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 brain cells in lab tests, but green tea antioxidants provided significant protection against the damage.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rat brain cells to 1800 MHz cell phone radiation for 24 hours and found it caused significant brain cell death. However, when they treated the cells with green tea polyphenols (antioxidant compounds found in green tea), the protective compounds significantly reduced the radiation-induced brain cell 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 directly damage brain cells, even at the cellular level in laboratory conditions. The 1800 MHz frequency used here is identical to what many GSM cell phones emit, making these findings directly relevant to everyday phone use. What makes this research particularly interesting is the protective effect of green tea polyphenols against radiation damage. While we shouldn't view green tea as a magic shield against EMF exposure, this study demonstrates that radiation-induced cellular damage is real and measurable. The fact that antioxidants can partially counteract this damage suggests the harm occurs through oxidative stress pathways. This research reinforces the importance of reducing your EMF exposure through practical measures like using speakerphone and keeping devices away from your body, rather than relying solely on dietary interventions.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1800 MHz Duration: 24 hours
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 ...
We found that the mobile phone irradiation for 24 h induced marked neuronal cell death in the MTT (3...
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_2370,
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},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21293955/},
}