NASA Spaceline 10 June 2005 Current Awareness
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Aviles H, Belay T, Vance M, Sonnenfeld G.
Effects of space flight conditions on the function of the immune system and catecholamine production simulated in a rodent model of hindlimb unloading.
Neuroimmunomodulation. 2005;12(3):173-81.
(PI: G. Sonnenfeld)
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MacDougall HG, Moore ST.
Marching to the beat of the same drummer: the spontaneous tempo of human locomotion.
J Appl Physiol. 2005 May 12; [Epub ahead of print]
(PIs: S.T. Moore; L. Young/H.G. MacDougall/NSBRI postdoctoral support)
Note (#2)
The authors discuss the possible relevance of this study to locomotor deficits in returning astronauts.
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D’Andrea SE, Perusek GP, Rajulu S, Perry J, Davis BL.
Jumping in simulated and true microgravity: response to maximal efforts with three landing types.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):441-7.
(PI: B.L. Davis)
Note (#3)
Parabolic flight results.
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Popovic ZB, Khot UN, Novaro GM, Casas F, Greenberg NL, Garcia MJ, Francis GS, Thomas JD.
Effects of sodium nitroprusside in aortic stenosis associated with severe heart failure: pressure-volume loop analysis using a numerical model.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 Jan;288(1):H416-23. Epub 2004 Sep 2.
(PI: J.D. Thomas)
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Zeitzer JM, Khalsa SB, Boivin DB, Duffy JF, Shanahan TL, Kronauer RE, Czeisler CA.
Temporal dynamics of late night photic stimulation of the human circadian timing system.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 May 12; [Epub ahead of print]
(PI: C.A. Czeisler)
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Horowitz SS, Blanchard J, Morin LP.
Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system.
J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jun 27;487(2):127-46.
(PI: L.P. Morin)
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Morin LP, Blanchard JH.
Descending projections of the hamster intergeniculate leaflet: relationship to the sleep/arousal and visuomotor systems.
J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jun 27;487(2):204-16.
(PI: L.P. Morin)
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Wang J, Pluth JM, Cooper PK, Cowan MJ, Chen DJ, Yannone SM.
Artemis deficiency confers a DNA double-strand break repair defect and Artemis phosphorylation status is altered by DNA damage and cell cycle progression.
DNA Repair (Amst). 2005 May 2;4(5):556-70.
(PI: P.K. Cooper)
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Rithidech KN, Tungjai M, Whorton EB.
Protective effect of apigenin on radiation-induced chromosomal damage in human lymphocytes.
Mutat Res. 2005 May 7; [Epub ahead of print]
(PI: K.N. Rithidech)
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Vives S, Loucas B, Vazquez M, Brenner DJ, Sachs RK, Hlatky L, Cornforth M, Arsuaga J.
SCHIP: statistics for chromosome interphase positioning based on interchange data.
Bioinformatics. 2005 May 19; [Epub ahead of print]
(PI: L. Hlatky)
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Huang S, Eichler G, Bar-Yam Y, Ingber DE.
Cell fates as high-dimensional attractor states of a complex gene regulatory network.
Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Apr 1;94(12):128701. Epub 2005 Apr 1.
(PI: D.E. Ingber)
Other papers of interest:
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Strauss S, Krog RL, Feiveson AH.
Extravehicular mobility unit training and astronaut injuries.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):469-74.
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Shimamiya T, Terada N, Wakabayashi S, Mohri M.
Mood change and immune status of human subjects in a 10-day confinement study.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):481-5.
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Evetts SN, Evetts LM, Russomano T, Castro JC, Ernsting J.
Basic life support in microgravity: evaluation of a novel method during parabolic flight.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):506-10.
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Broderick TJ, Privitera MB, Parazynski SE, Cuttino M.
Simulated hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in microgravity.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2005 Apr;15(2):145-8.
Note D
Parabolic flight results.
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Xie MJ, Zhang LF, Ma J.
Functional alterations in cerebrovascular K+ and Ca2+ channels are comparable between simulated microgravity rat and SHR.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print]
Note E
Hindlimb suspension used.
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Sakurai T, Fujita Y, Ohto E, Oguro A, Atomi Y.
The decrease of the cytoskeleton tubulin follows the decrease of the associating molecular chaperone alphaB-crystallin in unloaded soleus muscle atrophy without stretch.
FASEB J. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print]
Note F
Hindlimb suspension used.
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Jinkins JR, Dworkin JS, Damadian RV.
Upright, weight-bearing, dynamic-kinetic MRI of the spine: initial results.
Eur Radiol. 2005 May 20; [Epub ahead of print]
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Rowley KL, Mantilla CB, Sieck GC.
Respiratory muscle plasticity.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2005 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
Note H
Review includes comparing very active, non-weight-bearing respiratory muscles with weight-bearing limb muscles.
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Dharani NE.
The role of vestibular system and the cerebellum in adapting to gravitoinertial, spatial orientation and postural challenges of REM sleep.
Med Hypotheses. 2005;65(1):83-9.
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Mast FW, Merfeld DM, Kosslyn SM.
Visual mental imagery during caloric vestibular stimulation.
Neuropsychologia. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print]
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Prasad KN.
Rationale for using multiple antioxidants in protecting humans against low doses of ionizing radiation.
Br J Radiol. 2005 Jun;78(930):485-92. Review.
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Mayes TJ, Foley TT, Hamilton JA, Duncavage TC.
Real-time visualization of cross-sectional data in three dimensions.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;111:321-4.
Note L
Describes research performed by NASA JSC Concept Exploration Laboratory investigators. From text: “The tool is presently being adapted to work with ultrasound at the request of NASA flight surgeons.”