Effects of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Oxidative Stress in Selected Structures of the Central Nervous System.
Budziosz J, Stanek A, Sieroń A, Witkoś J, Cholewka A, Sieroń K · 2018
View Original AbstractFour weeks of exposure to a low-frequency electromagnetic field did not affect oxidative stress in male rat brain structures.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male Wistar rats to an electromagnetic field with a frequency of 50 Hz, intensity of 10 kV/m, and magnetic induction of 4.3 pT for 22 hours a day to evaluate oxidative stress in central nervous system structures. Mean malondialdehyde levels and total oxidant status in the CNS structures did not differ significantly between the experimental and control groups. Antioxidant enzyme activities in brain structure homogenates were decreased, with the exception of frontal cortex catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and hippocampal glutathione reductase.
Why This Matters
Twenty male Wistar rats served as experimental subjects, with ten rats exposed to the electromagnetic field and the control group of ten rats subject to sham exposure. The brain regions examined included the frontal cortex, hippocampus, brainstem, hypothalamus, striatum, and cerebellum. The low-frequency electromagnetic field had no effect on the nonenzymatic antioxidant system of the examined brain structures except for the frontal cortex.
Exposure Details
- Magnetic Field
- 0.0000000043 mT
- Electric Field
- 10000 V/m
- Source/Device
- 50 Hz
- Exposure Duration
- 28-day exposure
Exposure Context
This study used 10000 V/m for electric fields:
- 33.3Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a 28-day exposure to a 50 Hz electromagnetic field of 10 kV/m on the oxidative stress in selected rat central nervous system (CNS) structures
Twenty male Wistar rats served as experimental subjects. Ten rats were exposed to an electromagnetic...
Following the four-week exposure to a low-frequency electromagnetic field, the mean malondialdehyde ...
The four-week exposure of male rats to a low-frequency electromagnetic field did not affect oxidative stress in the investigated brain structures.
Show BibTeX
@article{j_2018_effects_of_lowfrequency_electromagnetic_324,
author = {Budziosz J and Stanek A and Sieroń A and Witkoś J and Cholewka A and Sieroń K},
title = {Effects of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Oxidative Stress in Selected Structures of the Central Nervous System.},
year = {2018},
url = {https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2018/1427412/},
}