NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #851 31 May 2019 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Papers deriving from NASA support:
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Taqui S, Ferencik M, Davidson BP, Belcik JT, Moccetti F, Layoun M, Raber J, Turker M, Tavori H, Fazio S, Lindner JR.
Coronary microvascular dysfunction by myocardial contrast echocardiography in nonelderly patients referred for computed tomographic coronary angiography.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 May 15. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PI: J.R. Lindner
Journal Impact Factor: 6.827
Funding: “This study was funded by a grant (14-14NSBRI1-0025) to Dr. Lindner from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute of NASA. Dr. Lindner is supported by grants R01-HL078610, R01-HL120046, and P51-OD011092 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ferencik is supported by grant 13FTF16450001 from the American Heart Association. The study was also supported by material support grants from Astellas.”
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Guo A, Srinath J, Feuerecker M, Crucian B, Briegel J, Boulesteix AL, Kaufmann I, Choukèr A.
Immune function testing in sepsis patients receiving sodium selenite.
J Crit Care. 2019 May 4;52:208-12.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal Impact Factor: 2.191
Funding: “This investigation was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi/DLR grant 50WB0719/WB0919 and WB1622). Funding to support NASA participation in immune functional assays was provided by the NASA Human Research Program, Human Health and Countermeasures Element.”
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Barger LK, Sullivan JP, Blackwell T, O’Brien CS, St Hilaire MA, Rahman SA, Phillips AJK, Qadri S, Wright KP, Segar JL, McGuire JK, Vitiello MV, de la Iglesia HO, Poynter SE, Yu PL, Zee P, Sanderson AL, Halbower AC, Lockley SW, Landrigan CP, Stone KL, Czeisler CA.
Effects on resident work hours, sleep duration and work experience in a Randomized Order Safety Trial Evaluating Resident-physician Schedules (ROSTERS).
Sleep. 2019 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PIs: E.B. Klerman, D. Schreckenghost
Journal Impact Factor: 5.135
Funding: “Randomized Order Safety Trial Evaluating Resident-physician Schedules (ROSTERS) is supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U01-HL-111478 and U01-HL-111691). Dr. Klerman was supported by NIH K24-HL-105664, R01-HL-128538, R01-HL-114088, R01-GM-105018, R21-HD-086392, P01-AG-009975 and NSBRI HFP-02802, HFP-0006, and HFP-04201. Drs. Barger, Lockley, and Czeisler were supported in part by funding from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health R01-OH-010300.”
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Ajala C, Hasenstein KH.
Augmentation of root gravitropism by hypocotyl curvature in Brassica rapa seedlings.
Plant Sci. 2019 May 25. [Article in Press]
https://www.sciencedirect.com/
PI: K.H. Hasenstein
Journal Impact Factor: 3.712
Funding: “This study was supported by NASA grants NNX10AP91G and 80NSSC17K0344.”
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Campbell MR, Charles JB.
Dr. William Thornton and the development of the mass measurement device for spaceflight.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):587-91.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal Impact Factor: 0.889
Funding: No funding cited. J.B. Charles was affiliated with NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Other papers of interest:
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Yokoyama M, Senoo M, Kage A, Mogami Y.
Responses of bioconvection of Tetrahymena thermophila to partial gravity created by aircraft flight.
Zoolog Sci. 2019 Apr 12;36(2):159-66.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Parabolic flight results.
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Horie K, Sasanuma H, Kudo T, Fujita SI, Miyauchi M, Miyao T, Seki T, Akiyama N, Takakura Y, Shimbo M, Jeon H, Shirakawa M, Shiba D, Yoshida N, Muratani M, Takahashi S, Akiyama T.
Down-regulation of GATA1-dependent erythrocyte-related genes in the spleens of mice exposed to a space travel.
Sci Rep. 2019 May 21;9(1):7654.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Ott E, Kawaguchi Y, Özgen N, Yamagishi A, Rabbow E, Rettberg P, Weckwerth W, Milojevic T.
Proteomic and metabolomic profiling of Deinococcus radiodurans recovering after exposure to simulated low Earth orbit vacuum conditions.
Front Microbiol. 2019 Apr 29;10:909.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Cells were exposed to a vacuum that resembles vacuum pressure present outside the International Space Station in LEO. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Ånell R, Grönkvist M, Eiken O, Gennser M.
Nitrogen washout and venous gas emboli during sustained vs. discontinuous high-altitude exposures.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):524-30.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Mader TH, Gibson CR, Miller NR, Subramanian PS, Patel NB, Lee AG.
An overview of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS).
Neurol India. 2019 May-Jun;67(8):206-11. Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Canepa CA, Harris NS.
Clinician’s corner: Ultrasound in austere environments.
High Alt Med Biol. 2019 May 21. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Hinkelbein J, Jansen S, Meyer M, Heindl LM, Grau S.
Letter to the Editor re: Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture is not necessarily useful for VIIP/SANS: Letters.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):579.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The authors comment on the article: Lerner DJ, Chima RS, Patel K, Parmet AJ. Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture and remote guidance for potential in-flight evaluation of VIIP/SANS. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jan 1;90(1):58-62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Lerner DJ, Chima RS, Patel K, Parmet AJ.
Letter to the Editor re: Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture is not necessarily useful for VIIP/SANS: Response.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):580.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The authors reply to the letter: Hinkelbein J, Jansen S, Meyer M, Heindl LM, Grau S. Letter to the Editor re: Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture is not necessarily useful for VIIP/SANS: Letters. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):579. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Alkner BA, Bring DK.
Muscle activation during gravity-independent resistance exercise compared to common exercises.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):506-12.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Buso A, Comelli M, Picco R, Isola M, Magnesa B, Pišot R, Rittweger J, Salvadego D, Šimunič B, Grassi B, Mavelli I.
Mitochondrial adaptations in elderly and young men skeletal muscle following 2 weeks of bed rest and rehabilitation.
Front Physiol. 2019 May 1;10:474.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Bed rest study. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Jang YJ, Ahn J, Son HJ, Jung CH, Ahn J, Ha TY.
Hydrangea serrata tea enhances running endurance and skeletal muscle mass.
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2019 May 23:e1801149.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Seydewitz R, Siebert T, Böl M.
On a three-dimensional constitutive model for history effects in skeletal muscles.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2019 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: From the Introduction: “…the aim of the present work is to develop and implement a reliable and purely phenomenology-based approach for modelling force enhancement (FE) and force depression (FD) in a three-dimensional continuum mechanical model to simulate real three-dimensional boundary value problems.”
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Van Pelt DW, Hettinger ZR, Vanderklish PW.
RNA-binding proteins: The next step in translating skeletal muscle adaptations?
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Borgiani E, Figge C, Kruck B, Willie BM, Duda GN, Checa S.
Age-related changes in the mechanical regulation of bone healing are explained by altered cellular mechanoresponse.
J Bone Miner Res. 2019 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Gao Y, Li T, Sun Q, Ye C, Guo M, Chen Z, Chen J, Huo B.
Migration and differentiation of osteoclast precursors under gradient fluid shear stress.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2019 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Cucinotta FA, Cacao E.
Risks of cognitive detriments after low dose heavy ion and proton exposures.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2019 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Kim SH, Kim YS, Lee HJ, Jo YD, Kim JB, Kang SY.
Biological effects of three types of ionizing radiation on creeping bentgrass.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2019 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Naqvi SMH, Kim Y.
Epigenetic modification by galactic cosmic radiation as a risk factor for lung cancer: Real world data issues.
Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2019 Apr;8(2):116-8.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The authors comment on: Kennedy EM, Powell DR, Li Z, Bell JSK, Barwick BG, Feng H, McCrary MR, Dwivedi B, Kowalski J, Dynan WS, Conneely KN, Vertino PM. Galactic cosmic radiation induces persistent epigenome alterations relevant to human lung cancer. Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 30;8(1):6709. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Lewkowicz R, Stróżak P, Bałaj B, Francuz P.
Auditory verbal working memory load effects on a simulator-induced spatial disorientation event.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):531-9.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Thropp JE, Buza PW.
Cumulative cyclic exposures to 8000-ft pressurization equivalence and attention network responses.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):513-23.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Arntz AI, van der Putte DAM, Jonker ZD, Hauwert CM, Frens MA, Forbes PA.
The vestibular drive for balance control is dependent on multiple sensory cues of gravity.
Front Physiol. 2019 Apr 30;10:476.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Stochastic electrical vestibular stimulation was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Zhu L, Bai X, Tang X, Zhang Y.
Research on the whole station’s interior orientation cues oriented to navigation enhancement.
J Phys Conf Ser. 2019 May;1215:012026.
https://iopscience.iop.org/
Note: Head-down tilt study. Presented at The 9th Asia Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ACMAE), Singapore, 29-31 Dec 2018. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Dai Z, Lei X, Yang C, Zhao L, Lu L, Li Y.
Systematic biomedical research of the NASA Twins Study facilitates the hazard risk assessment of long-term spaceflight missions.
Protein Cell. 2019 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Hamilton DR, McBeth PB, Greene MR, Kirkpatrick AW, Ball CG.
Hypothetical case of pancreatitis during a long duration lunar mission.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):570-8.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Inui K, Soga K, Wakabayashi K, Hoson T.
Centrifugal displacement of nuclei in epidermal cells of azuki bean epicotyls.
Biol Sci Space. 2019 May 29;33:1-6.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/
Note: Centrifugation was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Stirling L, Arezes P, Anderson A.
Implications of space suit injury risk for developing computational performance models.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Jun 1;90(6):553-65. Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Tanaka K, Mano T.
Superior mobility of knee parts with dual-versus single-axis hinge for extravehicular activity without prebreathing.
Acta Astronaut. 2019 May 27. [Article in Press]
https://www.sciencedirect.com/
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Kunert W, Land C, Braun M, Reichold J, Kirschniak A, Falch C.
The impact of guided instrument insertion during laparoscopy: A randomized study with novices in an optical box trainer.
Surg Endosc. 2019 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.
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Mizota T, Anton NE, Huffman EM, Guzman MJ, Lane F, Choi JN, Stefanidis D.
Development of a fundamentals of endoscopic surgery proficiency-based skills curriculum for general surgery residents.
Surg Endosc. 2019 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.
