Iron deposition in rabbit cerebellum after exposure to generated and mobile GSM electromagnetic fields.

PAPER pubmed Bratislavske lekarske listy 2017 Animal study Effect: harm Evidence: Low

Read original paper → DOI: 10.4149/bll_2017_110 PMID: 29198122 Evidence Lab

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mobile phone application may cause structural, functional changes and accumulation of toxic elements in brain. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate iron accumulation in rabbit cerebellum after exposure to RF EMF with light and scanning electron microscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Histochemical analysis of iron distribution by light and electron microscopy with energy-dispersive microanalysis was used. RESULTS: Light microscopy revealed dystrophic changes of Purkinje cells in irradiated groups and iron deposits located in various parts of cerebellum. Deposits consists of C, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Ca and Fe. CONCLUSION: Our experiment revealed structural changes of Purkinje cells and iron and aluminium accumulations in stratum granulosum of rabbit's cerebellum after exposure to RF EMF (Fig. 6, Ref. 33).

AI evidence extraction

At a glance

Study type

Animal study

Effect direction

harm

Population

Rabbits

Sample size

—

Exposure

RF mobile phone

Evidence strength

Low

Confidence: 66% · Peer-reviewed: yes

Main findings

In irradiated rabbit groups, light microscopy showed dystrophic changes of Purkinje cells and deposits in various parts of the cerebellum. The authors report iron and aluminium accumulations in the stratum granulosum after RF EMF exposure; deposits contained multiple elements including Fe.

Outcomes measured

Iron accumulation/deposition in cerebellum
Aluminium accumulation in cerebellum
Structural changes of Purkinje cells (dystrophic changes)
Elemental composition of deposits (EDS microanalysis)

Limitations

Exposure parameters (e.g., frequency, SAR, duration) not reported in the abstract
Sample size not reported in the abstract
Details of control/sham conditions not described in the abstract

Suggested hubs

rf-mobile-phones (0.9)
Study examines GSM/mobile-phone RF EMF exposure and brain tissue outcomes in an animal model.

View raw extracted JSON

{
    "study_type": "animal",
    "exposure": {
        "band": "RF",
        "source": "mobile phone",
        "frequency_mhz": null,
        "sar_wkg": null,
        "duration": null
    },
    "population": "Rabbits",
    "sample_size": null,
    "outcomes": [
        "Iron accumulation/deposition in cerebellum",
        "Aluminium accumulation in cerebellum",
        "Structural changes of Purkinje cells (dystrophic changes)",
        "Elemental composition of deposits (EDS microanalysis)"
    ],
    "main_findings": "In irradiated rabbit groups, light microscopy showed dystrophic changes of Purkinje cells and deposits in various parts of the cerebellum. The authors report iron and aluminium accumulations in the stratum granulosum after RF EMF exposure; deposits contained multiple elements including Fe.",
    "effect_direction": "harm",
    "limitations": [
        "Exposure parameters (e.g., frequency, SAR, duration) not reported in the abstract",
        "Sample size not reported in the abstract",
        "Details of control/sham conditions not described in the abstract"
    ],
    "evidence_strength": "low",
    "confidence": 0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,
    "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
    "keywords": [
        "rabbit",
        "cerebellum",
        "Purkinje cells",
        "iron deposition",
        "aluminium accumulation",
        "RF EMF",
        "GSM",
        "mobile phone",
        "light microscopy",
        "scanning electron microscopy",
        "energy-dispersive microanalysis"
    ],
    "suggested_hubs": [
        {
            "slug": "rf-mobile-phones",
            "weight": 0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,
            "reason": "Study examines GSM/mobile-phone RF EMF exposure and brain tissue outcomes in an animal model."
        }
    ]
}

AI can be wrong. Always verify against the paper.

AI-extracted fields are generated from the abstract/metadata and may be incomplete or incorrect. This content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice.

Comments

No comments yet.