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Effect of PEMF on LPS-Induced

Chronic Inammation in Mice

Juan Carlos Pena-Philippides, Sean Hagberg,

Edwin Nemoto, and Tamara Roitbak

11.1 INTRODUCTION

Low-intensity pulsed electromagnetic elds (PEMFs) have been found to produce a variety of ben-

ecial biological effects and have been successfully employed as adjunctive therapy for a variety

of clinical conditions (Shupak, 2003; Guo et al., 2012). In the United States, PEMF is cleared by

FDA for use in treating postoperative pain and edema and approved by the Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services (CMS) for treating chronic wounds. PEMF signals induce electrical elds

in tissue, generat ...