Potential Protection of Green Tea Polyphenols Against 1800 MHz Electromagnetic Radiation-Induced Injury on Rat Cortical Neurons
Liu ML, Wen JQ, Fan YB. · 2011
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation killed rat brain neurons in 24 hours, but green tea compounds prevented much of the damage.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rat brain neurons to 1800 MHz cell phone radiation for 24 hours and found it caused significant cell death. However, when they treated the neurons with green tea polyphenols (natural compounds found in green tea), the protective compounds prevented much of the radiation-induced damage. This suggests that certain natural antioxidants might help protect brain cells from the harmful effects of cell phone radiation.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that cell phone radiation can damage brain neurons, even in laboratory conditions designed to isolate the effects. The 1800 MHz frequency used here is identical to what GSM cell phones emit, making these findings directly relevant to everyday exposure. What makes this research particularly intriguing is the protective effect of green tea polyphenols against radiation damage. The science demonstrates that these natural compounds prevented the activation of Bax proteins, which trigger cell death when activated by radiation exposure. While this doesn't prove that drinking green tea will protect you from cell phone radiation, it does suggest that certain natural compounds might offer some cellular protection. The reality is that this type of protective research is rare in EMF studies, yet it points toward potential mitigation strategies that deserve more investigation.
Exposure Details
- Electric Field
- 28.67 and 92.67 V/m
- Source/Device
- 1,800 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- continuous for 6 x 2 h/day on 2 days
Exposure Context
This study used 28.67 and 92.67 V/m for electric fields:
- 95.6x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Study Details
The present study was performed to investigate the possible protective effects of green tea polyphenols against electromagnetic radiation-induced injury in the cultured rat cortical neurons.
In this study, green tea polyphenols were used in the cultured cortical neurons exposed to 1800 MHz ...
In our study results, the mobile phone irradiation-induced increases in the content of active Bax we...
Our results suggested a neuroprotective effect of green tea polyphenols against the mobile phone irradiation-induced injury on the cultured rat cortical neurons.
Show BibTeX
@article{ml_2011_potential_protection_of_green_126,
author = {Liu ML and Wen JQ and Fan YB.},
title = {Potential Protection of Green Tea Polyphenols Against 1800 MHz Electromagnetic Radiation-Induced Injury on Rat Cortical Neurons},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.1007/s12640-011-9240-4},
url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12640-011-9240-4},
}