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- Title
The changes in leukocyte formula of peripheral blood in rats exposed to decimeter microwaves.
- Authors
Abbasova, Mushgunaz; Hajiyev, Ahmed; Maharramov, Akif
- Abstract
Objective: The reaction of blood cells in organism exposed to microwaves is of great interest both in terms of elucidation of the mechanisms of non-ionizing radiation action to a living organism, and from a purely medical point of view. This study was conducted to identify changes in the leukocyte formula of peripheral blood at the total body chronic exposure to decimeter microwave radiation. Methods: Studies were conducted on white Wistar rats weighing 250-300 g contained in normal vivarium conditions. The animals were divided into experimental and control groups of 10 animals in each. The experimental group of animals was exposed to 460 MHz radiation from the physiotherapy apparatus daily for 20 min to 28 days at a direct power flux density of 30 pW/cm2. Leukocyte formula was determined by the method of Putintseva et al. (2008). The level of significance of differences in the experimental and control groups was assessed by Student's t-test. Results: The study of the leukocyte formula showed the following results: in the blood of the control group, lymphocytes are up to 83%, neutrophils are not more than 15%. Exposure to microwaves leads to a significant and pronounced decrease in the percentage of lymphocytes and increase in the percentage of neutrophils; for 28 days exposition, the relative content of lymphocytes drops to 78% (p<0.05), and the relative content of neutrophils increases to 20% (p<0.05). It should be noted that in the initial stage of exposure in the percentage of neutrophils there was some tendency to decrease. Conclusion: Chronic exposure of organism to non-ionizing radiation in the microwave range leads to changes in blood leucoformula, lowering percentage ratio of lymphocytes and neutrophils in the peripheral blood with an increase in immature forms, myelocytes and metamyelocytes. Observed moderate lymphopenia and neutrophilocytosis indicate that microwave radiation is a potential stress factor for living organisms.
- Subjects
LEUCOCYTES; BLOOD groups; BLOOD cells; MICROWAVES; NONIONIZING radiation; NEUTROPHILS
- Publication
Anatomy: International Journal of Experimental & Clinical Anatomy, 2019, Vol 13, Issue S1, pS63
- ISSN
1307-8798
- Publication type
Article