Effect of shortwave irradiation of the liver on the elimination of bromsulphalein from the blood
Benyo I, Fusy F, Ihasz M, Imre B, Fridolin F, Mihaly I · 1965
Early research investigated whether shortwave radiation could interfere with the liver's natural detoxification processes in humans.
Plain English Summary
This 1965 study investigated how shortwave radiation exposure to the liver affected the body's ability to clear bromsulphalein (a dye used in liver function tests) from the blood. The research examined whether radiofrequency radiation could alter normal liver detoxification processes in humans, representing early work on how EMF exposure might impact organ function.
Why This Matters
This research represents pioneering work from the 1960s examining how radiofrequency radiation might interfere with basic organ function. The study focused on liver detoxification, a critical biological process that affects how our bodies handle toxins and medications. What makes this particularly relevant today is that shortwave frequencies were among the first widespread RF exposures humans encountered, yet we're now surrounded by similar and higher frequency emissions from wireless devices operating 24/7.
The liver's role in clearing substances from our blood is fundamental to health, and any interference with this process could have cascading effects throughout the body. While we lack the specific findings from this study, the very fact that researchers in 1965 were investigating RF effects on liver function suggests early recognition that electromagnetic fields might disrupt normal physiology in ways beyond just heating tissue.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 15 minutes
Study Details
To study the effect of short wave irradiation of the liver on the elimination of bromsulphalein from the blood
The examinations took place during the morning hours in fasting subjects, in prone position. They ha...
Table I summarizes the results. Staining agent concentration values show that when the liver is subj...
Based on controlled examinations performed on human subjects not affected by liver diseases, the authors determined that 15-minute short wave liver irradiation significantly increases Bromsulphalein elimination from the blood. Under the effect of the irradiation, staining agent retention in the blood after seven minutes is 19% lower, and after 15 minutes it is 45% lower than in the controls. The authors correlate the phenomenon with increased liver circulation activated by the irradiation. Aspects of clinical therapy are discussed. These studies also confirm once more the contention that liver function depends on the blood supply of the organ. BS elimination activated by short wave irradiation is efficiently explained by the 25 to 35% increase of the blood flow through the liver, as verified by Pabst. However, additional investigations are needed to determine the mechanism of the accelerated staining agent elimination more accurately. The studies reported here do not enable us to answer the following questions: how does the increased blood supply act on the BS adsorption capacity and on the liver's excreting function, and respectively, are these functions separately affected? Is the increased blood flow merely due to the increased volume of the available staining agent, or is a different effect involved, and in what form?. We assume that the accelerated staining agent elimination following the blood supply increase is due to the joint action of several factors. Another question could be raised as well: apart from the effect of the blood supply increase, what role is attributable to the heat generated by short wave irradiation, which affects cell metabolism directly? These questions, however, are of secondary importance as compared with the discovery that a simple physical intervention can stimulate the organ's function. Our studies also coincide with our findings that the intraduodenal application of oxalic acid increases the liver's blood supply, jointly with the organ's BS elimination capacity. In addition to these BS studies, known as considerably organ-specific, other types of liver functions should be investigated as well. Only appropriately selected metabolism studies and clinical findings will make it possible to determine the usefulness of this relatively simple, easily excreted, and harmless intervention in various cases of reduced liver function. Such cases include, e.g., sequelae of simple surgical interventions, the effect of anesthesia, and of other liver lesion therapies.
Show BibTeX
@article{effect_of_shortwave_irradiation_of_the_liver_on_the_elimination_of_bromsulphalei_g6672,
author = {Benyo I and Fusy F and Ihasz M and Imre B and Fridolin F and Mihaly I},
title = {Effect of shortwave irradiation of the liver on the elimination of bromsulphalein from the blood},
year = {1965},
}