Open AccessThe effect of exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency radiation on epidermal growth factor, caspase-3, Hsp27 and p38MAPK gene expressions in the rat eye
Author(s) -
Ebru Derici Eker,
Badel Arslan,
Merve Yıldırım,
Angela Akar,
Nurcan Aras
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2018_106
Subject(s) - hsp27 , heat shock protein , hsp70 , p38 mitogen activated protein kinases , gene expression , apoptosis , kinase , oxidative stress , microbiology and biotechnology , caspase 3 , chemistry , protein kinase a , gene , biology , endocrinology , programmed cell death , biochemistry
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) may induce DNA damage and oxidative stress in human lens epithelial cells (LECs). We aimed to investigate the expression levels of heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and caspase-3 gene expression levels in rat eye that was exposed to 1800 MHz RF-EMF.