Swimming exercise reduces oxidative stress and liver damage indices of male rats exposed to electromagnetic radiation

Authors: Amiri H, Shabkhiz F, Pournemati P, Saffar Kohneh Quchan AH, Zeighami Fard R

Year: 2023 Jan 30

Category: Physiology

Journal: Life Sci

DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121461

URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36731647/

Abstract

Overview

The study investigated how swimming exercise (SE) can mitigate liver damage and oxidative stress induced by exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in male rats.

Methods

  • 32 rats were divided into four groups: Control (C), EMR, SE, and EMR + SE.
  • The rats underwent SE five days a week for 30 minutes each session and were exposed to EMR from a Wi-Fi 2.45GHz router for four hours daily over four weeks.

Findings

Significant liver damage was observed in the EMR group. However, the groups that participated in SE showed reduced liver damage. The activity of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) was higher, and markers of oxidative stress and liver damage (MDA, AST, ALT, ALP) were lower in the SE and EMR + SE groups compared to the EMR group.

Conclusion

The results suggest that SE can have a protective effect against the liver-damaging and oxidative impacts of RF-EMR exposure from Wi-Fi.

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