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1950 MHz IMT-2000 field does not activate microglial cells in vitro.
Hirose H, Sasaki A, Ishii N, Sekijima M, Iyama T, Nojima T, Ugawa Y. · 2010
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation up to 2.0 W/kg didn't activate brain immune cells in this lab study, suggesting no immediate inflammatory response.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed brain immune cells called microglia to cell phone radiation at levels up to 2.0 W/kg for two hours to see if it would activate an inflammatory response. They found no signs of activation or increased production of inflammatory molecules compared to unexposed cells. This suggests that moderate levels of cell phone radiation don't trigger brain inflammation in laboratory conditions.
Study Details
To examine any biological effects on the central nervous system (CNS) induced by 1950 MHz modulation signals, which are controlled by the International Mobile Telecommunication‐2000 (IMT‐2000) cellular system, we investigated the effect of RF fields on microglial cells in the brain.
We assessed functional changes in microglial cells by examining changes in immune reaction‐related ...
Results showed that the percentage of cells positive for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) clas...
These findings suggest that exposure to RF fields up to 2 W/kg does not activate microglial cells in vitro.
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2010_1950_mhz_imt2000_field_2763,
author = {Hirose H and Sasaki A and Ishii N and Sekijima M and Iyama T and Nojima T and Ugawa Y. },
title = {1950 MHz IMT-2000 field does not activate microglial cells in vitro.},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20532},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20532},
}