Mobile phone radiation does not induce pro-apoptosis effects in human spermatozoa

dc.contributor.authorFalzone, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorHuyser, Carin
dc.contributor.authorFranken, Daniel R.
dc.contributor.authorLeszczynski, Dariusz
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-03T06:20:14Z
dc.date.available2011-08-03T06:20:14Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.description.abstractRecent reports suggest that mobile phone radiation may diminish male fertility. However, the effects of this radiation on human spermatozoa are largely unknown. The present study examined effects of the radiation on induction of apoptosisrelated properties in human spermatozoa. Ejaculated, densitypurified, highly motile human spermatozoa were exposed to mobile phone radiation at specific absorption rates (SARs) of 2.0 and 5.7 W/kg. At various times after exposure, flow cytometry was used to examine caspase 3 activity, externalization of phosphatidylserine (PS), induction of DNA strand breaks, and generation of reactive oxygen species. Mobile phone radiation had no statistically significant effect on any of the parameters studied. This suggests that the impairment of fertility reported in some studies was not caused by the induction of apoptosis in spermatozoa.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF), Pretoria, South Africa (Grant No: 2054206), NRF mobility fund, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), Pretoria, South Africa and the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), Helsinki, Finland.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFalzone, N, Huyser, C, Franken, DR & Leszczynski, D 2010, 'Mobile phone radiation does not induce pro-apoptosis effects in human spermatozoa', Radiation Research, vol. 174, no. 2, pp. 169-176..en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-7587
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16974
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRadiation Research Societyen_US
dc.rights© 2010 Radiation Research Societyen_US
dc.subjectMobile phone radiationen_US
dc.subject.lcshCell phones -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshFertility, Human -- South Africaen
dc.titleMobile phone radiation does not induce pro-apoptosis effects in human spermatozoaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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