Safety of hypomagnetic field and its effects on the skeletal system


" All organisms survive and multiply under the geomagnetic magnetic field (GMF) [1]. With the launch of the Moon and Mars space program, during long-distance space mission, astronauts will inevitably be exposed to an environment with a hypomagnetic field (HyMF), which several thousand times weaker than GMF[2]. ... In vivo, our study found that HyMF aggravated bone loss induced by hindlimb unloading (HLU) in rats and mice, which related to the changes in iron metabolism[6,7]. In addition, HyMF also inhibited the recovery of simulated microgravity-induced osteoporosis of mice, probably by restraining elevated iron return to normal levels[8]. Meanwhile, we found that HyMF can inhibit osteoblast differentiation and mineralization[9], promote osteoclast formation and bone resorption in vitro[10]." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Shang, P. Safety of hypomagnetic field and its effects on the skeletal system. © 2020 the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.


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