Sunday, November 10, 2013

Effect of non ionizing electromagnetic radiation at mobile phone frequency on human thyroid cells


Effect of non ionizing electromagnetic radiation at mobile phone frequency on human thyroid cells



From Hans Karow:  an abstract from the World Thyroid Cancer Congress in Toronto 2013:

EFFECT OF NON-IONIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AT MOBILE PHONE
FREQUENCY ON HUMAN THYROID CELLS

Hilly, Ohad1; Silva, Verónica2; Mizrachi, Aviram1; Ariel, Ortal2; Raiter, Annat2; Hauptman, Yirmi3Hardy, Britta 2; Feinmesser, Raphael1
1
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3Gal Safe Ltd., Or Yehuda, Israel

Background/Purpose:
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of non-ionizing electromagnetic
radiation (NIER) at mobile phone frequency on human thyroid cells.

Methods:
We cultured samples of normal thyroid tissue and subsequently exposed the cultured
thyrocytes to NIER for 3 hours. NIER effects were evaluated in terms of proliferation using a cell viability assay and immunohistochemistry.

Results:
We found that NIER exposure for 3 hours has lead to an increased proliferation of thyrocytes in 
cell viability assay (p=0.007). This result was confirmed by immunohistochemistry with antibodies against Ki67.

Discussion & Conclusion:
In this study we present for the first time an in vitro 
evaluation of NIER
effects on human thyroid cells. Our results suggest a proliferative effect of NIER on human thyrocytes, an effect that may link NIER exposure with potential carcinogenesis

http://thyroidworldcongress.com/
http://thyroidworldcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/O022_Mizrachi.pdf

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