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Joushomme A, Garenne A, Dufossée M, Renom R, Ruigrok HJ, Chappe YL, Canovi A, Patrignoni L, Hurtier A, Poulletier de Gannes F, Lagroye I, Lévêque P, Lewis N, Priault M, Arnaud-Cormos D, Percherancier Y. Label-Free Study of the Global Cell Behavior during Exposure to Environmental Radiofrequency Fields in the Presence or Absence of Pro-Apoptotic or Pro-Autophagic Treatments. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020658. [PMID: 35054844 PMCID: PMC8776001 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
It remains controversial whether exposure to environmental radiofrequency signals (RF) impacts cell status or response to cellular stress such as apoptosis or autophagy. We used two label-free techniques, cellular impedancemetry and Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM), to assess the overall cellular response during RF exposure alone, or during co-exposure to RF and chemical treatments known to induce either apoptosis or autophagy. Two human cell lines (SH-SY5Y and HCT116) and two cultures of primary rat cortex cells (astrocytes and co-culture of neurons and glial cells) were exposed to RF using an 1800 MHz carrier wave modulated with various environmental signals (GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications, 2G signal), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, 3G signal), LTE (Long-Term Evolution, 4G signal, and Wi-Fi) or unmodulated RF (continuous wave, CW). The specific absorption rates (S.A.R.) used were 1.5 and 6 W/kg during DHM experiments and ranged from 5 to 24 W/kg during the recording of cellular impedance. Cells were continuously exposed for three to five consecutive days while the temporal phenotypic signature of cells behavior was recorded at constant temperature. Statistical analysis of the results does not indicate that RF-EMF exposure impacted the global behavior of healthy, apoptotic, or autophagic cells, even at S.A.R. levels higher than the guidelines, provided that the temperature was kept constant.
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- Alexandre Joushomme
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC/UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; (M.D.); (M.P.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Univ. Limoges, CNRS, XLIM/UMR 7252, F-87000 Limoges, France; (P.L.); (D.A.-C.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC/UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; (M.D.); (M.P.)
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- Univ. Limoges, CNRS, XLIM/UMR 7252, F-87000 Limoges, France; (P.L.); (D.A.-C.)
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), F-75005 Paris, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IMS/UMR 5218, F-33400 Talence, France; (A.J.); (A.G.); (R.R.); (H.J.R.); (Y.L.C.); (A.C.); (L.P.); (A.H.); (F.P.d.G.); (I.L.); (N.L.)
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Lai YF, Wang HY, Peng RY. Establishment of injury models in studies of biological effects induced by microwave radiation. Mil Med Res 2021; 8:12. [PMID: 33597038 PMCID: PMC7890848 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-021-00303-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Microwave radiation has been widely used in various fields, such as communication, industry, medical treatment, and military applications. Microwave radiation may cause injuries to both the structures and functions of various organs, such as the brain, heart, reproductive organs, and endocrine organs, which endanger human health. Therefore, it is both theoretically and clinically important to conduct studies on the biological effects induced by microwave radiation. The successful establishment of injury models is of great importance to the reliability and reproducibility of these studies. In this article, we review the microwave exposure conditions, subjects used to establish injury models, the methods used for the assessment of the injuries, and the indicators implemented to evaluate the success of injury model establishment in studies on biological effects induced by microwave radiation.
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- Yun-Fei Lai
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China.
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Tafakori S, Farrokhi A, Shalchyan V, Daliri MR. Investigating the impact of mobile range electromagnetic radiation on the medial prefrontal cortex of the rat during working memory. Behav Brain Res 2020; 391:112703. [PMID: 32461126 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Research has been focused on the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted from a mobile phone on general health, especially the nervous system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of RF-EMR on the brain mechanism of rats by recording local field potentials (LFPs) signals during working memory (WM) task. Subjects were exposed to 900 MHz from a dipole antenna daily for three hours. Exposure was applied, first on a short term base (1 week) and then on a long term base (4 weeks). Behavioral parameters were measured weekly while rats performed T-maze tasks in two types of normal and delayed. LFPs signals were simultaneously recorded by implanted microelectrode arrays on the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of rats. Results showed a significant increase (*p < 0.05) in the task completion time of exposed rats which vanished shortly after the end of short term RF-EMR exposure. Before exposure, during correctly performed delayed tasks, an increase (peak) in power changes of theta band (4-12 Hz) was observed. But during correctly performed normal tasks, an increase appeared only by applying RF-EMR exposure. The similarity in power changes pattern of theta band in both types of tasks was observed after long term exposure. Classification accuracy of LFPs in truly done normal and delayed tasks was compared in pre and post-exposure states. Initial classification accuracy was 84.2 % which decreased significantly (*P < 0.05) after exposure. These observations indicated that RF-EMR may cause unusual brain functioning which is temporary at least for short term exposure.
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- Shiva Tafakori
- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Lab., Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Lab., Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Lab., Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran.
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Lab., Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran.
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Azmy R, Shamloul R, Elsawy NAF, Elkholy S, Maher E. Effects of mobile phones electromagnetic radiation on patients with epilepsy: an EEG study. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSURGERY 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s41983-020-00167-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Recently, an exceptional increase was witnessed in cell phone users. The brain has greater exposure to the electromagnetic field (EMF) created during mobile phone use than the rest of the body, which may impair its function. In persons with epilepsy, the brain has more tendencies towards electrical instability.
Objectives
The current study aims at investigating the effect of mobile phone radiation (MPR) on the electroencephalogram (EEG) of persons with epilepsy as well as healthy adults.
Subjects and methods
Thirty patients with idiopathic epilepsy and 30 matching controls underwent EEG recording including 15 min of sham exposure followed by 30 min of real exposure to MPR and a final post-exposure recording for extra 15 min. The number of abnormal EEG events was counted during sham and real exposure for each subject. Correlation analysis was done between the number of epileptic events detected during the real exposure to MPR and the patients’ clinical data
Results
In the control group, the EEG under real MPR exposure showed no abnormal discharges. In persons with epilepsy, all those with abnormal EEG during sham exposure MPR (33%) showed an increase in the number of events with real exposure to MPR. One patient showed a change in the pattern of discharge from interictal changes to an ictal rhythm. Another patient with normal EEG during sham record developed temporal epileptiform discharges during real exposure.
Conclusion
Mobile phone radiation shows recognizable effects on the brain rhythm of persons with epilepsy. These results should be confirmed by future studies to establish a recommendation addressing the use of such devices in epileptic patients.
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Omar SM, Nasr M, Rafla DA. Transdermal patches loaded with L-cysteine HCL as a strategy for protection from mobile phone emitting electromagnetic radiation hazards. Saudi Pharm J 2019; 27:112-125. [PMID: 30662314 PMCID: PMC6323147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mobile phone usage has been increased in the last few years emitting electromagnetic radiation (EMR), which disturbs normal cellular processes via oxidative stress. L-cysteine, a glutathione precursor, prevents oxidative damage. Transdermal patches (TDPs) loaded with L-cysteine hydrochloride (L-CyS-HCL) were fabricated by dispersion of L-CyS-HCL 5% w/w and different concentrations of sorbitol as a plasticizer in room-temperature vulcanizable synthetic silicone matrices (RTV-Si). The effect of sorbitol on patch physicochemical parameters was assessed; in-vitro L-CyS-HCL release profiles and ex-vivo permeation were studied. Pharmacokinetic parameters of endogenous synthetized in-vivo glutathione, after receiving IV bolus dose of L-CyS-HCl and L-CyS-HCl-RTV-Si-TDPs were studied in rat model. The influence of L-CyS-HCL-RTV-Si-TDPs against damaging effects of mobile phone EMR on rats' blood and brain tissues was studied. The results revealed that patch plasticity, intensity reflections, surface porosity, L-CyS-HCL release rate and skin permeation increased with increasing sorbitol concentration. Pharmacokinetic profile for IV dose and L-CyS-HCl-RTV-Si-TDPs revealed that the L-CyS-HCl-RTV-Si-TDPs provided a sustained glutathione plasma concentration-time profile over entire patch application. High significant differences in biological parameters (blood and brain samples) were observed for radiated rats using the patch in study compared with positive control rats. Promising long-term strategy for protection against mobile phone hazards was obtained.
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- Samia M. Omar
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Starkey SJ. Inaccurate official assessment of radiofrequency safety by the Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2016; 31:493-503. [PMID: 27902455 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2016-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation (AGNIR) 2012 report forms the basis of official advice on the safety of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields in the United Kingdom and has been relied upon by health protection agencies around the world. This review describes incorrect and misleading statements from within the report, omissions and conflict of interest, which make it unsuitable for health risk assessment. The executive summary and overall conclusions did not accurately reflect the scientific evidence available. Independence is needed from the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the group that set the exposure guidelines being assessed. This conflict of interest critically needs to be addressed for the forthcoming World Health Organisation (WHO) Environmental Health Criteria Monograph on Radiofrequency Fields. Decision makers, organisations and individuals require accurate information about the safety of RF electromagnetic signals if they are to be able to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities and protect those for whom they have legal responsibility.
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Yang L, Hao D, Wu S, Zhong R, Zeng Y. SAR and temperature distribution in the rat head model exposed to electromagnetic field radiation by 900 MHz dipole antenna. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2013; 36:251-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s13246-013-0202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Effects of long-term electromagnetic field exposure on spatial learning and memory in rats. Neurol Sci 2012; 34:157-64. [PMID: 22362331 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0970-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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With the development of communications industry, mobile phone plays an important role in daily life. Whether or not the electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phone causes any adverse effects on brain function has become of a great concern. This paper investigated the effect of electromagnetic field on spatial learning and memory in rats. 32 trained Wistar rats were divided into two groups: exposure group and control group. The exposure group was exposed to 916 MHz, 10w/m2 mobile phone electromagnetic field (EMF) 6 h a day, 5 days a week, 10 weeks. The completion time, number of total errors and the neuron discharge signals were recorded while the rats were searching for food in an eight-arm radial maze at every weekend. The neuron signals of one exposed rat and one control rat in the maze were obtained by the implanted microelectrode arrays in their hippocampal regions. It can be seen that during the weeks 4-5 of the experiment, the average completion time and error rate of the exposure group were longer and larger than that of control group (p < 0.05). During the weeks 1-3 and 6-9, they were close to each other. The hippocampal neurons showed irregular firing patterns and more spikes with shorter interspike interval during the whole experiment period. It indicates that the 916 MHz EMF influence learning and memory in rats to some extent in a period during exposure, and the rats can adapt to long-term EMF exposure.
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Lopez-Martin E, Bregains JC, Jorge-Barreiro FJ, Sebastián-Franco JL, Moreno-Piquero E, Ares-Pena FJ. AN EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE POWER ABSORBED FROM 900 MHZ GSM STANDING WAVES BY SMALL ANIMALS, ILLUSTRATED BY APPLICATION TO PICROTOXIN-TREATED RATS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.2528/pier08101307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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