NASA GeneLab derived microarray studies of Mus musculus and Homo sapiens organisms in altered gravitational conditions

KI Adamopoulos, LM Sanders, SV Costes - npj Microgravity, 2024 - nature.com
One of the greatest challenges of humanity for deep space exploration is to fully understand
how altered gravitational conditions affect human physiology. It is evident that the spaceflight …

Microglial activation in spaceflight and microgravity: potential risk of cognitive dysfunction and poor neural health

Z Li, J Wu, T Zhao, Y Wei, Y Xu, Z Liu, X Li… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Due to the increased crewed spaceflights in recent years, it is vital to understand how the
space environment affects human health. A lack of gravitational force is known to risk …

Long-term simulation of microgravity induces changes in gene expression in breast cancer cells

J Sahana, JL Cortés-Sánchez, V Sandt… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microgravity changes the gene expression pattern in various cell types. This study focuses
on the breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 (less invasive) and MDA-MB-231 (triple-negative …

Spatially resolved multiomics on the neuronal effects induced by spaceflight in mice

Y Masarapu, E Cekanaviciute, Z Andrusivova… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Impairment of the central nervous system (CNS) poses a significant health risk for astronauts
during long-duration space missions. In this study, we employed an innovative approach by …

Release of CD36-associated cell-free mitochondrial DNA and RNA as a hallmark of space environment response

N Husna, T Aiba, SI Fujita, Y Saito, D Shiba… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A detailed understanding of how spaceflight affects human health is essential for long-term
space exploration. Liquid biopsies allow for minimally-invasive multi-omics assessments …

Spatially resolved multiomics on the neuronal effects induced by spaceflight

Y Masarapu, E Cekanaviciute, Z Andrusivova… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Impairment of the central nervous system (CNS) functions in astronauts is a major health risk
for long-duration space missions. Here, for the first time, we combine single-cell multiomics …

IGF2BP2-Shox2 axis regulates hippocampal-neuronal senescence to alleviate microgravity-induced recognition disturbance

Y Zhao, G Ji, S Zhou, S Cai, K Li, W Zhang, C Zhang… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
During space travel, microgravity leads to disturbances in cognitive function, while the
underlying mechanism is still unclear. Simulated microgravity mice showed neuronal age …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and the blood-brain barrier biomarkers on the brain response to spaceflight

XW Mao, M Pecaut, S Stanbouly, G Nelson - Life Sciences in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Prolonged spaceflight can induce physiologic and pathologic abnormalities in the central
nervous system (CNS). Our knowledge of the adaptive and/or detrimental effects of …

Nourishing the brain on deep space missions: nutritional psychiatry in promoting resilience

NN Pathare, F Fayet-Moore, JA Fogarty… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The grueling psychological demands of a journey into deep space coupled with ever-
increasing distances away from home pose a unique problem: how can we best take …

Comparing the effects of microgravity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on mouse dorsal root ganglia

M Yoshikawa, M Matsukawa, H Oshima… - Frontiers in Space …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Microgravity (MG) exposure causes motor deficits and decreased neuronal
activity, effects that resemble the ones observed in motor neuron diseases such as …