A Wistar-rat study in the Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products reports that 8 weeks of daily 2.45 GHz Wi-Fi exposure (SAR โ 0.9 W/kg, 7 h/day) significantly raised malondialdehyde in testes and kidneys, cut antioxidant enzyme activity, and reduced sperm count, motility and testosterone. Histopathology showed changes in the seminiferous tubules and renal tissue.
Animals given oral coenzyme Q10 (150 mg/kg/day) alongside Wi-Fi exposure showed partial restoration of antioxidant enzyme activities and attenuated oxidative stress compared with the Wi-Fi-only group. CoQ10 supplementation alone reduced MDA and increased antioxidant enzyme activity above baseline.
This is the third study on the protective role of coenzyme Q10 on EMF exposure in rats published this year and picked up by EMF Signal. See the others in the "Related coverage" box below.
"Wi-Fi exposure has been associated with oxidative stress and reproductive toxicity; however, protective strategies remain under investigation."
"Wi-Fi exposure significantly increased MDA levels in the testes and kidneys (P < 0.01, ฮทยฒ = 0.39) and reduced antioxidant enzyme activities (P < 0.01, ฮทยฒ = 0.41). Sperm count, motility, and testosterone levels declined markedly (P < 0.05)."
"Combined treatment (Wi-Fi+CoQ10) partially restored enzyme activities and attenuated oxidative stress compared with that in the Wi-Fi group (P < 0.05)."
"Prolonged Wi-Fi exposure at 2.45 GHz (SAR ~ 0.9 W/kg) induces oxidative stress-mediated damage in reproductive and renal tissues."
Protective Effects of Coenzyme Q10 Against Urogenital Damage Induced by 2.45 GHz Wi-Fi Radiofrequency Radiation in Rats
Mousapour E, Karimi A, Ebrahimi S, Rezaie A, Rahimi K, Dehvari M, Ezzatigivi M, Sasani A, Nezhad AS (2026) Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products Journal Level 0โ
