Mechanism of a short-term ERK activation by electromagnetic fields at mobile phone frequency
Friedman J, Kraus S, Hauptman Y, Schiff Y, Seger R. · 2007
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation triggers a specific cellular stress response pathway, proving RF exposure causes biological effects beyond just heating tissue.
Plain English Summary
Israeli researchers exposed cells to mobile phone radiation and found it triggers a specific cellular response called ERK activation. The radiation causes cells to produce harmful molecules that start a chain reaction, providing the first detailed explanation of how mobile phone frequencies directly affect cellular processes.
Why This Matters
This research represents a significant breakthrough in understanding how mobile phone radiation affects living cells. The science demonstrates that RF exposure doesn't just heat tissue - it triggers specific biological pathways that can alter cellular behavior. What makes this study particularly important is that it identifies the complete molecular mechanism, starting with the generation of reactive oxygen species and ending with changes in gene expression. The reality is that this pathway activation occurs rapidly after exposure begins, suggesting our cells respond to mobile phone frequencies in ways that go far beyond the thermal effects that current safety standards consider. While we still need more research to understand the long-term health implications of this cellular response, this study provides concrete evidence that mobile phone radiation has measurable biological effects at the cellular level.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
In the present study, we have studied the immediate effect of irradiation on the MAPK cascades, and found that ERKs, but not stress-related MAPKs, are rapidly activated in response to various frequencies and intensities.
Using signalling inhibitors, we delineated the mechanism that is involved in this activation. We fou...
Thus this study demonstrates for the first time a detailed molecular mechanism by which electromagnetic irradiation from mobile phones induces the activation of the ERK cascade and thereby induces transcription and other cellular processes.
Show BibTeX
@article{j_2007_mechanism_of_a_shortterm_1635,
author = {Friedman J and Kraus S and Hauptman Y and Schiff Y and Seger R.},
title = {Mechanism of a short-term ERK activation by electromagnetic fields at mobile phone frequency},
year = {2007},
url = {https://portlandpress.com/biochemj/article-abstract/405/3/559/42421/Mechanism-of-short-term-ERK-activation-by},
}