnetic microbubbles, microcapsules and liposomes
  • 1.8 Other therapeutic potentials
  • 1.9 Summary and future prospective
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Progress of Static Magnetic Fields and Cancer Research in China
  • 2.1 Initial clinical studies showed that SMFs could inhibit cancer growth in some patients
  • 2.2 Cellular studies show that SMF inhibits multiple cancer cell growth byt has minimum effects on non-cancer cells
  • 2.3 Mechanisms of cancer inhibition by SMFs studied at molecular, cellularand animals levels
  • 2.4 SMF in combination with chemodrugs
  • 2.5 Parameters that directly affect the outcomes of SMF ex-posure
  • Reference
  • Chapter 3 Study of SMF's Effects on Cells, Microorganisms, Animals and Plants in NPU
  • 3.1 The effects of SMFs on cells
  • 3.2 The effects of SMFs on microorganism
  • 3.3 The effects of SMF on small animals
  • 3.4 The effects of SMFs on plants
  • Reference
  • Chapter 4 In Vitro Cellular Response to ELF-MF and RF-EMF
  • 4.1 Gap junctional intercellular communication
  • 4.2 Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) clustering
  • 4.3 Stress kinases signaling in response to ELF-MF
  • 4.4 Effect of ELF-MF and RF-EMF on gene expression
  • 4.5 Effect of ELF-MF and RF-EMF on protein expression
  • 4.6 DNA damage response to EMF exposure
  • Reference
  • Chapter 5 Utilization of Magnetic Field for Protein Crystallization
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Effects of magnetic field on protein crystallization
  • 5.3 Quality of protein crystals obtained in the magnetic field
  • 5.4 Toward applications in practical protein crystallization
  • 5.5 Concluding remarks and future perspectives
  • Reference
  • Chapter 6 High Static Magnetic Fields (SMFs) on Reproduction and Development of an Intact Living Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans
  • 6.1 Caenohabditis elegans (C.elegans) and its response to magnetic field
  • 6.2 Source of high SMF and exposure procedures
  • 6.3 SMFs on the lifespan and development process of C.elegans
  • 6.4 SMF on brood size and germline apoptosis in C.elegans
  • 6.5 SMF on mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress in C.elegans
  • Reference
  • Chapter 7 Low Frequency Magnetic Field Regulates Immunity and Inhibits Cancer
  • 7.1 Low frequency magnetic field (LF-MF) exposure system
  • 7.2 Screening for suitable tumor parameters of LF-MF
  • 7.3 Tumor inhibition effect of LF-MF