Professor, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
The effects of mobile phone exposure on humans, due to its potential health hazards, have become the focus of interest since many years ago. The effect of global system for mobile communications (GSM 900 MHz) on growth and proliferation rate of mesenchymal stem cells was assessed at the different distances and intensities of radiation. A subscriber identity module (SIM) card was inserted to this system and irradiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) during different exposure times (6, 15, 30, and 50 minutes with interval time of 10 minutes) at different distances from the antenna was done. Two tests [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT assay) and trypan blue] were performed to investigate the proliferation rate and cell viability. The proliferation rates and cell viability of hADSCs were significantly lower than control. No mechanism is proposed to explain the effects of this radiation yet. Further investigations with other intensities and frequencies are suggested.
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Shahbazi-Gahrouei D, Razavi S, Koosha F, Salimi M. Exposure of extremely-low frequency magnetic field may cause human cancer. Acta Medica International 2017; 4(1): 32-9.
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Shahbazi D, Shiri L, Alaei H, Naghdi N, Kermani S, Afrouzi H, et al. The effect of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields on the level of serotonin metabolite in the raphe nuclei of adult male rat. J Isfahan Med Sch 2014; 32(298): 1354-62. [In Persian].
Ahmadi Z, Shahbazi-Gahrouei D, Hashmibeni B, Karbalae M. Effects of exposure to 900-MHz mobile-telephony radiation on growth and metabolism of human-adipose-derived stem cells. J Isfahan Med Sch 2015; 32(316): 2269-78. [In Persian].
Shahbazi-Gahrouei, D. (2017). Does 900-MHz Mobile Phone Radiation Affect Proliferation Rate and Viability of Human-Adipose-Derived Stem Cells?. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 35(418), 84-86.
MLA
Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei. "Does 900-MHz Mobile Phone Radiation Affect Proliferation Rate and Viability of Human-Adipose-Derived Stem Cells?", Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 35, 418, 2017, 84-86.
HARVARD
Shahbazi-Gahrouei, D. (2017). 'Does 900-MHz Mobile Phone Radiation Affect Proliferation Rate and Viability of Human-Adipose-Derived Stem Cells?', Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 35(418), pp. 84-86.
VANCOUVER
Shahbazi-Gahrouei, D. Does 900-MHz Mobile Phone Radiation Affect Proliferation Rate and Viability of Human-Adipose-Derived Stem Cells?. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 2017; 35(418): 84-86.
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