Hippocampal Oxidative Stress Induced by Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Neuroprotective Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Rats: A Randomized Control Trial
Authors not listed · 2021
This study demonstrated that moderate aerobic exercise enhances hippocampal antioxidant capacity against oxidative challenge in the form of radiofrequency electromagnetic waves.
Plain English Summary
Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups: moderate aerobic exercise, exposure to 900/1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic waves for 3 hours per day, combined exercise and exposure, or exposure to an experimental phone without battery. Hippocampal dead cell count was significantly higher in the radiation-only group compared to the exercise, combined, and control groups. Malondialdehyde concentration was significantly higher in the radiation-only group than in the exercise, combined, and control groups. The activity of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase was significantly higher in the exercise, combined, and control groups compared to the radiation-only group.
Why This Matters
The researchers measured malondialdehyde, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and hippocampal dead cells. The study aimed to determine whether 4 weeks of moderate aerobic exercise improves antioxidant capacity on the brain of rats against oxidative stress caused by radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phones. The conclusion states that moderate aerobic exercise enhances hippocampal antioxidant capacity against oxidative challenge in the form of radiofrequency electromagnetic waves.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{hippocampal_oxidative_stress_induced_by_radiofrequency_electromagnetic_radiation_and_the_neuroprotective_effects_of_aerobic_exercise_in_rats_a_randomized_control_trial_ce2517,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Hippocampal Oxidative Stress Induced by Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Neuroprotective Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Rats: A Randomized Control Trial},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1123/jpah.2021-0213},
}