THE EMR GROUP

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

Dept. of Cell Biology and Biophysics

Electromagnetic Biology Research Group

THE PRESENT GOALS OF OUR RESEARCH TEAM ARE:

“ASSESSMENT OF NON IONIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS' IMPACT ON MODEL BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS",

FUNDED UNDER THALIS GRANT MIS 374784"

Head: Dr. Lukas H. Margaritis, Professor Emeritus (as of 01-09-2010) of Cell Biology and Radiobiology

Collaborators (2011-2016) :Adamantia F. Fragopoulou (PostDoc), Maria P. Ntzouni (PhD), Areti Manta (PhD), Aikaterina Stefi (PhD candidate). MSc diploma Thesis students: D. Mina, A. Bougioukou. I. Ninou, E-D. Papanagnou, N. Sagioglou, A. Pappa, A. Tsatsou, P. Ntaouti

Current members of the group : Katerina Skouroliakou (Associate Professor), Adamantia F. Fragopoulou (Post Doctoral fellow), Areti Manta (Post Doctoral fellow), Aikaterina Stefi (PhD candidate). postgraduate diploma Thesis students: Anna. Pappa, Antigoni. Tsatsou, Penny. Ntaouti, Tonia Vassalou.

Past collaborators:

OUR RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Hippocampal lipidome and transcriptome profile alterations triggered by acute exposure of mice to GSM 1800 MHz mobile phone radiation: An exploratory study. Fragopoulou A. F. A. Polyzos, M‐D. Papadopoulou, A. Sansone, A. K. Manta, E. Balafas, N. Kostomitsopoulos, K. Skouroliakou, Ch. Chatgilialoglu, A. Georgakilas, D. J. Stravopodis, C. Ferreri, D. Thanos, L. H. Margaritis. Brain Behav. 2018 Jun; 8(6): e01001
Applying Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS) for the Biophysical Characterization of Mammalian Tissues under a Variety of Cellular Stresses. Souli MP, Klonos P, Fragopoulou AF, Mavragani IV, Pateras IS, Kostomitsopoulos N, Margaritis LH, Zoumpoulis P, Kaklamanis L, Kletsas D, Gorgoulis VG, Kyritsis A, Pissis P, Georgakilas AG.. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Apr 15;18(4). pii: E838. doi: 10.3390/ijms18040838.
Mobile-phone radiation-induced perturbation of gene-expression profiling, redox equilibrium and sporadic-apoptosis control in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster Manta AK, Papadopoulou D, Polyzos AP, Fragopoulou AF, Skouroliakou AS, Thanos D, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH.. Fly (Austin). Dec 14:1-21, 2016.
Immune responses of a wall lizard to whole-body exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Mina D, Sagonas K#, Fragopoulou AF#, Pafilis P, Skouroliakou A, Margaritis LH, Tsitsilonis OE, Valakos ED. Int J Rad Biol, 92(3):162-8, 2016.
The aftermath of long-term exposure to non-ionizing radiation on laboratory cultivated pine plants (Pinus halepensis M.)Stefi,AL, LH Margaritis, NS ChristodoulakisFlora 234, September,173-186, 2017
The effect of the non-ionizing radiation on exposed, laboratory cultivated maize (Zea mays L.) plants.Stefi,AL, LH Margaritis, NS Christodoulakis Flora, Volume 233, Pages 22-30,August 2017
The effect of the non ionizing radiation on exposed, laboratory cultivated upland cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants.Stefi AL, Margaritis LH, Christodoulakis NS. Flora226, 55-64, 2017.
Stasinopoulou M*, Fragopoulou AF*,#, Stamatakis A, Mantziaras G, Skouroliakou K, Papassideri IS, Stylianopoulou F, Lai H, Kostomitsopoulos N and LH Margaritis. Effects of pre- and post-natal exposure to 1880-1900 MHz DECT base radiation on rat development. Reproductive Toxicology, 65:248-262 Aug 2016. *Equal contribution.
Mina D, Sagonas K#, Fragopoulou AF#, Pafilis P, Skouroliakou A, Margaritis LH, Tsitsilonis OE, Valakos ED. (2016). Immune responses of a wall lizard to whole-body exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Int J Rad Biol, 92(3):162-8.
Fasseas MK, Fragopoulou AF, Manta AK, Skouroliakou A, Vekrellis K, Margaritis LH# and Syntichaki P#. (2015). Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to wireless devices radiation exposure. Int J Rad Biol, 91(3):286-93.
Manta, A. K., Stravopodis, D. J., Papassideri, I. S., Margaritis, L. H. (2014) Reactive oxygen species elevation and recovery in Drosophila bodies and ovaries following short term and long term exposure to DECT base EMF. Electromagn. Biol. Med. 33(2), 118-131
Sagioglou, N. E., Manta A.K., Giannarakis I.K., Skouroliakou A.S. and Margaritis L.H. (2014) Apoptotic cell death during Drosophila oogenesis is differentially increased by electromagnetic radiation depending on modulation, intensity and duration of exposure.
Electromagn Biol Med. 2016;35(1):40-53. doi: 10.3109/15368378.2014.971959.
Margaritis, L. H., Manta, A. K., Kokkaliaris, C. D., et al. (2014) Drosophila as a bio-marker responding to EMF sources. Electromagn. Biol. Med. 33(3), 165-189
Ntzouni M.P., Skouroliakou A., Kostomitsopoulos N. and L.H. Margaritis (2013) Transient and cumulative memory impairments induced by GSM 1.8 GHz cell phone signal in a mouse model. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine.;32(1), 95-120

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS-PRESS RELEASE-2012

PUBLICATIONS 2007-2012

Fragopoulou A.F., Samara A., Antonelou M.H., Xanthopoulou A., Papadopoulou A., Vougas K., Koutsogiannopoulou E., Anastasiadou E., Stravopodis D.J, Tsangaris G.Th. & L.H. Margaritis (2012).Brain proteome response following whole body exposure of mice to mobile phone or wireless DECT base radiation. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. 31(4), 250-274, pdf file of Abstract PUBMED
Skouroliakou AS#, Sagioglou NE, Fragopoulou AF, Giannarakis IK, Manta AK, Ntzouni MP, Margaritis LH. (2012). Insight Into the biological effects of non-ionizing radiation through the properties of the electromagnetic waves. e-Journal of Science & Technology, (3), 7: 41-52.
Fragopoulou AF# and Margaritis LH#. (2012). Review article in the BioInitiative 2012 Report. Section 5. 2007-2012 Supplement: EMF Transcriptomics and Proteomics Research. BioInitiative Working Group, Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, Editors. BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Radiation at www.bioinitiative.org, December 31, 2012
Fragopoulou A, Grigoriev Y, Johansson O, Margaritis LH, Morgan L, Richter E, Sage C.(2010) Scientific panel on electromagnetic field health risks: consensus points, recommendations, and rationales. Rev Environ Health. 2010 Oct-Dec;25(4):307-17. pdf file for download
Ntzouni MP, Stamatakis A, Stylianopoulou F, Margaritis LH.(2011) Short term memory in mice is affected by mobile phone radiation, Pathophysiology, 18(3):193-925 (pdf file for downliad)
Fragopoulou AF, Margaritis LH. (2010) Is cognitive function affected by Mobile Phone Radiation exposure? In, " Non Thermal Effects and Mechanisms of interaction between electromagnetic fields and living matter ", European J. Oncology-Library vol.5, pp 261-273, L. Giuliani and M. Soffritti (eds) (pdf file for download)
Chavdoula ED, Panagopoulos DJ, Margaritis LH. (2010) Comparison of biological effects between continuous and intermittent exposure to GSM-900-MHz mobile phone radiation: Detection of apoptotic cell-death features. Mutat Res. 700,51-61. pdf file for download
Fragopoulou AF, Miltiadous P, Stamatakis A, Stylianopoulou F, Koussoulakos S, Margaritis LH. (2010) Whole body exposure with GSM 900 MHz affects spatial memory in mice. Pathophysiology. Jun;17(3):179-187. PMID: 19954937. pdf file for download, pdf file with videos
Fragopoulou AF, Koussoulakos SL, Margaritis LH. (2010) Cranial and postcranial skeletal variations induced in mouse embryos by mobile phone radiation. Pathophysiology. Jun;17(3):169-177. PMID: 19854628. pdf file for download
Panagopoulos, D.J. and Margaritis, L.H. (2008). Mobile telephony radiation effects on living organisms. In, Mobile telephones, chapter 3. Harper AC and Buress RV. Nova Publishers. (pdf file available for download)
Panagopoulos, DJ, Chavdoula E, Nezis, I., Margaritis, L.H. (2007).Cell death induced by GSM 900MHz and DCS 1.800MHz mobile telephony Radiation. Mutation Research 626, 69-78 (pdf file available for download)