Extremely low-frequency pulses of faint magnetic field induce mitophagy to rejuvenate mitochondria

Takuro Toda; Mikako Ito; Jun-ichi Takeda; Akio Masuda; Hiroyuki Mino; Nobutaka Hattori; Kaneo Mohri; Kinji Ohno

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03389-7

Communications Biology (May 2022)

Extremely low-frequency pulses of faint magnetic field induce mitophagy to rejuvenate mitochondria

Takuro Toda,
Mikako Ito,
Jun-ichi Takeda,
Akio Masuda,
Hiroyuki Mino,
Nobutaka Hattori,
Kaneo Mohri,
Kinji Ohno

Affiliations

Takuro Toda: Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Mikako Ito: Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Jun-ichi Takeda: Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Akio Masuda: Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Hiroyuki Mino: Division of Material Science, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science
Nobutaka Hattori: Department of Neurology, Juntendo University
Kaneo Mohri: Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
Kinji Ohno: Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03389-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The effect of extremely low-frequency pulses of faint magnetic field on mitochondria is investigated, where it led to reduced mitochondrial mass, membrane potential and electron transport chain activity, and induced mitophagy.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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