The Inhibitory Effect of Camellia sinensis Extract on Decreasing Inductive Teratogenicity of Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field in Liver and Spleen of Balb/C Rat Embryo

Abstract

Background: Many studies have an emphasis on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) formation by electromagnetic field. Camellia sinensis is enriched with antioxidants and the antioxidants can neutralize the effects of ROS. In this study, the effect of Camellia sinensis extract on decreasing the inductive teratogenicity of the electromagnetic field (frequency 50Hz and intensity 50G) in liver and spleen of Balb/C embryonic rat is examined.Materials and Methods: Twenty-four heads of pregnant female rat (Balb/C) were divided into four groups: control group, experimental test group (off-device), empirical group1 (electromagnetic field 50 Gauss), empirical group2 (treated using Camellia sinensis extract + electromagnetic field 50 Gauss), in this empirical-experimental study. Then, liver and spleen tissue cross sections of 19-day embryos were prepared for histological assessments after weight and Crown-Rump length were measured. Resulting quantitative data was analyzed using ANOVA statistical tests and Tukey test with the significance level (p