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1800 MHz radiofrequency (mobile phones, different global system for mobile communication modulations) does not affect apoptosis and heat shock protein 70 level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from young and old donors.
Capri M, Scarcella E, Bianchi E, Fumelli C, Mesirca P, Agostini C, Remondini D, Schuderer J, Kuster N, Franceschi C, Bersani F. · 2004
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical exposure levels showed no effects on immune cell death or stress responses in laboratory testing.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers exposed immune cells from both young and elderly people to 1800 MHz radiofrequency radiation (the type used by cell phones) at levels similar to what phones emit. They measured whether the radiation caused cell death, affected cellular energy production, or triggered stress responses. The study found no significant biological effects from the RF exposure across any of the measurements.
Study Details
To study if prolonged in vitro exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency (RF) could exert an effect on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from young and elderly donors by affecting apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential and heat shock protein (HSP) 70 levels.
Endpoints were analysed in the presence or absence of the apoptosis‐inducing agent 2‐deoxy‐D‐ribose....
In all conditions and for all endpoints tested, there was no significant difference between RF‐ and ...
1800 MHz RF could not induce apoptosis by itself or affect the apoptotic phenomenon when induced by an apoptotic agent. Moreover, RF did not modify the mitochondrial functionality and the expression of HSP 70.
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@article{m_2004_1800_mhz_radiofrequency_mobile_2964,
author = {Capri M and Scarcella E and Bianchi E and Fumelli C and Mesirca P and Agostini C and Remondini D and Schuderer J and Kuster N and Franceschi C and Bersani F.},
title = {1800 MHz radiofrequency (mobile phones, different global system for mobile communication modulations) does not affect apoptosis and heat shock protein 70 level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from young and old donors.},
year = {2004},
doi = {10.1080/09553000410001702346},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09553000410001702346},
}