ID Number		787
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		UWB (PW) exposure to macrophages and analysis of nitric oxide production
Details		RAW 264.7 Macrophages (incubated +/- nitrate containing media) were exposed to UWB (1 ns pulses at 600 Hz) MW for 30 minutes at ~0.1 W/kg (causing negligible temperature increase in the media). UWB exposure alone did not change NO production, either with or without stimulation by gamma interferon and LPS. However, when nitrate was added to the medium, NO production was increased with UWB exposure. The authors conclude that UWB pulses may induced NO synthase under certain conditions.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Brooks AFB, USA - ronald.seaman@brooks.af.mil
Funding Agency		AF, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Seaman, RL et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (2002) 23:83-87
Comments		No dose response could be performed due to the UWB exposure system available. No accurate SAR determination could be made because the time averaged dose was too small to measure experimentally. SAR was calculated using a simple planar/transmission line model.