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Cell phone use and parotid salivary gland alterations: no molecular evidence
de Souza FT, Silva JF, Ferreira EF, Siqueira EC, Duarte AP, Gomez MV, Gomez RS, Gomes CC. · 2014
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation showed no detectable cellular stress effects in salivary glands, though exposure levels weren't measured.
Plain English Summary
Researchers examined saliva from 62 people to see if cell phone radiation causes cellular stress in the parotid glands (the largest salivary glands near your ears). They compared saliva from the gland on the same side as phone use to the opposite side, measuring stress markers like proteins and antioxidants. No differences were found between the exposed and unexposed sides, suggesting cell phone radiation doesn't cause detectable cellular stress in these glands.
Study Details
we investigated in the parotid glands whether cell phone use alters the expression of gene products related to cellular stress.
We used the saliva produced by the parotid glands of 62 individuals to assess molecular alterations ...
No difference was found for any of these parameters, even when grouping individuals by period of cel...
We provide molecular evidence that the exposure of parotid glands to cell phone use does not alter parotid salivary flow, protein concentration, or levels of proteins of genes that are directly or indirectly affected by heat-induced cellular stress.
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@article{ft_2014_cell_phone_use_and_2870,
author = {de Souza FT and Silva JF and Ferreira EF and Siqueira EC and Duarte AP and Gomez MV and Gomez RS and Gomes CC.},
title = {Cell phone use and parotid salivary gland alterations: no molecular evidence},
year = {2014},
url = {https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/23/7/1428.short},
}