The 2100MHz radiofrequency radiation of a 3G-mobile phone and the DNA oxidative damage in brain.
Şahin D, Özgür E, Güler G, Tomruk A, Ünlü İ, Sepici-Dinçel A, Seyhan N. · 2016
View Original AbstractOxidative DNA damage in rat brains increased after 10 days of 2100 MHz radiofrequency exposure but was decreased compared to controls after 40 days.
Plain English Summary
The main finding was increased oxidative DNA damage in the brain after 10 days of exposure, while after 40 days oxidative DNA damage was decreased compared to control groups. A decreased level of the lipid peroxidation marker MDA was also observed after 40 days of exposure.
Why This Matters
The female rats were randomly divided into four groups, two exposed and two control, matched to the 10-day and 40-day time points. Oxidative DNA damage was measured as 8-hydroxy-2′deoxyguanosine (pg/mL) and malondialdehyde (MDA, nmoL/g tissue) levels were determined from brain tissue. The researchers suggested that the decreased damage seen at 40 days could reflect adapted and increased DNA repair mechanisms.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.4 W/kg
- Electric Field
- 16 V/m
- Source/Device
- 2100 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- Group I - 6 h/day, 5 consecutive days/wk for 2 weeks and Group IV- 6 h/day on 5 consecutive days/week for 8 weeks
Exposure Context
This study used 16 V/m for electric fields:
- 53.3x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
We aimed to evaluate the effect of 2100 MHz radiofrequency radiation emitted by a generator, simulating a 3G-mobile phone on the brain of rats during 10 and 40 days of exposure
The female rats were randomly divided into four groups. Group I; exposed to 3G modulated 2100 MHz RF...
Our main finding was the increased oxidative DNA damage to brain after 10 days of exposure with the ...
The measured decreased quantities of damage during the 40 days of exposure could be the means of adapted and increased DNA repair mechanisms.
Show BibTeX
@article{d_2016_the_2100mhz_radiofrequency_radiation_566,
author = {Şahin D and Özgür E and Güler G and Tomruk A and Ünlü İ and Sepici-Dinçel A and Seyhan N.},
title = {The 2100MHz radiofrequency radiation of a 3G-mobile phone and the DNA oxidative damage in brain.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891061816000041},
}