title: The effects of electromagnetic fields on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A discussion about the adverse effects of electromagnetic waves on the biological life has been ongoing since the discovery of electricity in the 19th century.
  
  
  METHODS
  The primary objective of this study was to analyze the changes in the cell viability, rates of apoptosis, proliferation indices and the cell surface antigenic structures resulting from 2-, 6- and 24-hour exposure of mononuclear cells isolated from the peripheral blood to 450, 900 and 1784 MHz electromagnetic waves.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data obtained showed that electromagnetic waves didn't have any effect on the cell viability, rates of apoptosis and proliferation index. While electromagnetic waves didn't affect the HLADR and CD11b expression in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells, they decreased the CD11a expression and increased the CD49d expression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that electromagnetic signals could affect the functional capacity of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells by changing their adhesion ability. Maybe these alterations are the sign of the immune system modulation. More comprehensive studies are needed, involving higher number and more lines of cells (Tab. 6, Fig. 3, Ref. 11).
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayten
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atasoy
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sevim
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durmus
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Omay
authors.forename: Feyyaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Ercüment
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ovali
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000528:radiation effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000528:radiation effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000528:radiation effects*