Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on neuronal differentiation and mitochondrial function in SH-SY5Y cells

von Niederhäusern, Nicole; Ducray, Angélique; Zielinski, Jana; Murbach, Manuel; Mevissen, Meike (2019). Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on neuronal differentiation and mitochondrial function in SH-SY5Y cells. Toxicology in vitro, 61, p. 104609. Elsevier 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104609

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Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) has dramatically increased in the last decades with expanding use of mobile phones worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of RF-EMF on neuronal differentiation and underlying signaling pathways involved in neuronal differentiation, neurodegeneration, and mitochondrial function. Differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells was performed using all-trans retinoic acid or staurosporine to obtain cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons. Exposure of SH-SY5Y cells at 935 MHz, 4 W/kg for 24 h did not alter the neuronal phenotypes quantitatively. Markers of the signaling pathways investigated, namely the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), extracellular signal-regulated kinases (Erk) 1 and 2 (p-Erk1/2) and protein kinase B (Akt), glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK3β) and Wnt/β-catenin were not significantly affected by RF-EMF compared to sham. RF-EMF-impaired mitochondrial respiration in cells under glucose deprivation, but glutathione levels and mitochondrial fission and fusion markers were not altered. These findings indicate that RF-EMF might lead to an impairment of mitochondrial function that is only manifest at maximal respiration and additional stressors such as glucose deprivation. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of RF-EMF on mitochondrial function in detail because mitochondrial impairment is closely related to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > NeuroCenter
09 Interdisciplinary Units > Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC)

UniBE Contributor:

von Niederhäusern, Nicole, Ducray, Angélique, Zielinski, Jana, Mevissen, Meike

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0887-2333

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Aniela Bittner

Date Deposited:

28 Jan 2020 14:46

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:35

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104609

PubMed ID:

31351122

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.138113

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/138113

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