WEB-018Original abstract reviewed
An inflammatory signalling change in skin cells at 61.22 GHz
The reported finding
Intracellular IL-1β increased modestly and significantly.
Reading it carefully
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.
Inside the study
Technology connection
60 GHz-region experiment; not a test of a WiGig device or an oxygen-deprivation mechanism.
Publication type
Original journal research
Exposure conditions
61.22 GHz; SAR 770 W/kg; 15–30 min.
Design & controls
HaCaT human keratinocytes in vitro; proliferation, adhesion, migration, chemotaxis and intracellular IL-1β assays.
Statistics
See reported finding and original tables; effect sizes not independently recalculated.
The protection question raised
Which exposure conditions and biological models reproduce this response, and what would establish its relevance to health?
Source verification
Original abstract and bibliographic metadata checked; full methods and dosimetry not audited.
Where to find the result
Original abstract; methods verification incomplete
Editorial notices
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 of interest
Not established from retrieved original abstract.
Original publication
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.