title: In-vitro assessment of Jurkat T-cells response to 1966 MHz electromagnetic fields in a GTEM cell.
abstract: This paper presents the experimental configuration and procedure as well as the in-vitro assessment of Jurkat T-cells response to 1966 MHz exposure of modulated and unmodulated electromagnetic signals within a Gigahertz Transverse Electro-Magnetic (GTEM) cell. Different combinations of electric field intensity, exposure duration and modulation schemes were applied. Exposures at continuous wave (CW) signal at low intensity levels (3 V/m) did not induce any significant DNA damage, but a slight increase was observed for extreme stress levels (76.4 V/m). On the other hand, the results indicate that, at both, low and high electric field intensity UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) signal could be statistically related to DNA damage in-vitro. Nevertheless, further experiments are required, increasing the statistical number of samples and recruiting more DNA damage endpoints before conclusive statements are drawn.
authors.forename: Nektarios
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moraitis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christopoulou
authors.forename: Konstantina S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nikita
authors.forename: Georgia-Persephoni
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Voulgaridou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anestopoulos
authors.forename: Mihalis I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Panagiotidis
authors.forename: Aglaia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappa
mesh_terms: D020552:Comet Assay; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000528:radiation effects; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D013696:Temperature