Natural killer cell activity decreases in workers occupationally exposed to extremely low frequency magnetic fields exceeding 1 microT
Authors not listed · 2009
Workers classified with higher exposure (TWA ≥1 μT) had significantly reduced NK activity compared with low exposure workers (p<0.01).
Plain English Summary
In 121 workers, individual ELF-MF exposure was monitored for two work shifts and exposure levels were calculated as time-weighted averages. Subjects were grouped into low (≤0.2 μT), medium (0.21–0.99 μT), and higher (≥1 μT) exposure categories. NK activity was significantly reduced in the higher exposure group compared with the low exposure group (p<0.01), while the medium group showed a non-significant reduction.
Why This Matters
The study was designed to confirm an earlier observation that NK cell activity was reduced in workers exposed to ELF-MF above 1 μT. Multivariate analysis also confirmed the relationship between exposure and NK activity. The authors suggest that the interference with NK activity at exposures exceeding 1 μT may provide a mechanism linking ELF-MF to tumor progression and neurodegenerative disease risk.
Show BibTeX
@article{natural_killer_cell_activity_decreases_in_workers_occupationally_exposed_to_extremely_low_frequency_magnetic_fields_exceeding_1_microt_ce1387,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Natural killer cell activity decreases in workers occupationally exposed to extremely low frequency magnetic fields exceeding 1 microT},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1177/039463200902200422},
}