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Long-term exposure to a 40-GHz electromagnetic field does not affect genotoxicity or heat shock protein expression in HCE-T or SRA01/04 cells
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Millimeter waves are used in various fields, and the risks of this wavelength range for human health must be carefully evaluated. In this study, we investigated the effects of millimeter waves on genotoxicity and heat shock protein expression in human corneal epithelial (HCE-T) and human lens epithelial (SRA01/04) cells. We exposed the cells to 40-GHz millimeter waves at 1 mW/cm2 for 24 h. We observed no statistically significant increase in the micronucleus (MN) frequency or the level of DNA strand breaks in cells exposed to 40-GHz millimeter waves relative to sham-exposed and incubator controls. Heat shock protein (Hsp) expression also exhibited no statistically significant response to the 40-GHz exposure. These results indicate that exposure to 40 GHz millimeter waves under these conditions has little or no effect on MN formation, DNA strand breaks, or Hsp expression in HCE-T or SRA01/04 cells.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Koyama, S., Narita, E., Suzuki, Y., Shiina, T., Taki, M., Shinohara, N., & Miyakoshi, J.
- Affiliations
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Miyakoshi, Junji
- Venue
- Journal of Radiation Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2019-06-14
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 417-423
- ISSN
- 0449-3060 (ISSN-L)
- 1349-9157
- PMC
- PMC6640906
- OpenAlex
- W2951389379
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 0.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Radiation Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Keywords
- millimeter wave, genotoxicity, heat shock proteins, human corneal epithelial cells, lens epithelial cells, micronucleus formation, DNA strand breaks, long-term exposure
- MeSH terms
- Cell Line, Cornea, DNA Damage, Electromagnetic Fields, Epithelial Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Heat-Shock Proteins, Humans, Micronucleus Tests, Comet Assay
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