Investigations on DNA damage and frequency of micronuclei in occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted from video display terminals (VDTs)
Autor: | R Tiwari, N. K. Lakshmi, S C Bhargava, YR Ahuja |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
DNA damage electromagnetic fields (EMFs) Frequency of use Audiology Biology Control subjects complex mixtures Toxicology Comet assay Mutagenesis comet assay micronuclei Personal computer Micronucleus test Genetics medicine Occupational exposure Molecular Biology video display terminals (VDTs) Video Display Terminals Research Article |
Zdroj: | Genetics and Molecular Biology v.33 n.1 2010 Genetics and Molecular Biology Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG) instacron:SBG Genetics and Molecular Biology, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 154-158, Published: 29 JAN 2010 |
Popis: | The potential effect of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted from video display terminals (VDTs) to elicit biological response is a major concern for the public. The software professionals are subjected to cumulative EMFs in their occupational environments. This study was undertaken to evaluate DNA damage and incidences of micronuclei in such professionals. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first attempt to carry out cytogenetic investigations on assessing bioeffects in personal computer users. The study subjects (n = 138) included software professionals using VDTs for more than 2 years with age, gender, socioeconomic status matched controls (n = 151). DNA damage and frequency of micronuclei were evaluated using alkaline comet assay and cytochalasin blocked micronucleus assay respectively. Overall DNA damage and incidence of micronuclei showed no significant differences between the exposed and control subjects. With exposure characteristics, such as total duration (years) and frequency of use (minutes/day) sub-groups were assessed for such parameters. Although cumulative frequency of use showed no significant changes in the DNA integrity of the classified sub-groups, the long-term users (> 10 years) showed higher induction of DNA damage and increased frequency of micronuclei and micro nucleated cells. |
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