ReviewInternational journal of oncology2021
Human‑made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced‑oscillation and voltage‑gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage (Review).
Review in International journal of oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk of Accidents or Chronic Disorders From Improper Use of Mobile Phones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Coenzyme Q10 protects against 6 GHz electromagnetic field-induced liver injury via suppression of inflammatory responses associated with NF-κB/p65 immunoreactivity and endoplasmic reticulum stress.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The consequences of the extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure on physiological processes in the uterus: novel insights and implications.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Placental histomorphology and fetal growth impairment in mice prenatally exposed to cell phone radiation.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- ROS-induced voltage-gated ion channel expression and electrophysiological remodeling in malignant human cells.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2025Article
- In vitro Evaluation of the Combined Effects of a Static Magnetic Field and Curcumin on MCF7 and HeLa Cell Lines.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Instruments and Measurement Techniques to Assess Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Short-Term In Vitro Exposure of Human Blood to 5G Network Frequencies: Do Sex and Frequency Additionally Affect Erythrocyte Morphometry?Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Targeted spleen modulation: a novel strategy for next-generation disease immunotherapy.Theranostics · 2025Review
- Advances in magnetic field approaches for non-invasive targeting neuromodulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Review
- A comprehensive mechanism of biological and health effects of anthropogenic extremely low frequency and wireless communication electromagnetic fields.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- A scoping review and evidence map of radiofrequency field exposure and genotoxicity: assessingFrontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Enhancing Osteogenesis in Osteoporosis via Electromagnetized Gold Nanoparticles.Biomaterials research · 2025Article
- U.S. policy on wireless technologies and public health protection: regulatory gaps and proposed reforms.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Flora and fauna: how nonhuman species interact with natural and man-made EMF at ecosystem levels and public policy recommendations.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Biophysical mechanism of animal magnetoreception, orientation and navigation.Scientific reports · 2024Review
- Metformin represses the carcinogenesis potentially induced by 50 Hz magnetic fields in aged mouse fibroblasts via inhibition of NF-kB.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024Article
- Microwave radiofrequencies, 5G, 6G, graphene nanomaterials: Technologies used in neurological warfare.Surgical neurology international · 2024Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Exposure of animals/biological samples to human‑made electromagnetic fields (EMFs), especially in the extremely low frequency (ELF) band, and the microwave/radio frequency (RF) band which is always combined with ELF, may lead to DNA damage. DNA damage is connected with cell death, infertility and other pathologies, including cancer. ELF exposure from high‑voltage power lines and complex RF exposure from wireless communication antennas/devices are linked to increased cancer risk. Almost all human‑made RF EMFs include ELF components in the form of modulation, pulsing and random variability. Thus, in addition to polarization and coherence, the existence of ELFs is a common feature of almost all human‑made EMFs. The present study reviews the DNA damage and related effects induced by human‑made EMFs. The ion forced‑oscillation mechanism for irregular gating of voltage‑gated ion channels on cell membranes by polarized/coherent EMFs is extensively described. Dysfunction of ion channels disrupts intracellular ionic concentrations, which determine the cell's electrochemical balance and homeostasis. The present study shows how this can result in DNA damage through reactive oxygen species/free radical overproduction. Thus, a complete picture is provided of how human‑made EMF exposure may indeed lead to DNA damage and related pathologies, including cancer. Moreover, it is suggested that the non‑thermal biological effects attributed to RF EMFs are actually due to their ELF components.
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