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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Human Fibroblasts In Vitro Exposed to 2.45 GHz Continuous and Pulsed Wave Signals: Evaluation of Biological Effects with a Multimethodological Approach.

Elisa Regalbuto, Anna Anselmo, Stefania De Sanctis, Valeria Franchini, Florigio Lista, Monica Benvenuto, Roberto Bei, Laura Masuelli, Guglielmo D'Inzeo, Alessandra Paffi and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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12 authors.

Elisa RegalbutoScientific Department, Army Medical Center of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Anna AnselmoScientific Department, Army Medical Center of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Stefania De SanctisScientific Department, Army Medical Center of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Valeria FranchiniScientific Department, Army Medical Center of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Florigio ListaScientific Department, Army Medical Center of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Monica BenvenutoSaint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2520-1306
Roberto BeiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9541-8896
Laura MasuelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy.
Guglielmo D'InzeoDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00184 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra PaffiDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00184 Rome, Italy.
Eugenio TrodellaDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00184 Rome, Italy.
Antonella SguraDepartment of Science, University of Rome "Roma Tre", 00146 Rome, Italy.

Funding

Italian Ministry of Defence, SEGREDIFESA/DNA - 5TH Department of Technological Innovation (GREAM Project) a2016.149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF), especially from wireless communication devices, raises questions about their possible adverse health effects. So far, several in vitro studies evaluating RF-EMF genotoxic and cytotoxic non-thermal effects have reported contradictory results that could be mainly due to inadequate experimental design and lack of well-characterized exposure systems and conditions. Moreover, a topic poorly investigated is related to signal modulation induced by electromagnetic fields. The aim of this study was to perform an analysis of the potential non-thermal biological effects induced by 2.45 GHz exposures through a characterized exposure system and a multimethodological approach. Human fibroblasts were exposed to continuous (CW) and pulsed (PW) signals for 2 h in a wire patch cell-based exposure system at the specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.7 W/kg. The evaluation of the potential biological effects was carried out through a multimethodological approach, including classical biological markers (genotoxic, cell cycle, and ultrastructural) and the evaluation of gene expression profile through the powerful high-throughput next generation sequencing (NGS) RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) approach. Our results suggest that 2.45 GHz radiofrequency fields did not induce significant biological effects at a cellular or molecular level for the evaluated exposure parameters and conditions.

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AgedCell CycleCells, CulturedDermisFemaleFibroblastsGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadio Waves2.45 GHzgene expressiongenotoxic effectRNA sequencing (RNA-seq)RT-PCRWi-Fi

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PMID32992895
PMCPMC7584027

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