Non-thermal activation of the hsp27/p38MAPK stress pathway by mobile phone radiation in human endothelial cells: Molecular mechanism for cancer- and blood-brain barrier-related effects

Differentiation

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 120-129

  Leszczynski, Dariusz ^a   Joenväärä, Sakari ^a,b   Reivinen, Jukka ^a   Kuokka, Reetta ^a  

^a Bio NIR Research Group   (Finland)

^b MediCel Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

hsp27; Mobile phone; Non thermal; p38MAPK; Phosphorylation; RF EMF

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HSPB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION INJURY; TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

CELL LINE; CELLULAR PHONE; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICROWAVES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036560770     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.2002.700207.x     Document Type: Article

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