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, Yirmi3; Hardy, Britta 2; Feinmesser, Raphael1
1
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; 2 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
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