Review Article

Electromagnetic Fields, Oxidative Stress, and Neurodegeneration

Table 1

EMFs exposure and oxidative stress in brain.

Type of EMFsEMFs exposure detailsEMFs effectExperimental modelReference

50 Hz, 0.1–1.0 mT, 7 daysProoxidantCortical neurons (Spraque-Dawley rat embryo)Di Loreto et al. [51]
60 Hz, 2.3 mT, 3 hoursProoxidant ICR Mouse cerebellum Chu et al. [52]
40 Hz, 7 mT, 30 min/day for 10 days
Prooxidant Spraque-Dawley rat brain Ciejka et al. [53]
50 Hz, 0.5 mT, 7 daysProoxidant Wistar rat brain Jelenković et al. [54]
ELF50 Hz, 50 mG, for 5 min/day for 6 months
Prooxidant Spraque-Dawley rat brain Bediz et al. [55]
60 Hz, 12 G, 3 hoursProoxidant Balb/c mice brain Lee et al. [56]
50 Hz, 100 and 500 μT, 2 hours/day for 10 months
Prooxidant Spraque-Dawley rat brain Akdag et al. [57]
60 Hz, 2.4 mT, 2 hoursProoxidant Wistar rat brain Martínez-Sámano et al. [58]
50 Hz, 0.1–1.0 mT, 10 days Prooxidant Spraque-Dawley rat brain Falone et al. [60]
60 Hz, 0.2–1.2 mTNo oxidative effectICR mouse brain Kabuto et al. [61]

900 MHz, SAR of 2 Wkg−1, 7 days
Prooxidant Wistar rat brain Ilhan et al. [63]
890–915 MHz, SAR 0.95 Wkg−1, for 12 h/day for 30 daysProoxidantGuinea pig brain Meral et al. [64]
RF900 MHz, SAR of 1.5 Wkg−1, and 6 Wkg−1, 7 days
ProoxidantSpraque-Dawley rat brain Ammari et al. [65]
1800 MHz, SAR of 2 Wkg−1, 24 hrsProoxidantPrimary cortical neuronal cultures (new-born SD rats)
Xu et al. [66]
900 MHz, 0.02 mWcm−2, 30 min/day for 7 days
No oxidative effect New Zealand rabbit brain Irmak et al. [37]
872 MHz, SAR of 5 Wkg−1, 1 hour and 24 hoursNo oxidative effect SHSY5Y and L929 cells Höytö et al. [67]