PUBLICATION
Measurement of the 100 MHz EMF radiation in vivo effects on zebrafish D. rerio embryonic development: A multidisciplinary study
- Authors
- Piccinetti, C.C., De Leo, A., Cosoli, G., Scalise, L., Randazzo, B., Cerri, G., Olivotto, I.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-180227-5
- Date
- 2018
- Source
- Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 154: 268-279 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- Biological effects, Development, Electromagnetic field radiation, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Apoptosis/radiation effects
- Autophagy/radiation effects
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/pathology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/radiation effects*
- Embryonic Development/radiation effects*
- Humans
- Oxidative Stress/radiation effects
- Radio Waves/adverse effects*
- Water Pollution, Radioactive/adverse effects*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- PubMed
- 29477917 Full text @ Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Citation
Piccinetti, C.C., De Leo, A., Cosoli, G., Scalise, L., Randazzo, B., Cerri, G., Olivotto, I. (2018) Measurement of the 100 MHz EMF radiation in vivo effects on zebrafish D. rerio embryonic development: A multidisciplinary study. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. 154:268-279.
Abstract
The augmented exposure of both environment and human being to electromagnetic waves and the concomitant lack of an unequivocal knowledge about biological consequences of these radiations, raised public interest on electromagnetic pollution. In this context, the present study aims to evaluate the biological effects on zebrafish (ZF) embryos of 100 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure through a multidisciplinary protocol. Because of the shared synteny between human and ZF genomes that validated its use in biomedical research, toxicology and developmental biology studies, ZF was here selected as experimental model and a measurement protocol and biological analyses have been set up to clearly discriminate between RF-EMF biological and thermal effects. The results showed that a 100 MHz EMF was able to affect ZF embryonic development, from 24 to 72 h post fertilization (hpf) in all the analyzed pathways. Particularly, at the 48 hpf stage, a reduced growth, an increased transcription of oxidative stress genes, the onset of apoptotic/autophagic processes and a modification in cholesterol metabolism were detected. ZF embryos faced stress induced by EMF radiation by triggering detoxification mechanisms and at 72 hpf they partially recovered from stress reaching the hatching time in a comparable way respect to the control group. Data here obtained showed unequivocally the in vivo effects of RF-EMF on an animal model, excluding thermal outcomes and thus represents the starting point for more comprehensive studies on dose response effects of electromagnetic fields radiations consequences.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping