Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals

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Akoev IG, Pashovkina MS, Dolgacheva LP, Semenova TP, Kalmykov VL. · 2002

Researchers explored how microwave modulation frequency affected enzyme activity and rat emotional behavior at low intensities.

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The study explored how the frequency of microwave modulation affected the activity of several enzymes and affective rat behavior at intensities of 0.8 to 10 microW/cm2. The researchers proposed that free radical processes may play a role in the nonlinear effects observed and in the modification of emotional behavior in animals. The study also postulated a protective role for monoaminoxidase, which is located on the outer surface of mitochondria and deaminates monoamines.

Why This Matters

They proposed that catecholamines can undergo spontaneous autocatalytic oxidation, enlarging a pool of free radicals. According to the hypothesis, deamination by monoaminoxidase prevents catecholamines from entering mitochondria, where their oxidation could form free-radical semi-quinons capable of destroying the ATP synthesis system. The researchers noted that these inferences were indirectly supported by an experimentally observed correlation between monoaminoxidase activity and integrative activity of the rat brain.

Exposure Details

Power Density: 0.0008 - 0.01 mW/cm²

Exposure Context

This study used 0.0008 - 0.01 mW/cm² for radio frequency:

80Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.1 μW/m²
1.3Kx above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 0.0006 μW/cm²

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Study Details

This study focuses on how Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals

The dependence of activities of actomyosin ATPase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartataminotranspherase, ...

This resonance interaction activate free radicals and initiate auto-supporting and auto-intensifying...

Cite This Study

Akoev IG, Pashovkina MS, Dolgacheva LP, Semenova TP, Kalmykov VL. (2002). Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals Radiats Biol Radioecol. 42(3):322-330, 2002.

Show BibTeX

@article{ig_2002_enzymatic_activity_of_some_505,
  author = {Akoev IG and Pashovkina MS and Dolgacheva LP and Semenova TP and Kalmykov VL.},
  title = {Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals},
  year = {2002},
  
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/12125273},
}

PubMed: 12125273

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Quick Questions About This Study

The study examined the activities of actomyosin ATPase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartataminotranspherase, and monoaminoxidase.

Exposures ranged from 0.8 to 10 microW/cm2 at varying modulation frequencies.

Monoaminoxidase was postulated to protect mitochondria by deaminating monoamines, preventing catecholamines from entering and forming free-radical semi-quinons that could destroy ATP synthesis.

The researchers described their inferences as indirectly confirmed by an experimentally observed correlation between monoaminoxidase activity and integrative activity of the rat brain.

Affective rat behavior was examined alongside enzyme activities as a function of microwave modulation frequency.