Effect of Low Level Subchronic Microwave Radiation on Rat Brain
Deshmukh PS, Megha K, Nasare N, Banerjee BD, Ahmed RS, Abegaonkar MP, Tripathi AK, Mediratta PK · 2016
View Original AbstractMale Fischer rats exposed to low-level microwave radiation at 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz for 90 days showed declines in cognitive function, increased HSP70 levels, and DNA damage in the brain.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male Fischer rats to microwave radiation for 90 days at 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz to investigate effects on cognitive function, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) levels, and DNA damage in the brain. Cognitive function was tested using the elevated plus maze and Morris water maze, HSP70 levels were measured by ELISA, and DNA damage was assessed using alkaline comet assay. The results suggest that low-level microwave exposure at these frequencies may lead to hazardous effects on the brain.
Why This Matters
Animals were divided into 4 groups: a sham-exposed control group, a group exposed at 900 MHz at SAR 5.953 × 10−4 W/kg, a group exposed at 1800 MHz at SAR 5.835 × 10−4 W/kg, and a group exposed at 2450 MHz at SAR 6.672 × 10−4 W/kg. The researchers described the exposure as subchronic and at low levels, and characterized the findings as suggesting the exposure may lead to hazardous effects on the brain.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.0005953 ,0.0005835 , 0.0006672 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900, 1800 or 2450 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 2 h/day, 5 days/week for 90 days
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The present study was designed to investigate the effects of subchronic low level microwave radiation (MWR) on cognitive function, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) level and DNA damage in brain of Fischer rats
Experiments were performed on male Fischer rats exposed to microwave radiation for 90 days at three ...
Microwave exposure at 900–900–2450 MHz with SAR values as mentioned above lead to decline in cogniti...
The results of the present study suggest that low level microwave exposure at frequencies 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz may lead to hazardous effects on brain.
Show BibTeX
@article{ps_2016_effect_of_low_level_94,
author = {Deshmukh PS and Megha K and Nasare N and Banerjee BD and Ahmed RS and Abegaonkar MP and Tripathi AK and Mediratta PK},
title = {Effect of Low Level Subchronic Microwave Radiation on Rat Brain},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089539881730003X},
}