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Reactive oxygen species formation is not enhanced by exposure to UMTS 1950 MHz radiation and co-exposure to ferrous ions in Jurkat cells
Brescia F, Sarti M, Massa R, Calabrese ML, Sannino A, Scarfì MR · 2009
View Original AbstractThis controlled study found no oxidative stress from 3G cell phone radiation at typical usage levels in human immune cells.
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Researchers exposed human immune cells to 1950 MHz cell phone radiation (the frequency used by 3G networks) to see if it would trigger oxidative stress, a cellular damage process linked to aging and disease. They tested various exposure durations and power levels, both alone and combined with iron compounds known to cause oxidative stress. The study found no increase in harmful reactive oxygen species or cell death from the radiation exposure under any conditions tested.
Study Details
This study was designed to assess if radiofrequency (RF) radiation induces oxidative stress in cultured mammalian cells when given alone or in combination with ferrous ions (FeSO4).
For this purpose the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by flow cytometry in h...
The results obtained indicate that non-thermal RF exposures do not increase spontaneous ROS formatio...
In contrast, in cultures treated with FeSO4 as positive control, a dose-dependent increase in ROS formation was recorded, validating the sensitivity of the method employed.
Show BibTeX
@article{f_2009_reactive_oxygen_species_formation_2868,
author = {Brescia F and Sarti M and Massa R and Calabrese ML and Sannino A and Scarfì MR},
title = {Reactive oxygen species formation is not enhanced by exposure to UMTS 1950 MHz radiation and co-exposure to ferrous ions in Jurkat cells},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20502},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20502},
}