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Mobile Phone Use and Vitamin C

Effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue from the rat and a possible protective role of vitamin C – a preliminary study

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Pages 1044-1049 | Received 06 Jul 2009, Accepted 14 Jun 2010, Published online: 10 Aug 2010
 

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue and a possible protective role of vitamin C.

Materials and methods: Forty female rats were divided into four groups randomly (Control, mobile phone, mobile phone plus vitamin C and, vitamin C alone). The mobile phone group was exposed to a mobile phone signal (900 MHz), the mobile phone plus vitamin C group was exposed to a mobile phone signal (900 MHz) and treated with vitamin C administered orally (per os). The vitamin C group was also treated with vitamin C per os for four weeks. Then, the animals were sacrificed and brain tissues were dissected to be used in the analyses of malondialdehyde (MDA), antioxidant potential (AOP), superoxide dismutase, catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), xanthine oxidase, adenosine deaminase (ADA) and 5′nucleotidase (5′-NT).

Results: Mobile phone use caused an inhibition in 5′-NT and CAT activities as compared to the control group. GSH-Px activity and the MDA level were also found to be reduced in the mobile phone group but not significantly. Vitamin C caused a significant increase in the activity of GSH-Px and non-significant increase in the activities of 5′-NT, ADA and CAT enzymes.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that vitamin C may play a protective role against detrimental effects of mobile phone radiation in brain tissue.

View retraction statement:
Comment on I. B. Ergüder et al., “Effects of mobile phone use on brain tissue from the rat and a possible protective role of vitamin C – a preliminary study” [Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 86 (2010) 1044–1049]

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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