Microgravity and immune cells

H Lv, H Yang, C Jiang, J Shi… - Journal of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The microgravity environment experienced during spaceflight severely impaired immune
system, making astronauts vulnerable to various diseases that seriously threaten the health …

May the force be with you (or not): The immune system under microgravity

M ElGindi, J Sapudom, IH Ibrahim, M Al-Sayegh… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
All terrestrial organisms have evolved and adapted to thrive under Earth's gravitational force.
Due to the increase of crewed space flights in recent years, it is vital to understand how the …

Spaceflight and simulated microgravity suppresses macrophage development via altered RAS/ERK/NFκB and metabolic pathways

L Shi, H Tian, P Wang, L Li, Z Zhang, J Zhang… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Spaceflight-associated immune system weakening ultimately limits the ability of humans to
expand their presence beyond the earth's orbit. A mechanistic study of microgravity …

Macrophages in microgravity: The impact of space on immune cells

C Ludtka, J Silberman, E Moore, JB Allen - npj Microgravity, 2021 - nature.com
The effects of a microgravity environment on the myriad types of immune cells present within
the human body have been assessed both by bench-scale simulation and suborbital …

Regulation of the Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Simulated Microgravity by p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling

W Li, D Wang, D Wang - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
The in vivo function of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling in regulating
the response to simulated microgravity is still largely unclear. Using Caenorhabditis elegans …

The emerging role of macrophages in immune system dysfunction under real and simulated microgravity conditions

Y Sun, Y Kuang, Z Zuo - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the process of exploring space, the astronaut's body undergoes a series of physiological
changes. At the level of cellular behavior, microgravity causes significant alterations …

Lactobacillus fermentum ZS40 Ameliorates Inflammation in Mice With Ulcerative Colitis Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium

Z Chen, L Yi, Y Pan, X Long, J Mu, R Yi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory disease of the intestine caused by many reasons, and it
may even develop into colon cancer. Probiotics are normal bacteria that exist in the human …

Impacts of microgravity on amino acid metabolism during spaceflight

BL Dickerson, R Sowinski… - … Biology and Medicine, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Spaceflight exerts an extreme and unique influence on human physiology as astronauts are
subjected to long-term or short-term exposure to microgravity. During spaceflight, a multitude …

Microgravity-driven remodeling of the proteome reveals insights into molecular mechanisms and signal networks involved in response to the space flight environment

G Rea, F Cristofaro, G Pani, B Pascucci, SA Ghuge… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Space is a hostile environment characterized by high vacuum, extreme
temperatures, meteoroids, space debris, ionospheric plasma, microgravity and space …

The impact of microgravity on immunological states

J Hicks, M Olson, C Mitchell, CM Juran, AM Paul - Immunohorizons, 2023 - journals.aai.org
As we explore other planetary bodies, astronauts will face unique environmental and
physiological challenges. The human immune system has evolved under Earth's …