Effect Of Chronic Exposure To Mobile Phone Radiation And Possible Modulatory Role Of Glutathione In Animal Model Of Depression

Abstract:

Devices such as mobile phones, wireless internet modems, and radios and televisions, which occupy an important place in social life, produce electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Widespread use of these devices in daily life increases the intensity of exposure to EMFs on a day to day basis. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of chronic exposure to mobile phone radiation and possible modulatory role of glutathione in depression-like behavior in mice. Thirty five (35) male albino mice were randomly divided into seven groups of 5 animals each: group I: (control), group II: exposed to mobile phone in ringtone mode, group III: exposed to mobile phone in vibration mode, group IV: exposed to mobile phone in silent mode, group V: exposed to mobile phone in ringtone + glutathione, group VI: exposed to mobile phone in vibration + glutathione, and group VII: exposed to mobile phone in silent + glutathione. The mice in group II to VII were exposed to four hours’ mobile phone radiation within the range of 295 to 300 missed calls per day for 6 weeks plus. Group I (control) was not exposed to any form of radiation or glutathione, but exposed to the same environmental condition as the other groups before Neurobehavioral studies for assessing depression were carried out. The result shows that there was statistically significance (p <0.05) when all the groups were compared to each other. In conclusion, the result of present study shows that 6weeks exposure to chronic mobile phone radiation and glutathione administration, show significance effect on depression-like behavior in mice.