Mobile phone radiofrequency may alter immune function in the elderly. - GreenMedInfo Summary

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Abstract Title:

Age-dependent effects of in vitro radiofrequency exposure (mobile phone) on CD95+ T helper human lymphocytes.

Abstract Source:

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 May ;1067:493-9. PMID: 16804032

Abstract Author(s):

Miriam Capri, Stefano Salvioli, Serena Altilia, Federica Sevini, Daniel Remondini, Pietro Mesirca, Ferdinando Bersani, Daniela Monti, Claudio Franceschi

Article Affiliation:

Miriam Capri

Abstract:

Recent studies on"nonthermal"effects of mobile phone radiofrequency (RF) suggest that RF can interact with cellular functions and molecular pathways. To study the possible RF effects on human lymphocyte activation, we analyzed CD25, CD95, CD28 molecules in unstimulated and stimulated CD4+ e CD8+ T cells in vitro. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from young and elderly donors were exposed or sham-exposed to RF (1,800 MHz, Specific Absorption Rate 2 W/kg) with or without mitogenic stimulation. No significant changes in the percentage of these cell subsets were found between exposed and sham-exposed lymphocytes in both young and elderly donors. Nevertheless, after RF exposure we observed a slight, but significant, downregulation of CD95 expression in stimulated CD4+ T lymphocytes from elderly, but not from young donors. This age-related result is noteworthy given the importance of a such molecule in regulation of the immune response.

Article Published Date : May 01, 2006

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aging : CK(6221) : AC(1510)

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Electromagnetic Field Harms : CK(4896) : AC(1009), Electromagnetic Radiation : CK(4987) : AC(989), Mobile Phone Radiation : CK(2408) : AC(424)

Problem Substances : Cell Phone Exposure : CK(1393) : AC(226)

Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Immunotoxic : CK(512) : AC(131)