Comparison of effects of 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and mobile phone exposure on human placenta and cord blood


Bektaş H., Daşdağ S., Bektas M. S.

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT, cilt.34, ss.154-162, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13102818.2020.1725639
  • Dergi Adı: BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-162
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mobile phone, Wi-Fi, placenta, cord blood, oxidative stress, DNA damage, FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION, INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS, INDUCED DNA-DAMAGE, RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION, MICROWAVE-RADIATION, RAT-BRAIN, LIPID DAMAGE, FIELD, INCREASE, MALONDIALDEHYDE
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi systems and mobile phones on cord blood and placenta. The study included 149 pregnant women who were divided in subgroups: unexposed (control), mobile phone exposed, Wi-Fi exposed and mobile phone plus Wi-Fi exposed groups. Immediately after birth, placenta and cord blood samples were collected and protein carbonyl (PCO), malondialdehyde (MDA), total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status, 8-hydroxy-2 '-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels and DNA single strand breaks were analysed. The results of the study showed an increase in 8-OHdG, MDA, PCO and TOS in cord blood and placenta in the group exposed to mobile phones during gestation. However, the group exposed to Wi-Fi did not show alterations in the studied oxidative stress parameters. On the other hand, tail intensity and tail moment of DNA in the mobile phone exposure groups were higher than those in the control and Wi-Fi exposure groups. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that mobile phone exposure during pregnancy could have an important potential to cause oxidative stress and DNA damage in cord blood and placenta. The results of this study also indicated that combined effects of Wi-Fi plus mobile phone exposure have a higher potential to cause synergistic harmful effects.