Cell death induced by GSM 900-MHz and DCS 1800-MHz mobile telephony radiation
Panagopoulos DJ, Chavdoula ED, Nezis IP, Margaritis LH · 2007
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation caused DNA damage and abnormal cell death in reproductive cells after just 6 minutes of daily exposure.
Plain English Summary
Greek researchers exposed fruit flies to cell phone radiation at 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies for just 6 minutes daily over 6 days, then examined their reproductive cells for DNA damage. They found widespread cell death and DNA fragmentation in egg-producing cells that normally don't die during early development. This cell death explained why the flies' egg production dropped dramatically in the researchers' previous studies.
Why This Matters
This study provides crucial mechanistic evidence for how cell phone radiation damages reproductive function. The researchers didn't just observe reduced fertility - they identified the specific cellular pathway: DNA fragmentation leading to premature cell death in developing eggs. What makes this particularly concerning is that the exposure mimicked typical phone use patterns, yet caused cell death in developmental stages where it doesn't naturally occur. The science demonstrates that even brief daily exposures can trigger abnormal cellular responses in reproductive tissues. While this was conducted in fruit flies, the fundamental DNA damage mechanisms are shared across species, making these findings relevant to human reproductive health concerns that have emerged in multiple studies.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: GSM 900-MHz and DCS 1800-MHz Duration: 6 min/day, for 6 days
Study Details
In the present study, the TUNEL (Terminal deoxynucleotide transferase dUTP Nick End Labeling) assay - a well known technique widely used for detecting fragmented DNA in various types of cells - was used to detect cell death (DNA fragmentation) in a biological model, the early and mid stages of oogenesis of the insect Drosophila melanogaster.
The flies were exposed in vivo to either GSM 900-MHz (Global System for Mobile telecommunications) o...
Our present results suggest that the decrease in oviposition previously reported, is due to degenera...
Show BibTeX
@article{dj_2007_cell_death_induced_by_2506,
author = {Panagopoulos DJ and Chavdoula ED and Nezis IP and Margaritis LH},
title = {Cell death induced by GSM 900-MHz and DCS 1800-MHz mobile telephony radiation},
year = {2007},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17045516/},
}