Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz) Exposure on Apoptosis, Sperm Parameters and Testicular Histomorphometry in Rats: A Time Course Study.
Shokri S, Soltani A, Kazemi M, Sardari D, Mofrad FB. · 2015
View Original AbstractBoth 1-hour and 7-hour exposure groups showed decreased sperm parameters, increased apoptosis-positive cells and caspase-3 activity, and significantly reduced seminal vesicle weight compared to controls.
Plain English Summary
Three-month-old male Wistar rats (n=27) were exposed to 2.45 GHz radiation in a chamber with two Wi-Fi antennas and divided into a control group and groups exposed for 1 hour or 7 hours per day for two months. Sperm parameters, caspase-3 concentrations, histomorphometric changes of testis, and apoptotic indexes were evaluated. Both exposure groups showed a decrease in sperm parameters in a time-dependent pattern, increased apoptosis-positive cells and caspase-3 activity in seminiferous tubules, and significantly reduced seminal vesicle weight compared to controls.
Why This Matters
The study was conducted at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences from June to August 2014. The researchers concluded that there should be major concern regarding time-dependent whole-body exposure to higher frequencies of Wi-Fi networks.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz Duration: 1 hour and 7 hour per day for 2 months
Study Details
In today’s world, 2.45-GHz radio-frequency radiation (RFR) from industrial, scientific, medical, military and domestic applications is the main part of indoor-outdoor electromagnetic field exposure. Long-term effects of 2.45-GHz Wi-Fi radiation on male reproductive system was not known completely. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the major cause of male infertility during short- and long-term exposure of Wi-Fi radiation.
This is an animal experimental study, which was conducted in the Department of Anatomical Sciences, ...
Both 1-hour and 7-hour groups showed a decrease in sperm parameters in a time dependent pattern. In ...
Regarding to the progressive privilege of 2.45 GHz wireless networks in our environment, we concluded that there should be a major concern regarding the timedependent exposure of whole-body to the higher frequencies of Wi-Fi networks existing in the vicinity of our living places.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2015_effects_of_wifi_245_2593,
author = {Shokri S and Soltani A and Kazemi M and Sardari D and Mofrad FB.},
title = {Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz) Exposure on Apoptosis, Sperm Parameters and Testicular Histomorphometry in Rats: A Time Course Study. },
year = {2015},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503846/},
}