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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #914 4 September 2020 (Space Life Science Research Results)

By SpaceRef Editor
September 4, 2020
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Papers deriving from NASA support:

 

1

Mhatre SS, Singh NK, Wood JM, Parker CW, Pukall R, Verbarg S, Tindall BJ, Neumann-Schaal M, Venkateswaran K.

Description of chloramphenicol resistant Kineococcus rubinsiae sp. nov. isolated from a spacecraft assembly facility.

Front Microbiol. 2020 Aug 18;11:1957.

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01957

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 4.235

Funding: “This research was funded by a NASA Research Announcement Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (NRA ROSES 15-PPR15-0001) grant.”

 

2

Hardin EA, Stoller D, Lawley J, Howden EJ, Hieda M, Pawelczyk J, Jarvis S, Prisk K, Sarma S, Levine BD.

Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output: Accuracy and precision of the closed-circuit acetylene rebreathing technique for cardiac output measurement.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Sep;9(17):e015794.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32851906

PI: B.D. Levine

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 4.605

Funding: “Our research was supported in part by grants from the American Heart Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”

 

3

Zakaria AM, Colangelo NW, Meesungnoen J, Azzam EI, Plourde M, Jay-Gerin JP.

Ultra-high dose-rate, pulsed (FLASH) radiotherapy with carbon ions: Generation of early, transient, highly oxygenated conditions in the tumor environment.

Radiat Res. 2020 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32853343

PI: E.I. Azzam

Journal Impact Factor: 2.719

Funding: “Financial support was also provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH grant no. F30CA206389 to NWC), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA grant no. NNX15AD62G to EIA) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC grant no. RGPIN-2015-06100 to JP J-G).”

 

4

Raber J, Fuentes Anaya A, Torres ERS, Lee J, Boutros S, Grygoryev D, Hammer A, Kasschau KD, Sharpton TJ, Turker MS, Kronenberg A.

Effects of six sequential charged particle beams on behavioral and cognitive performance in B6D2F1 female and male mice.

Front Physiol. 2020 Aug 28;11:959.

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00959

PIs: A. Kronenberg; J. Baker; M. Weil/J. Raber/NSCOR

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 3.367

Funding: “This work was supported by NASA grants NNJ16HP23I, 80JSC020T0022, 80NSSC19K0498 –P00001, NNX15AK13G, and CSU NSCOR G-00066-4. This work was performed under the auspices of the University of California – DOE Prime Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.”

 

5

Salazar AP, Hupfeld KE, Lee JK, Beltran NE, Kofman IS, De Dios YE, Mulder E, Bloomberg JJ, Mulavara AP, Seidler RD.

Neural working memory changes during a spaceflight analog with elevated carbon dioxide: A pilot study.

Front Syst Neurosci. 2020 Jul 28;14:48.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848641

PI: R.D. Seidler

Note: Head-down tilt bed rest study. This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 3.293

Funding: “This work was supported by grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA; NNX11AR02G, and 80NSSC17K0021) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI; SA02802) to RS, AM, and JB. Additionally, we thank support from a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant nos. DGE-1315138 and DGE-1842473, as well as training grant NIH T32-NS082128 to KH.”

 

6

Hilditch CJ, Arsintescu L, Gregory KB, Flynn-Evans EE.

Mitigating fatigue on the flight deck: How is controlled rest used in practice?

Chronobiol Int. 2020 Aug 24.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32838563

Journal Impact Factor: 2.562

Funding: “This work was supported by the NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program, System-Wide Safety Project.”

 

7

Feitosa J, Salas E.

Today’s virtual teams: Adapting lessons learned to the pandemic context.

Organ Dyn. 2020 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32836509

PI: E. Salas

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 1.852

Funding: “This work was partially supported by NASA grants NNX16AB08G, NNX16AP96G and National Science Foundation grant #1853528 to Rice University.”

 

8

Arsintescu L, Chachad R, Gregory KB, Mulligan JB, Flynn-Evans EE.

The relationship between workload, performance and fatigue in a short-haul airline.

Chronobiol Int. 2020 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32838580

Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.

Journal Impact Factor: 2.562

Funding: “This work was supported by the NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program, System-Wide Safety Project.”

 

9

Lee AG, Mader TH, Gibson CR, Tarver W, Rabiei P, Riascos RF, Galdamez LA, Brunstetter T.

Author Correction: Spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) and the neuro-ophthalmologic effects of microgravity: A review and an update.

npj Microgravity. 2020 Aug 26;6(1):23.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32885041 

Note: “In the original version of this Article, the wrong version of Figure 4 was published. This has now been corrected in both the HTML and PDF versions of the Article.” The original article was cited in SPACELINE Current Awareness List #886, 14 Feb 2020. The corrected article is available without charge athttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-020-0097-9.

Journal Impact Factor: 3.380

Funding: No funding cited. W. Tarver is affiliated with NASA Johnson Space Center.

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Other papers of interest:

 

1

Sugita T, Yamazaki T, Cho O, Furukawa S, Mukai C.

The skin mycobiome of an astronaut during a 1-year stay on the International Space Station.

Med Mycol. 2020 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32838424

Note: ISS results.

 

2

Zhao L, Bao C, Wang W, Mi D.

New evidence and insight for abnormalities in early embryonic developments after short-term spaceflight onboard the Chinese SJ-10 satellite.

Life Sci Space Res. 2020 Nov;27:107-10. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214552420300687

Note: SJ-10 Chinese satellite results.

 

3

Swanenburg J, Langenfeld A, Easthope CA, Meier ML, Ullrich O, Schweinhardt P.

Microgravity and hypergravity induced by parabolic flight differently affect lumbar spinal stiffness.

Front Physiol. 2020 Sep 2;11:1138.

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.562557

Note: Parabolic flight results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

4

Kashirina DN, Pastushkova LK, Brzhozovskiy AG, Goncharova AG, Nosovsky AM, Custaud MA, Navasiolava NM, Kononikhin AS, Nikolaev EN, Larina IM.

Research of the plasma protein profile in comparison with the biochemical parameters of blood of volunteers in a 21-day head down bed rest.

Hum Physiol. 2020 Jul;46(4):423-31.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0362119720040064

Note: Head-down tilt bed rest study.

 

5

Saghiv MS, Sagiv MS.

Exercise in hostile environment.

In: Basic Exercise Physiology: Clinical and Laboratory Perspectives. Cham: Springer International, 2020. p. 495-520.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-48806-2_11

Note: From the abstract: “Studies investigating the effects of cold, at high altitude, water pressures while diving, and microgravity surrounding on body systems function indicate that they are often stalled by insignificant stressors such as isolation in the cold, depth when diving, and radiation in space.”

 

6

Dreiner M, Willwacher S, Kramer A, Kümmel J, Frett T, Zaucke F, Liphardt A-M, Gruber M, Niehoff A.

Short-term response of serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein to different types of impact loading under normal and artificial gravity.

Front Physiol. 2020 Aug 31;11:1032.

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.01032

Note: A short-arm centrifuge and a sledge jump system were used. This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

7

Ding D, Yang X, Luan HQ, Wu XT, Sun LW, Fan YB.

The microgravity induces the ciliary shortening and an increased ratio of anterograde/retrograde intraflagellar transport of osteocytes.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Sep 10;530(1):167-72.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32828281

Note: The method of simulated microgravity is not identified in the available abstract.

 

8

Jain S, Jani A.

Renal tubular cells from hibernating squirrels are protected against cisplatin induced apoptosis.

Int J Nephrol. 2020 Aug 4;2020:6313749.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32832155

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

9

Prasanth D, Suresh S, Prathivadhi-Bhayankaram S, Mimlitz M, Zetocha N, Lee B, Ekpenyong A.

Microgravity modulates effects of chemotherapeutic drugs on cancer cell migration.

Life (Basel). 2020 Aug 24;10(9):E162.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32846924

Note: A Rotary Cell Culture System was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

10

Wischer D, Schneider D, Poehlein A, Herrmann F, Oruc H, Meinhardt J, Wagner O, Ahmed R, Kharin S, Novikova N, Haag R, Daniel R, Grohmann E.

Novel antimicrobial cellulose fleece inhibits growth of human-derived biofilm-forming staphylococci during the SIRIUS19 simulated space mission.

Front Microbiol. 2020 Aug 28;11:1626.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849336

Note: The research was conducted during the 4-month ground-based isolation mission, SIRIUS-19. This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

11

Amirova LE, Osetskiy NY, Shishkin NV, Ponomarev II, Rukavishnikov IV, Kozlovskaya IB, Tomilovskaya ES.

Comparative study of the lower limb muscle tone under the conditions of five-day support unloading coupled with different regimens of electromyostimulation.

Hum Physiol. 2020 Jul;46(4):391-400.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0362119720040027

Note: Dry immersion was used.

 

12

Lorsung RM, Rosenblatt RB, Cohen G, Frank JA, Burks SR.

Acoustic radiation or cavitation forces from therapeutic ultrasound generate prostaglandins and increase mesenchymal stromal cell homing to murine muscle.

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020 Jul 28;8:870.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32850728

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

13

Campbell TM, Ghaedi B, Uhthoff HK, Trudel G.

Healthy women confined to 60 days of bed rest showed no change in Achilles tendon dimensions but reduced calcaneal bone density.

Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32619632

Note: Bed rest study.

 

14

Nasoori A, Okamatsu-Ogura Y, Shimozuru M, Sashika M, Tsubota T.

Hibernating bear serum hinders osteoclastogenesis in-vitro.

PLoS One. 2020 Aug 27;15(8):e0238132.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32853221

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

15

Tang L, An S, Zhang Z, Fan X, Guo J, Sun L, Ta D.

MSTN is a key mediator for low-intensity pulsed ultrasound preventing bone loss in hindlimb-suspended rats.

Bone. 2020 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32829040

Note: Hindlimb unloading study.

 

16

Zhou H, Trudel G, Alexeev K, Thomas J, Laneuville O.

Hyperplasia and accelerated hypertrophy of marrow adipocytes with knee immobilization were sustained despite remobilization.

J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32853104

Note: Hindlimb immobilization was used.

 

17

Bertolet A, Carabe A.

Modelling dose effects from space irradiations: Combination of high-LET and low-LET radiations with a modified microdosimetric kinetic model.

Life (Basel). 2020 Aug 23;10(9):E161.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32842519

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

18

Bevelacqua JJ, Mortazavi SMJ.

Comments on “Effects of partial- or whole-body exposures to 56Fe particles on brain function and cognitive performance in rats.” 

Life Sci Space Res. 2020 Nov 27:105-6. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214552420300675

Note: The authors comment on: Cahoon DS, Shukitt-Hale B, Bielinski DF, Hawkins EM, Cacioppo AM, Rabin BM. Effects of partial- or whole-body exposures to 56Fe particles on brain function and cognitive performance in rats. Life Sci Space Res. 2020 Nov;27:56-63. Epub 2020 Jul 24. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214552420300626, which appeared in SPACELINE Current Awareness List #909, 31 Jul 2020.

 

19

Coutinho JVDS, Ferreira PS, Soares J, Passamai JL Jr, D’Azeredo Orlando MT, Gouvea SA.

Evaluation of induced biological effects in rats by continuous and natural gamma radiation using a physical simulator.

Int J Radiat Biol. 2020 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32845812

Note: Rats were exposed to radiation from monazite sands.

 

20

Hespeels B, Penninckx S, Cornet V, Bruneau L, Bopp C, Baumlé V, Redivo B, Heuskin AC, Moeller R, Fujimori A, Lucas S, Van Doninck K.

Iron Ladies  How desiccated asexual rotifer Adineta vaga deal with X-Rays and heavy ions?

Front Microbiol. 2020 Aug 28;11:1792.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849408

Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

21

Pasquier F, Bessot N, Martin T, Gauthier A, Bulla J, Denise P, Quarck G.

Effect of vestibular stimulation using a rotatory chair in human rest/activity rhythm.

Chronobiol Int. 2020 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32845722

Note: A rotatory chair was used.

 

22

Zivi P, De Gennaro L, Ferlazzo F.

Sleep in Isolated, Confined, and Extreme (ICE): A review on the different factors affecting human sleep in ICE.

Front Neurosci. 2020 Aug 11;14:851. Review.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848590

Note: From the abstract: “The current paper presents a systematic review of research findings on sleep disturbances in ICEs. We looked for evidence from studies run in polar settings (mostly Antarctica), during space missions, Head-Down Bed-Rest protocols, simulations, and in a few ICE-resembling settings such as caves and submarines.” This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

23

Mazur LM, Adams R, Mosaly PR, Nuamah J, Adapa K, Marks LB.

Impact of simulation-based training and neurofeedback interventions on radiation technologists workload, situation awareness, and performance.

Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32853755

Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.

 

24

Romanowski A, Chaniecki Z, Koralczyk A, Woźniak M, Nowak A, Kucharski P, Jaworski T, Malaya M, Rózga P, Grudzień K.

Interactive timeline approach for contextual spatio-temporal ECT data investigation.

Sensors (Basel). 2020 Aug 25;20(17):E4793.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32854356

Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.

 

25

Zheng X, Xu G, Zhang Y, Liang R, Zhang K, Du Y, Xie J, Zhang S.

Anti-fatigue performance in SSVEP-based visual acuity assessment: A comparison of six stimulus paradigms.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2020 Aug 28;14:301.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848675

Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.

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