Abstract
Introduction: Mobile phones have been shown to have hazardous effects on the human renal system, reproduction and development, central nervous system and immune function. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether the mobile phone prolonged radiofrequency (RF) radiation could affect healthy kidney cells in an in-vitro study. Materials and Methods: Human kidney healthy cells in three groups were placed into three batches. The first and second groups (exposed groups) were exposed to a mobile phone simulator for 1 and 2 h/d, respectively. The irradiation was performed for 8 consecutive days. For the third group (control group), no radiation was applied to the samples and they completed the assay cycle under identical conditions. Cells’ survival was evaluated using MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol–2- yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay. Statistical significance of the differences between control and exposed groups were assessed using the repeated measure ANOVA method (P<0.05). Results: Results showed that radiation exposure from mobile phones simulator decreased the kidney cell survival in the exposed groups (up to 40%). ANOVA test revealed that a significant decrease in cell survival in the exposed group compared to the control group (P=0.014). No significant differences between the irradiated groups were found (P>0.05). Conclusion: Mobile phone exposure affects kidney cells survival during an in vitro condition. To study the effects of mobile phone radiation on kidney, further in vivo studies on mammalians are needed.
Highlights
Mobile phones have been shown to have hazardous effects on the human renal system, reproduction and development, central nervous system and immune function
The present study investigated that the mobile phone prolonged radiofrequency radiation could affect healthy kidney cells in an in vitro study
Results showed that radiation exposure from mobile phones simulator decreased the kidney cell survival in the exposed groups (Table 1)
Summary
Mobile phones have been shown to have hazardous effects on the human renal system, reproduction and development, central nervous system and immune function. Results: Results showed that radiation exposure from mobile phones simulator decreased the kidney cell survival in the exposed groups (up to 40%). The increased application of radiofrequency (RF) radiation, for domestic and industrial purposes, generated from various electrical devices such as mobile phone base transceiver stations (BTSs) and power transmission lines, proves that RF plays a critical role in human daily life [1]. In this regard, the emergence of telecommunication services using electromagnetic field (EMF) principles greatly enhance the ability of individuals and groups to communicate with each other [2,3]. According to the best of our knowledge, no study on the effects of cell phone prolonged RF radiation on the kidney cells has been published
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