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Analysis of gene expression in a human-derived glial cell line exposed to 2.45 GHz continuous radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
Sakurai T, Kiyokawa T, Narita E, Suzuki Y, Taki M, Miyakoshi J. · 2011
View Original AbstractHuman brain cells showed no gene expression changes after 24-hour exposure to WiFi-frequency radiation, even at levels exceeding phone safety limits.
Plain English Summary
Japanese researchers exposed human brain cells (glial cells) to 2.45 GHz radiofrequency radiation at various power levels for up to 24 hours and examined whether this changed gene activity. Using advanced genetic analysis techniques, they found no significant changes in how genes were expressed in the exposed cells compared to unexposed controls. This suggests that RF radiation at these levels did not trigger detectable genetic responses in this type of brain cell.
Study Details
The increasing use of mobile phones has aroused public concern regarding the potential health risks of radiofrequency (RF) fields. We investigated the effects of exposure to RF fields (2.45 GHz, continuous wave) at specific absorption rate (SAR) of 1, 5, and 10 W/kg for 1, 4, and 24 h on gene expression in a normal human glial cell line, SVGp12, using DNA microarray.
Microarray analysis revealed 23 assigned gene spots and 5 non-assigned gene spots as prospective alt...
Under the experimental conditions used in this study, we found no evidence that exposure to RF fields affected gene expression in SVGp12 cells.
Show BibTeX
@article{t_2011_analysis_of_gene_expression_3347,
author = {Sakurai T and Kiyokawa T and Narita E and Suzuki Y and Taki M and Miyakoshi J.},
title = {Analysis of gene expression in a human-derived glial cell line exposed to 2.45 GHz continuous radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.},
year = {2011},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21343680/},
}