ID Number		2376
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		Salivary oxidative stress indices were measured in 20 mobile phone users with deaf subjects as controls.
Details		AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Hamzany et al. 2013 (IEEE #5575): Increasing use of mobile phones creates growing concerns regarding harmful effects of radiofrequency nonionizing electromagnetic radiation on human tissues located close to the ear, where phones are commonly held for long periods of time. We studied 20 subjects in the mobile-phone group who had a mean duration of mobile phone use of 12.5 years (range 8-15) and a mean time use of 29.6 h per month (range 8-100). Deaf individuals served as controls. We compared salivary outcomes (secretion, oxidative damage indices, flow rate, and composition) between mobile phone users and nonusers. We report a significant increase in all salivary oxidative stress indices studied in mobile phone users. Salivary flow, total protein, albumin, and amylase activity were decreased in mobile phone users. These observations lead to the hypothesis that the use of mobile phones may cause oxidative stress and modify salivary function.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Rabin Med Center, Tel Aviv U, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Funding Agency		?????
Country		ISRAEL
References		Hamzany , Y et al. Antioxid Redox Signal., (2013) 18:622-627
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