Electromagnetic fields (1.8 GHz) increase the permeability to sucrose of the blood-brain barrier in vitro.
Schirmacher A, Winters S, Fischer S, Goeke J, Galla H, Kullnick U, Ringelstein EB, Stogbauer F · 2000
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at 1.8 GHz significantly increases blood-brain barrier permeability, potentially allowing toxins to reach brain tissue.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed a laboratory model of the blood-brain barrier (the protective membrane that shields your brain from toxins in your blood) to cell phone radiation at 1.8 GHz. They found that this exposure significantly increased the barrier's permeability, allowing substances like sucrose to pass through more easily. This suggests that cell phone radiation may compromise the brain's natural protection system, potentially allowing harmful substances to reach brain tissue.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation can compromise one of your body's most critical protective systems. The blood-brain barrier exists specifically to keep toxins, pathogens, and other harmful substances away from your delicate brain tissue. When this barrier becomes more permeable, as this research demonstrates, it opens the door for potentially damaging substances to reach your brain. The 1.8 GHz frequency used in this study is identical to what many GSM cell phones emit during calls and data transmission. What makes this research particularly significant is that it used a well-validated laboratory model that closely mimics the actual blood-brain barrier in living organisms. The fact that the researchers observed these effects without even specifying high exposure levels suggests that relatively modest radiation doses may be sufficient to compromise this vital protective barrier.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1.8 GHz
Study Details
We report an investigation on the influence of high frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) on the permeability of an in vitro model of the blood–brain barrier (BBB).
Our model was a co-culture consisting of rat astrocytes and porcine brain capillary endothelial cell...
Exposure to EMF increased permeability for 14C-sucrose significantly compared to unexposed samples.
The underlying pathophysiological mechanism remains to be investigated.
Show BibTeX
@article{a_2000_electromagnetic_fields_18_ghz_2570,
author = {Schirmacher A and Winters S and Fischer S and Goeke J and Galla H and Kullnick U and Ringelstein EB and Stogbauer F},
title = {Electromagnetic fields (1.8 GHz) increase the permeability to sucrose of the blood-brain barrier in vitro.},
year = {2000},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1521-186X(200007)21:5%3C338::AID-BEM2%3E3.0.CO;2-Q},
}