The effect of radiofrequency radiation on DNA and lipid damage in non-pregnant and pregnant rabbits and their newborns.
Guler G, Tomruk A, Ozgur E, Seyhan N. · 2010
View Original AbstractRadiofrequency radiation exposure significantly increased DNA and lipid damage markers in pregnant and non-pregnant rabbits, but no such difference was found in their newborns.
Plain English Summary
Researchers investigated oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation levels in the brain tissue of pregnant and non-pregnant New Zealand White rabbits and their newborns exposed to radiofrequency radiation. The rabbits were exposed to radiofrequency radiation at 1800 MHz GSM at 14 V/m for 15 minutes per day over 7 days. MDA and 8-OHdG levels in exposed pregnant and non-pregnant rabbits were significantly increased compared to controls, but no difference was found in the newborns.
Why This Matters
The study organized thirteen-month-old rabbits into four groups: non-pregnant controls, non-pregnant exposed, pregnant controls, and pregnant exposed. Malondialdehyde and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine levels were analyzed in brain tissue as markers of lipid peroxidation and oxidative DNA damage. The significant increases in these markers were observed in exposed adult rabbits whether pregnant or not. The newborns showed no statistically significant difference in these markers between exposed and control groups. The researchers noted that there are very few experimental studies on the effects of radiofrequency radiation during pregnancy.
Exposure Details
- Electric Field
- 10 V/m
- Source/Device
- 1800 MHz GSM
- Exposure Duration
- 15 min per day, for 7 days
Exposure Context
This study used 10 V/m for electric fields:
- 33.3x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Study Details
The concerns of people on possible adverse health effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) generated from mobile phones as well as their supporting transmitters (base stations) have increased markedly. RFR effect on oversensitive people, such as pregnant women and their developing fetuses, and older people is another source of concern that should be considered.
In this study, oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation levels in the brain tissue of pregnant an...
MDA and 8-OHdG levels of non-pregnant and pregnant-RFR exposed animals significantly increased with ...
There exist very few experimental studies on the effects of RFR during pregnancy. It would be beneficial to increase the number of these studies in order to establish international standards for the protection of pregnant women from RFR.
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2010_the_effect_of_radiofrequency_7,
author = {Guler G and Tomruk A and Ozgur E and Seyhan N.},
title = {The effect of radiofrequency radiation on DNA and lipid damage in non-pregnant and pregnant rabbits and their newborns.},
year = {2010},
url = {http://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Guler-et-al_GPB_2010_29_59-66.pdf.pdf},
}