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ArticleIBRO neuroscience reports2024

Effect of microwave radiation on adult neurogenesis and behavior of prenatally exposed rats.

Alexandra Popovičová, Enikő Račeková, Marcela Martončíková, Kamila Fabianová, Adam Raček, Monika Žideková

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Article in IBRO neuroscience reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Alexandra PopovičováInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.
Enikő RačekováInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.
Marcela MartončíkováInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.
Kamila FabianováInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.
Adam RačekInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.
Monika ŽidekováInstitute of Neurobiology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4, Košice 040 01, Slovakia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postnatal neurogenesis appears to be highly sensitive to environmental factors, including microwave electromagnetic radiation (MWR). Here, we investigated the impact of MWR during intrauterine development on juvenile and adult neurogenesis in the rostral migratory stream (RMS) and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in the rat brain, as well as its effect on animal behavior. Female rats were exposed to MWR at a frequency of 2.45 GHz for 2 hours daily throughout pregnancy. The offspring of irradiated mothers survived to either juvenile age or adulthood. The brains of the rats were subjected to morphological analysis, assessing cell proliferation and death in both neurogenic regions. In the RMS, the differentiation of nitrergic neurons was also investigated. The effect of MWR on behavior was evaluated in rats surviving to adulthood. Prenatal MWR exposure caused significant changes in the number of proliferating and dying cells, depending on the age of the animals and the observed neurogenic region. In addition, MWR attenuated the maturation of nitrergic neurons in the RMS in both juvenile and adult rats. Morphological alterations in neurogenesis were accompanied by changes in animals' behavior. Affected neurogenesis and changes in animal behavior suggest a high sensitivity of the developing brain to MWR.

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Dentate gyrusMicrowave radiationPostnatal neurogenesisPrenatal irradiationRostral migratory stream

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PMID39286040
PMCPMC11404077

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