研究のタイプ: 医学/生物学の研究 (experimental study)

Acute exposure to circularly polarized 50-Hz magnetic fields of 200-300 microT does not affect the pattern of melatonin secretion in young men med./bio.

掲載誌: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003; 88 (12): 5668-5673

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研究目的(著者による)

The effects of exposure of young men to a 50 Hz magnetic field on the nighttime melatonin profile should be investigated.

詳細情報

The rationale for this study was to determine whether acute exposure to magnetic fields similar to those produced by the power distribution system is capable to alter the human melatonin secretion.
A total of 23 male participants between 18 and 35 years completed two 7-day sessions separated by 7 days in a balanced cross-over design: an exposure session and a sham exposure session. During the first 5 days of each session, participants maintained a regular daily routine and their sleep duration and EMF-exposure was measured with personal devices. During the last 2 days of each session, participants remained in the clinical investigation unit and before going to sleep, they were placed in the exposure unit without current in the first night (baseline) and with exposure or sham exposure in the second night. A total of 8 subjects was exposed to the 200 µT magnetic field and 15 subjects were exposed to 300 µT.

影響評価項目

ばく露

ばく露 パラメータ
ばく露1: 50 Hz
ばく露時間: 2 hours
ばく露2: 50 Hz
ばく露時間: 2 hours

ばく露1

主たる特性
周波数 50 Hz
タイプ
  • magnetic field
偏波
  • circular
ばく露時間 2 hours
ばく露装置
ばく露の発生源/構造
ばく露装置の詳細 two sets of orthogonally oriented coils (one north-south, one east-west), each consisting of two sets of 50 windings in series were designed to ensure maximal field uniformity; windings, supported by acrylic formers, fastened together with nylon bolts produced an exposure system of dimensions 900 mm x 900 mm x 900 mm, which was supported by an open-bay trolley to allow in-bed subject exposure; to eliminate confounding effects of vibration, electric fields, noise and heat, windings were bifilar; magnetic fields and sham fields were thus created by unidirectional and bidirectional flow of current, respectively; windings were embedded in silicon sealant to minimize vibration; no shielding from ambient magnetic fields was present; however, background AC fields were constantly monitored and were all less than 0.2 µT
Sham exposure A sham exposure was conducted.
パラメータ
測定量 種別 Method Mass 備考
磁束密度 200 µT - 測定値 - -

ばく露2

主たる特性
周波数 50 Hz
タイプ
  • magnetic field
偏波
  • circular
ばく露時間 2 hours
ばく露装置
ばく露の発生源/構造
  • E1と同じ装置
Sham exposure A sham exposure was conducted.
パラメータ
測定量 種別 Method Mass 備考
磁束密度 300 µT - 測定値 - -

ばく露を受けた生物:

方法 影響評価項目/測定パラメータ/方法

研究対象とした生物試料:
調査の時期:
  • ばく露前
  • ばく露後

研究の主なアウトカム(著者による)

No significant differences in melatonin profile between exposure sessions and sham exposure sessions were found.
The authors conclude that exposure of young men to a 50 Hz magnetic field has no effect on the nighttime melatonin profile.

研究の種別:

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