ID Number		2546
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		Study of whether glucose treatment attenuated memory deficits caused by microwave exposure (2.45 GHz,1 mW/cm(2) for 3 h/day, for up to 30 d)and the effect of MW exposure on hippocampal glucose uptake.
Details		AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Lu et al. 2012 (IEEE #6252): Extensive evidence indicates that glucose administration attenuates memory deficits in rodents and humans, and cognitive impairment has been associated with reduced glucose metabolism and uptake in certain brain regions including the hippocampus. In the present study, we investigated whether glucose treatment attenuated memory deficits caused by chronic low-power-density microwave (MW) exposure, and the effect of MW exposure on hippocampal glucose uptake. We exposed Wistar rats to 2.45 GHz pulsed MW irradiation at a power density of 1 mW/cm(2) for 3 h/day, for up to 30 days. MW exposure induced spatial learning and memory impairments in rats. Hippocampal glucose uptake was also reduced by MW exposure in the absence or presence of insulin, but the levels of blood glucose and insulin were not affected. However, these spatial memory deficits were reversed by systemic glucose treatment. Our results indicate that glucose administration attenuates the spatial memory deficits induced by chronic low-power-density MW exposure, and reduced hippocampal glucose uptake may be associated with cognitive impairment caused by MW exposure.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Third Military Medical Univ, Chongqing, China.
Funding Agency		?????
Country		CHINA
References		Lu, Y et al. Physiol Behav., (2012) 106:631-637
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