Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation and Simultaneous Exposure with Mitomycin C on the Frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells

摘要

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were exposed for 2 hr with and without mitomycin C (MMC) to pulsed wave radiofrequency radiation (RFR) at 2450 MHz. The repetition rate of 25,000 pulses per sec (pps), and exposure geometry used, resulted in a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 33.8 W/kg. The following exposure regimens were used: 1) a 37 C water bath control; 2) a water bath temperature control (TC) in which the continuously monitored medium temperature closely followed teh temperature rise in the RFR-exposed flasks; and 3) the RFR-exposed cells in a water bath set at 37 C prior to exposure. RFR exposure resulted in a maximum cell culture medium temperature of 39.2 C. In the absence of MMC, there was no significant increase in sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in the RFR-exposed or TC groups over that of teh 37 C control. When a simultaneous treatment of RFR and MMC occurred there was no statistical difference in SCE frequency from that caused by chemical treatment alone.