Quoted message said:Subject: Re: Zapper kills infectious bacteria
From: Happy Oyster [email hidden]
Date: 11/19/2003 5:04 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: <[email hidden]>
(Jan) said:In
addition, the same electric current exposure (0.14 milliamp, 2 hrs at 37oC)
was
Quoted message said:applied to E. coli bacteria cultures. No significant effect of the current
was
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Quoted message said:observed in E. coli cultures at 24 hrs after exposure.
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Escherichia coli are bacteria.
And THEY are NOT killed.
Your study is posted where??
http://www.drclark.net/news/lairesearch.htm
Low-intensity electric current-induced effects on human lymphocytes and
leukemia cells
Narendra P. Singh and Henry Lai
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
USA
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether low-intensity current
affects cells in culture. Two types of human cells: white blood cells
(lymphocytes) and leukemia cells (molt-4 cells), were studied. A low-intensity
time-varying electric current (0.14 milliamp) generated by the Clark Zapper was
applied to cell cultures via two platinum electrodes for 2 hrs at 37o C. Cell
counts were made at different times after electric current application. Results
show that the current had no significant effect on human white blood cells up
to 24 hrs after exposure, whereas it significantly inhibited the growth of
leukemia cells. At 24 hrs after exposure, concentration of leukemia cells
exposed to the electric current was only 58% of that of non-exposed leukemia
cells. These data suggest that the electric current can selectively inhibit the
growth of leukemia cells and does not significantly affect normal cells. A
manuscript describing these results is in preparation for publication. In
addition, the same electric current exposure (0.14 milliamp, 2 hrs at 37oC) was
applied to E. coli bacteria cultures. No significant effect of the current was
observed in E. coli cultures at 24 hrs after exposure.
Further research should investigate whether this selective electric
current-induced growth inhibition also occurs in other types of cancer cells.
The critical current parameters and mechanism of this effect should also be
investigated.
Jan