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Comparative study of cell cycle kinetics and induction of apoptosis or necrosis after exposure of human mono mac 6 cells to radiofrequency radiation.

No Effects Found

Lantow M, Viergutz T, Weiss DG, Simko M. · 2006

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This study found no cellular damage from 12-hour cell phone radiation exposure at maximum legal limits in human immune cells.

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German researchers exposed human immune cells (Mono Mac 6 cells) to cell phone radiation at 1,800 MHz for 12 hours to see if it would cause cell death or disrupt normal cell division cycles. They found no statistically significant effects on cell death, cell division, or DNA synthesis compared to unexposed control cells. This suggests that at the tested exposure level, cell phone-type radiation did not harm these particular immune cells in laboratory conditions.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 1.80 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 1.80 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

The study examined exposure from: 1,800 MHz Duration: 12 hours

Study Details

We have used human Mono Mac 6 cells to investigate the influence of RF EMFs in vitro on cell cycle alterations and BrdU uptake, as well as the induction of apoptosis and necrosis in human Mono Mac 6 cells

Using flow cytometry after exposure to a 1,800 MHz, 2 W/kg specific absorption rate (SAR), GSM-DTX s...

No statistically significant differences in the induction of apoptosis or necrosis, cell cycle kinet...

RF EMF radiation did not induce cell cycle alterations or changes in BrdU incorporation or induce apoptosis and necrosis in Mono Mac 6 cells under the exposure conditions used.

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Lantow M, Viergutz T, Weiss DG, Simko M. (2006). Comparative study of cell cycle kinetics and induction of apoptosis or necrosis after exposure of human mono mac 6 cells to radiofrequency radiation. Radiat Res. 166(3):539-543, 2006.
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@article{m_2006_comparative_study_of_cell_3178,
  author = {Lantow M and Viergutz T and Weiss DG and Simko M.},
  title = {Comparative study of cell cycle kinetics and induction of apoptosis or necrosis after exposure of human mono mac 6 cells to radiofrequency radiation.},
  year = {2006},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16953672/},
}
PubMed: 16953672

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