PMID- 32191156 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201029 LR - 20201029 IS - 1502-3850 (Electronic) IS - 0001-6357 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Oct TI - The effect of electromagnetic fields on survival and proliferation rate of dental pulp stem cells. PG - 494-500 LID - 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734655 [doi] AB - Aims: Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) can affect biological systems and alter some cell functions like proliferation rate. Dental pulp tissue is known as a source of multipotent stromal stem cells (MSCs), which can be obtained by a less invasive and more available process compared to bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs). This study aimed to consider the effect of ELF-EMF on proliferation rates of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs).Material and methods: ELF-EMF was generated by a system including autotransformer, multi-meter, solenoid coils, teslameter and its probe. The effect of ELF-EMF with the intensity of 0.5 and 1 mT and 50 Hz on the proliferation rate of hDPSCs was assessed in 20 and 40 min per day for 7 days. MTT assay and DAPI test were used to determine the growth and proliferation of DPSCs.Results: Based on MTT, ELF-EMF has maximum effect with the intensity of 1 mT for 20 min/day on the proliferation of hDPSCs. The survival and proliferation rate in all exposure groups were significantly higher than the control group. Based on the data obtained from MTT and DAPI assay, the number of viable cells in the group exposed to 1 mT for 20 min/day was higher than other groups (p < .05).Conclusions: Regarding to the results of this study, 0.5 and 1 mT ELF-EMF can enhance survival and proliferation rates of hDPSCs. FAU - Samiei, Mohammad AU - Samiei M AD - Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Aghazadeh, Zahra AU - Aghazadeh Z AD - Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Abdolahinia, Elaheh Dalir AU - Abdolahinia ED AD - Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Vahdati, Amin AU - Vahdati A AD - Dental Public Health Program, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. FAU - Daneshvar, Sabalan AU - Daneshvar S AD - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Noghani, Atefe AU - Noghani A AD - Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200319 PL - Sweden TA - Acta Odontol Scand JT - Acta odontologica Scandinavica JID - 0370344 SB - IM MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - *Dental Pulp MH - *Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects MH - Humans MH - Stem Cells OTO - NOTNLM OT - Human dental pulp stem cells OT - extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields OT - proliferation rate EDAT- 2020/03/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/30 06:00 CRDT- 2020/03/20 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734655 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Odontol Scand. 2020 Oct;78(7):494-500. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734655. Epub 2020 Mar 19.