Histological and histochemical study of the protective role of rosemary extract against harmful effect of cell phone electromagnetic radiation on the parotid glands.
Fatma M. Ghoneim, Eetmad A. Arafat. · 2016
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation damaged salivary glands in rats, but antioxidant treatment provided protection against the harmful effects.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to cell phone radiation and examined their parotid glands (the largest salivary glands near the ears). They found that cell phone exposure caused structural damage to these glands, but rats given rosemary extract showed protection against this damage. The study suggests cell phone radiation creates harmful oxidative stress in tissues close to the phone, while antioxidants like those in rosemary may help counteract these effects.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that cell phone radiation affects tissues beyond just heating them up. The parotid glands sit right where you hold your phone during calls, making this research particularly relevant for everyday users. What's significant here is that the researchers identified oxidative stress as the likely mechanism behind the tissue damage - this matches findings from dozens of other EMF studies showing that radiation triggers harmful free radicals in cells. The protective effect of rosemary extract demonstrates that antioxidants may help mitigate some EMF damage, though this doesn't mean supplements are a substitute for reducing exposure. The reality is that your salivary glands are getting a direct dose of radiation every time you hold your phone to your ear, and this study shows that exposure leaves measurable biological traces.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
we aimed to investigate the histological and histochemical changes of the parotid glands of rats exposed to mobile phone and study the possible protective role of rosemary against its harmful effect.
Forty adult male albino rats were used in this study. They were classified into 4 equal groups. Grou...
The results of this study revealed that rosemary has protective effect through improving the histolo...
It could be concluded from the current study, that exposure of parotid gland of rat models to electromagnetic radiation of mobile phone resulted in structural changes at the level of light and electron microscopic examination which could be explained by oxidative stress effect of mobile phone. Rosemary could play a protective role against this harmful effect through its antioxidant activity.
Show BibTeX
@article{ghoneim_2016_histological_and_histochemical_study_1634,
author = {Fatma M. Ghoneim and Eetmad A. Arafat.},
title = {Histological and histochemical study of the protective role of rosemary extract against harmful effect of cell phone electromagnetic radiation on the parotid glands.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065128116300678},
}