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ArticleJournal of molecular histology2026

Extremely low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields induce apoptotic, oxidative stress, inflammatory and aquaporin-related kidney alteration.

Merve Pekince Özöner, Ugur Seker, Cemil Sert, Mehmet Zahid Tuysuz, Meral Yüksel, Yasin Gökçe

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Merve Pekince ÖzönerDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey. merve.pekince@siirt.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5378-2726
Ugur SekerDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-6378
Cemil SertDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-0201
Mehmet Zahid TuysuzDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2650-5475
Meral YükselDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Vocational School of Health-Related Professions, Marmara University, 34865, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-3306
Yasin GökçeDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7384-7921

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Abstract

Extremely low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields are used as a biotherapy method in various medical and experimental applications. However, the cellular effects of prolonged or intense exposure remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of two different ELF-PEMF doses on kidney tissue over an 8 week period, investigating oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation, and aquaporin expression using biochemical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical methods. Forty male rats were assigned to control, sham, 1 mT, and 5 mT groups; the 1 mT and 5 mT groups were exposed to ELF-PEMF for four hours daily for eight weeks, while controls received no intervention. At the end of the experiment, kidney tissues were collected for histopathological (H&E and PAS), immunohistochemical and biochemical analyses. In kidney tissue exposed to ELF-PEMF, hyperemia, tubular degeneration, and proteinaceous casts were observed. 1 mT and 5 mT ELF-PEMF exposure increased BAX, Caspase-9, and TNF-α immunoreactivity compared to the control and sham groups, while no change was observed in BCL-2 expression. 5 mT group exposure to ELF-PEMF increased AQP3 expression, a critical water channel in cellular H

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ApoptosisAquaporinsElectromagnetic FieldsInflammationKidneyOxidative StressAnimalsMaleRatsAquaporinsApoptosisAQP3AQP5ELF-PEMFInflammationKidney

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