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Abstract Title:

Impairment of long-term potentiation induction is essential for the disruption of spatial memory after microwave exposure.

Abstract Source:

Int J Radiat Biol. 2013 Dec ;89(12):1100-7. Epub 2013 Jul 24. PMID: 23786183

Abstract Author(s):

Hui Wang, Ruiyun Peng, Hongmei Zhou, Shuiming Wang, Yabing Gao, Lifeng Wang, Zheng Yong, Hongyan Zuo, Li Zhao, Ji Dong, Xinping Xu, Zhentao Su

Article Affiliation:

Hui Wang

Abstract:

PURPOSE: To assess the impact of microwave exposure on learning and memory and to explore the underlying mechanisms.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 100 Wistar rats were exposed to a 2.856 GHz pulsed microwave field at average power densities of 0 mW/cm(2), 5 mW/cm(2), 10 mW/cm(2) and 50 mW/cm(2) for 6 min. The spatial memory was assessed by the Morris Water Maze (MWM) task. An in vivo study was conducted soon after microwave exposure to evaluate the changes of population spike (PS) amplitudes of long-term potentiation (LTP) in the medial perforant path (MPP)-dentate gyrus (DG) pathway. The structure of the hippocampus was observed by the light microscopy and the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) at 7 d after microwave exposure.

RESULTS: Our results showed that the rats exposed in 10 mW/cm(2) and 50 mW/cm(2) microwave displayed significant deficits in spatial learning and memory at 6 h, 1 d and 3 d after exposure. Decreased PS amplitudes were also found after 10 mW/cm(2) and 50 mW/cm(2) microwave exposure. In addition, varying degrees of degeneration of hippocampal neurons, decreased synaptic vesicles and blurred synaptic clefts were observed in the rats exposed in 10 mW/cm(2) and 50 mW/cm(2) microwave. Compared with the sham group, the rats exposed in 5 mW/cm(2) microwave showed no difference in the above experiments.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that impairment of LTP induction and the damages of hippocampal structure, especially changes of synapses, might contribute to cognitive impairment after microwave exposure.

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