Mechanisms of Microwave-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Alterations.
Abstract
This investigation was designed to study the mechanisms of interaction between microwaves and the blood-brain barrier and was aimed at correlating changes of blood-brain barrier permeability with the quantity and distribution of absorbed microwave energy inside the brain of adult Wistar rats under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia. Through use of thermographic methods and a direct-contact applicator at the animal's head, the pattern of absorbed microwave energy was determined. Indwelling catheters were placed in the femoral vein. Evans blue in isotonic saline were used as a visual indicator of barrier permeation. Irradiation with pulsed 2450-MHz microwaves for 20 min at average power densities of 0.5 to 2600 mW/squared, which resulted in average specific absorption rates (SARs) of 0.04, to 200 mW/g in the brain, did not produce staining, except in regions that normally are highly permeable. When the incident power density was increased to 3000 mW/squared (SAR of 240 mW/g), extravasation of Evans blue could be seen in the cortex, hippocampus and midbrain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA091047
Entities
People
- James C. Lin
Organizations
- Wayne State University