Biochemical and pathological changes in the male rat kidney and bladder following exposure to continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field on postnatal days 22-59.
Türedi S, Kerimoğlu G, Mercantepe T, Odacı E. · 2017
View Original AbstractOne hour daily of cell phone radiation caused kidney and bladder damage in developing rats through oxidative stress.
Plain English Summary
Turkish researchers exposed young male rats to cell phone frequency radiation (900 MHz) for one hour daily during their developmental period and examined kidney and bladder tissues. They found significant increases in oxidative stress markers and observed cellular damage including tissue degeneration and increased cell death in both organs. The study demonstrates that even brief daily exposure to radiofrequency radiation during development can cause measurable harm to vital organs.
Why This Matters
This research adds to mounting evidence that radiofrequency radiation affects organs throughout the body, not just the brain where most EMF research has focused. The 900 MHz frequency used matches that of many cell phones and wireless devices, making these findings directly relevant to human exposure scenarios. What's particularly concerning is that the damage occurred with just one hour of daily exposure during the rats' developmental period, equivalent to human childhood and adolescence. The study's documentation of oxidative stress provides a clear biological mechanism for how RF radiation causes cellular harm. The reality is that children today face far more extensive wireless exposure than the limited experimental conditions in this study, raising serious questions about long-term health impacts on developing organs.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900-MHz Duration: 1 h a day on postnatal days 22–59, inclusive
Study Details
To investigate the effect on male rat kidney and bladder tissues of exposure to 900-megahertz (MHz) electromagnetic field (EMF) applied on postnatal days 22–59, inclusive
Twenty-four male Sprague Dawley rats, aged 21 days, were used. These were divided equally into one o...
The findings showed that tissue malondialdehyde increased in EMFG compared to CG and SG in both kidn...
We conclude that continuous exposure to the effect of 900-MHz EMF for 1 h a day on postnatal days 22–59, inclusive, causes an increase in oxidative stress and various pathological changes in male rat kidney and bladder tissues.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2017_biochemical_and_pathological_changes_1715,
author = {Türedi S and Kerimoğlu G and Mercantepe T and Odacı E.},
title = {Biochemical and pathological changes in the male rat kidney and bladder following exposure to continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field on postnatal days 22-59.},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1080/09553002.2017.1350768},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09553002.2017.1350768},
}