Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Effects of combined radiofrequency radiation exposure on levels of reactive oxygen species in neuronal cells.
Kang KA, Lee HC, Lee JJ, Hong MN, Park MJ, Lee YS, Choi HD, Kim N, Ko YK, Lee JS. · 2014
View Original AbstractCombined RF radiation alone or with menadione or hydrogen peroxide did not influence intracellular ROS levels in U87, PC12, or SH-SY5Y neuronal cells.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed U87, PC12, and SH-SY5Y neuronal cells to combined radiofrequency radiation at 837 MHz CDMA and 1950 MHz WCDMA with a specific absorption rate of 2 W/kg each for 2 hours. They also tested co-exposure with hydrogen peroxide or menadione and measured intracellular reactive oxygen species using flow cytometry with a fluorescent probe. Combined RF radiation alone did not consistently affect ROS levels in a time-dependent manner, and co-exposure with hydrogen peroxide or menadione showed no statistically significant change compared to the chemicals alone.
Why This Matters
The study included incubator control, sham-exposed, and combined RF radiation-exposed groups with or without hydrogen peroxide or menadione. The researchers concluded that combined RF radiation alone or combined with menadione or hydrogen peroxide does not influence intracellular ROS levels in those neuronal cells.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 2 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 837 MHz CDMA plus 1950 MHz WCDMA
- Exposure Duration
- continuous for 2 hours
Exposure Context
This study used 2 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 5x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.4 W/kg
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the combined RF radiation (837 MHz CDMA plus 1950 MHz WCDMA) signal on levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in neuronal cells.
Exposure of the combined RF signal was conducted at specific absorption rate values of 2 W/kg of CDM...
Intracellular ROS levels were not consistently affected by combined RF radiation exposure alone in ...
Show BibTeX
@article{ka_2014_effects_of_combined_radiofrequency_2767,
author = {Kang KA and Lee HC and Lee JJ and Hong MN and Park MJ and Lee YS and Choi HD and Kim N and Ko YK and Lee JS.},
title = {Effects of combined radiofrequency radiation exposure on levels of reactive oxygen species in neuronal cells.},
year = {2014},
url = {https://academic.oup.com/jrr/article/55/2/265/954495?login=true},
}