# WEB-018 — An inflammatory signalling change in skin cells at 61.22 GHz

Why this matters
Skin cells are directly relevant to superficial millimetre-wave absorption. This experiment found a selective cytokine response among several unchanged cell functions.

Id: WEB-018

Author: Szabo et al.

Full Authors: I Szabo; M A Rojavin; T J Rogers; M C Ziskin

Year: 2001

Title: Reactions of keratinocytes to in vitro millimeter wave exposure

Journal: Bioelectromagnetics

Citation: I Szabo; M A Rojavin; T J Rogers; M C Ziskin. Reactions of keratinocytes to in vitro millimeter wave exposure. Bioelectromagnetics. 2001. doi:10.1002/bem.62.

Doi: 10.1002/bem.62

Pmid: 11424160

Topic: Skin-cell signalling; 60 GHz-region biological responses

Verification Group: Original abstract reviewed

Record Role: Original abstract reviewed

Featured: False

Exposure: 61.22 GHz; SAR 770 W/kg; 15–30 min.

Design: HaCaT human keratinocytes in vitro; proliferation, adhesion, migration, chemotaxis and intracellular IL-1β assays.

Finding: Intracellular IL-1β increased modestly and significantly.

Statistics: See reported finding and original tables; effect sizes not independently recalculated.

Boundary: Proliferation, adhesion, migration and chemotaxis were unchanged. Original abstract only; high SAR. Same frequency region as WiGig does not establish WiGig-use harm or an oxygen mechanism.

Protection Question: Which exposure conditions and biological models reproduce this response, and what would establish its relevance to health?

Access: Original abstract and bibliographic metadata checked; full methods and dosimetry not audited.

Locator: Original abstract; methods verification incomplete

Notice: Linked notice fields in retrieved Europe PMC/PubMed records checked 21 October 2026; no correction or retraction surfaced there. Publisher-history and forward-citation screening are not exhaustive.

Funding: Not established from retrieved original abstract.

Conflicts: Not established from retrieved original abstract.

Source Url: https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.62

Retrieval Links: https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.62 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11424160/

Verification Date: 2026-10-21

Discovery Id: EML-WIGIG-001

Technology Tracks: wigig|millimetre

Technology Connection: 60 GHz-region experiment; not a test of a WiGig device or an oxygen-deprivation mechanism.

Publication Type: Original journal research

Study Setting: Cells / isolated tissue

Browse Categories: cells