Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Effects of universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) electromagnetic fields on the blood-brain barrier In Vitro.
Franke H, Streckert J, Bitz A, Goeke J, Hansen V, Ringelstein EB, Nattkamper H, Galla HJ, Stogbauer F · 2005
View Original AbstractThis study found no blood-brain barrier damage from 3G phone signals at typical exposure levels, though research on this critical brain protection remains mixed.
Plain English Summary
German researchers tested whether 3G cell phone signals could damage the blood-brain barrier (the protective filter that keeps toxins out of the brain) by exposing pig brain cells to UMTS signals for up to 84 hours. They found no evidence that the radiofrequency radiation affected the barrier's protective function, permeability, or structural proteins. This suggests that 3G signals at typical phone exposure levels may not compromise this critical brain protection system.
Study Details
Here we report an investigation on the influence of a generic UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) signal on barrier tightness, transport processes and the morphology of porcine brain microvascular endothelial cell cultures (PBEC) serving as an in vitro model of the BBB.
An exposure device with integrated online monitoring system was developed for simultaneous exposure ...
We did not find any evidence of RF-field-induced disturbance of the function of the BBB. After and d...
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2005_effects_of_universal_mobile_3024,
author = {Franke H and Streckert J and Bitz A and Goeke J and Hansen V and Ringelstein EB and Nattkamper H and Galla HJ and Stogbauer F},
title = {Effects of universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) electromagnetic fields on the blood-brain barrier In Vitro.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16137198/},
}