Effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue from the rat and a possible protective role of vitamin C - a preliminary study.
Imge EB, Kiliçoğlu B, Devrim E, Cetin R, Durak I. · 2010
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation disrupted protective brain enzymes in rats, but vitamin C supplementation helped restore some of this cellular damage.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to 900 MHz cell phone radiation and found it disrupted protective brain enzymes. When rats also received vitamin C, the antioxidant helped restore some enzyme function. This suggests phone radiation creates harmful oxidative stress in brain tissue that antioxidants might help counteract.
Why This Matters
This study adds to the growing body of evidence that radiofrequency radiation affects brain biochemistry, specifically by disrupting the delicate balance of antioxidant enzymes that protect our cells from damage. The 900 MHz frequency used here is identical to what many GSM cell phones emit, making these findings directly relevant to everyday phone use. What's particularly significant is that the researchers found measurable changes in brain tissue enzymes after RF exposure, including reduced activity of catalase and 5'-nucleotidase, which are crucial for cellular protection. The fact that vitamin C supplementation helped restore some enzyme function suggests that RF radiation creates oxidative stress in brain tissue. While this doesn't prove vitamin C prevents all RF-related effects, it does indicate that our bodies are working harder to maintain cellular balance when exposed to this radiation.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz
Study Details
To evaluate effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue and a possible protective role of vitamin C.
Forty female rats were divided into four groups randomly (Control, mobile phone, mobile phone plus v...
Mobile phone use caused an inhibition in 5′-NT and CAT activities as compared to the control group. ...
Our results suggest that vitamin C may play a protective role against detrimental effects of mobile phone radiation in brain tissue
Show BibTeX
@article{eb_2010_effects_of_mobile_phone_1650,
author = {Imge EB and Kiliçoğlu B and Devrim E and Cetin R and Durak I.},
title = {Effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue from the rat and a possible protective role of vitamin C - a preliminary study.},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.3109/09553002.2010.501838},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09553002.2010.501838},
}