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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF MELATONIN
ON THYMUS OF RATS EXPOSED TO
MICROWAVE RADIATION
Branka Djordjevic, Dusan Sokolovic, Andrej Veljkovic, Milena Marinkovic,
Jelena Basic , Gordana Kocic, Jelenka Nikolic
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis.
Bul. dr Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
Microwaves
 300 GHz - 300 MHz
 1mm-1m
 1.24 µeV - 1.24 meV
Microwaves and oxidative stress
“Thymus plays an important role in the immune system
development...”
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“...which can be modulated by numerous environmental
factors, including MWs.”
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“Oxidative stress has been implicated in thymus
disorders.“
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protein response in Atm-deficient thymocytes and thymic lymphoma cells are attributable to oxidative stress.
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 MWs have already been linked to cancer,
especially childhood leukemia and T cell
non Hodgkin lymphoma.
Myung SK, Ju W, McDonnell DD, Lee YJ, Kazinets G, Cheng CT, et al. Mobile phone
use and risk of tumors: a meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol 2009;27(33):5565-72.
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lines and risk of lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders: a case-control
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Melatonin
(N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine)
 sinthetised and released from pineal gland
 MT1 and MT2 receptors expressed in all lymphocyte
subpopulations
 immunostimulant and a powerfull antioxidant
 directly neutralizes free radicals
 stimulates antioxidant enzyme activity
 prevents oxidative injury of DNA molecules
 inhibits apoptosis in immune cells
Aim of the study
 The present study was designed to evaluate
the effects of MWs on oxidative stress
parametars in the thymus tissue and
 to clarify if melatonin treatment may
favorably impact on thymus tissue injury in
rats exposed to microwave radiation.
Experimental setup
 3-week daily administration of melatonin
(2 mg/kg i.p.)
 adult Wistar rats
 exposition to microwaves (4 hours/day)
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Wistar rats were divided in four groups:
I (control) - rats treated with saline,
II (Mel) - rats treated with melatonin,
III (MWs) - microwave exposed rats,
IV (MWs + Mel) - MWs exposed rats treated with
melatonin.
Exposure system
 plastic cage
 mobile phone (NOKIA 3110
classic, Nokia Mobile Phones
Ltd.)
 900 MHz electromagnetic near
field continuous wave
 AARONIA SPECTRAN HF6080
EMF meter
 SAR 0.089 W/kg
(0.043-0.135 W/kg)
Biochemical analysis
 Thymus tissue was prepared as 10% homogenate.
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Malondialdehyde (MDA)
Protein carbonyls
Catalase (CAT)
Xantine oxidase (XO)
Proteins
MDA
*** (p < 0.001)
+ (p < 0.05)
Ohkawa H, OhishiN, Yagi K. Assay for lipid peroxides
in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction. Anal
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Protein carbonyls
*** (p < 0.001)
+++ (p < 0.001)
Levine RL, WIilliams JA, Stadtman ER, et al. Carbonyl
assay for determination of oxidatively modified
proteins. Methods Enzymol 1994;233:346-57.
Catalase
*** (p < 0.001)
+++ (p < 0.001)
Goth L . A simple method for determination of serum
catalase activity and revision of reference range. Clin
Chim Acta 1991;196(2-3):143-51.
Xantine oxidase
*** (p < 0.001)
+++ (p < 0.001)
Hashimoto S. A new spectrophotometric assay method of
xanthine oxidase in crude tissue homogenate. Anal
Biochem 1974;62(2):426-35.
Conclusion
 Melatonin
exerts potent antioxidant
effects in thymus of rats exposed to
microwaves.
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and
Science of Republic Serbia (Project 43012).
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Branka Djordjevic, Dusan Sokolovic, Andrej Veljkovic, Milena Marinkovic,
Jelena Basic , Gordana Kocic, Jelenka Nikolic
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis.