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Comparison of the genotoxic effects induced by 50 Hz extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields and 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in GC-2 cells.
Duan W, Liu C, Zhang L, He M, Xu S, Chen C, Pi H, Gao P, Zhang Y, Zhong M, Yu Z, Zhou Z. · 2015
View Original AbstractBoth power frequency and radiofrequency EMF can damage DNA through different mechanisms at high intensities, suggesting distinct biological pathways.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mouse sperm cells to two types of electromagnetic fields - 50 Hz extremely low frequency (like power lines) and 1800 MHz radiofrequency (like cell phones) - to compare DNA damage. They found that high-intensity ELF fields caused DNA strand breaks, while high-intensity RF fields caused oxidative DNA damage through different mechanisms. The study suggests both types of EMF can damage DNA at high exposure levels, but through distinct biological pathways.
Study Details
The genotoxic effects of exposure of mouse spermatocyte-derived cells to either a 50 Hz or 1800 MHz electromagnetic field should be investigated and compared.
To make experiments controllable and results comparable, we standardized exposure conditions and exp...
After exposure for 24 h, we found that neither ELF-EMF nor RF-EMF affected cell viability using Cell...
Our results suggest that both ELF-EMF and RF-EMF under the same experimental conditions may produce genotoxicity at relative high intensities, but they create different patterns of DNA damage. Therefore, the potential mechanisms underlying the genotoxicity of different frequency electromagnetic fields may be different.
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@article{w_2015_comparison_of_the_genotoxic_2842,
author = {Duan W and Liu C and Zhang L and He M and Xu S and Chen C and Pi H and Gao P and Zhang Y and Zhong M and Yu Z and Zhou Z.},
title = {Comparison of the genotoxic effects induced by 50 Hz extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields and 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in GC-2 cells.},
year = {2015},
url = {https://meridian.allenpress.com/radiation-research/article-abstract/183/3/305/150481/Comparison-of-the-Genotoxic-Effects-Induced-by-50},
}