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Published March 28, 2023 | Submitted + Supplemental Material
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Quantum Biology in Cellular Migration

Abstract

The impact of magnetic fields on cellular function is diverse but can be described at least in part by the Radical Pair Mechanism (RPM), where magnetic field intervention alters reactive oxygen species (ROS) populations and downstream cellular signaling. Here, cellular magnetophoresis within three-dimensional scaffolds was monitored in an applied oscillating 1.4 MHz radiofrequency (RF) magnetic field with an amplitude of 10 μT and a static 50 μT magnetic field. Given that cellular respiration or glycolysis can be increased based on the orientation of the RF magnetic field, this study focused on the parallel orientation to increase ATP synthesis. Results suggest that RF accelerated clustering and elongation after 1 day with increased levels of clustering and cellular linkage after 7 days. Electron microscopy provided additional topological information and verified the development of fibrous networks and extracellular matrix were visualized after 7 days in samples maintained in RF. Analysis of the distribution of cells within the scaffolds revealed that the clustering rate during the first day was increased nearly five times in the RF environment. This work demonstrates time-dependent cellular magnetophoresis that may be influenced by quantum biology (QB) processes and signaling that can further attenuate or enhance cellular bioenergetics and behavior.

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The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. R.J.U. would like to thank members of his research group for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by American Heart Association (Grant No. 15SDG25710461) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Grant No. FA9550-17-1-0458). Author Contributions. R.J.U. conceived of the presented idea. A.M.V. wrote the manuscript with support from R.J.U., generated the cell tissues, and provided the cell images. C.M. wrote the manuscript with support from R.R.P. and R.J.U., provided data for Table 1, and conducted all data analysis and computation. All authors contributed to the final manuscript. The authors have declared no competing interest.

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