Title :
Immunostimulatory influence of pulse modulated 1300 MHz microwaves on cultures of lymphocytes and monocytes isolated from the blood of patients with chronic virus B hepatitis
Author :
Stankiewicz, Wanda ; Dabrowski, M.P. ; Kubacki, Roman ; Szmigielski, Stanislaw
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwave Safety, Mil. Inst. of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
The cultures of blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors (HD) and from patients with chronic virus B hepatitis (HV) reacts differentially to pulse modulated exposure with 1300 MHz microwaves. The same absorbed dose of 1 mW/cm2 reduced response of HD lymphocytes and significantly increased response of HV lymphocytes to PHA. The exposure strongly stimulated the production of interferon gamma (IFNγ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in the cultures of HV lymphocytes but not in the cultures of HD cells. The results suggest that microwave irradiation may stimulate the effector immune response in patients with chronic virus B hepatitis.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; blood; cellular effects of radiation; liver; microorganisms; tumours; 1300 MHz; absorbed dose; blood cells; blood mononuclear cells; cellular radiation biology; chronic virus B hepatitis patients; effector immune response; healthy donors; immunostimulatory influence; interferon gamma; lymphocytes; monocytes; tumor necrosis factor alpha; white blood cells; Blood; Cells (biology); Frequency; High definition video; Immune system; Liver diseases; Neoplasms; Organisms; Production; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2002. MIKON-2002. 14th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-5-1
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2002.1017818
