ReviewReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2009
Pathophysiology of cell phone radiation: oxidative stress and carcinogenesis with focus on male reproductive system.
Review in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04541459 (Validation of New Devices Against Ambient Electromagnetic Radiation), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Validation of New Devices Against Ambient Electromagnetic Radiation: A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Study
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biological Effects of High-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on CNS Function and Neuroimmune Responses: A Systematic Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Experimental Studies.Neurotoxicity research · 2026Pooled it
- Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antioxidant enzyme system in human population exposed to radiation from mobile towers.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2018Trial
- Does Electromagnetic Pollution in the ART Laboratory Affect Sperm Quality? A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Toxics · 2025Article
- Exposure of Spargue Dawley Rats to Phone Cell Electromagnetic Field Frequency and Related Physiological, Apoptotic and Molecular Profile of Para Oral Tissues: In-vivo Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Differential metabolic responses of mouse Leydig and spermatogonia cells to radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Deciphering the role of reactive oxygen species in idiopathic asthenozoospermia.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Free Radicals and Obesity-Related Chronic Inflammation Contrasted by Antioxidants: A New Perspective in Coronary Artery Disease.Metabolites · 2023Review
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- Evaluating the Effect of Jammer Radiation on Learning and Memory in Male Rats.Journal of biomedical physics & engineering · 2023Article
- The effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) on biomarkers of oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro: A protocol for a systematic review.Environment international · 2022Article
- Some thoughts on the possible health effects of electric and magnetic fields and exposure guidelines.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Oxidative Stress and Idiopathic Male Infertility.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022Review
- Methodology of Studying Effects of Mobile Phone Radiation on Organisms: Technical Aspects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Combined Effects of Pesticides and Electromagnetic-Fields on Honeybees: Multi-Stress Exposure.Insects · 2021Article
- Oxidative stress and male infertility.Reproductive medicine and biology · 2021Review
- Sperm DNA Fragmentation: A New Guideline for Clinicians.The world journal of men's health · 2020Review
- The Effect of Radiation Emitted by Cell Phone on The Gelatinolytic Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 of Mouse Pre-Antral Follicles during In Vitro Culture.Cell journal · 2020Article
- Catalase as a Molecular Target for Male Infertility Diagnosis and Monitoring: An Overview.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Oxidative stress and male infertility: current knowledge of pathophysiology and role of antioxidant therapy in disease management.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020Review
- Exposure to cell phone induce oxidative stress in mice preantral follicles during in vitro cultivation: An experimental study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2019Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Hazardous health effects stemming from exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic waves (RF-EMW) emitted from cell phones have been reported in the literature. However, the cellular target of RF-EMW is still controversial. This review identifies the plasma membrane as a target of RF-EMW. In addition, the effects of RF-EMW on plasma membrane structures (i.e. NADH oxidase, phosphatidylserine, ornithine decarboxylase) and voltage-gated calcium channels are discussed. We explore the disturbance in reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism caused by RF-EMW and delineate NADH oxidase mediated ROS formation as playing a central role in oxidative stress (OS) due to cell phone radiation (with a focus on the male reproductive system). This review also addresses: 1) the controversial effects of RF-EMW on mammalian cells and sperm DNA as well as its effect on apoptosis, 2) epidemiological, in vivo animal and in vitro studies on the effect of RF-EMW on male reproductive system, and 3) finally, exposure assessment and dosimetry by computational biomodeling.
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