NASA Spaceline 8 July 2005 Current Space Life Science Awareness
PubMed’s abstract is linked when available and each will open in a new window.
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Paloski WH, Wood SJ, Feiveson AH, Black FO, Hwang EY, Reschke MF.
Destabilization of human balance control by static and dynamic head tilts.
Gait Posture. 2005 Jun 13; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: W.H. Paloski)
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Dutrieue B, Verbanck S, Darquenne C, Prisk GK.
Airway closure in microgravity.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2005 Jun 22; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: G.K.Prisk)
Note (#2)
Parabolic flight results.
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Chen C, Sytkowski AJ.
Apoptosis-linked gene-2 connects the Raf-1 and ASK1 signalings.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jul 22;333(1):51-7.
(HSR&T PI: A.J. Sytkowski)
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Huang H, Sylvan J, Jonas M, Barresi R, So PT, Campbell KP, Lee RT.
Cell stiffness and receptors: evidence for cytoskeletal subnetworks.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Jan;288(1):C72-80. Epub 2004 Sep 22.
(HSR&T PI: R.T. Lee)
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Monje O, Stutte G, Chapman D.
Microgravity does not alter plant stand gas exchange of wheat at moderate light levels and saturating CO2 concentration.
Planta. 2005 Jun 21; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: G. Stutte)
Note (#5)
ISS results. This paper currently can be obtained online at no charge.
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Raikhel N, Pirrung M.
Adding precision tools to the plant biologists’ toolbox with chemical genomics.
Plant Physiol. 2005 Jun;138(2):563-4.
(HSR&T PI: N. Raikhel)
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Girke T, Cheng LC, Raikhel N.
ChemMine. A compound mining database for chemical genomics.
Plant Physiol. 2005 Jun;138(2):573-7.
(HSR&T PI: N. Raikhel)
Note (#7)
This paper can be obtained online at no charge.
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Judge RA, Snell EH, van der Woerd MJ.
Extracting trends from two decades of microgravity macromolecular crystallization history.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Jun;61(Pt 6):763-71. Epub 2005 May 26. Review.
(HSR&T PI: E.H. Snell)
Note (#8)
Comprehensive review and analysis of the results of macromolecular crystallization experiments conducted in microgravity prior to access to ISS.
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Gorti S, Forsythe EL, Pusey ML.
Measurable characteristics of lysozyme crystal growth.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Jun;61(Pt 6):837-43. Epub 2005 May 26.
(HSR&T PI: M.L. Pusey)
Other papers of interest:
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Morris CA, Morris LD, Kennedy AR, Sweeney HL.
Attenuation of skeletal muscle atrophy via protease inhibition.
J Appl Physiol. 2005 Jun 23; [Epub ahead of print]
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Siu PM, Pistilli EE, Butler DC, Alway SE.
Aging influences cellular and molecular responses of apoptosis to skeletal muscle unloading.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Feb;288(2):C338-49. Epub 2004 Oct 13.
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Healey EL, Fowler NE, Burden AM, McEwan IM.
The influence of different unloading positions upon stature recovery and paraspinal muscle activity.
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2005 May;20(4):365-71. Epub 2004 Dec 25.
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Palla A, Marti S, Straumann D.
Head-shaking nystagmus depends on gravity.
J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2005 Mar;6(1):1-8. Epub 2005 Apr 22.
Note D
From abstract: “This suggests a gravity-dependent mechanism (for head-shaking nystagmus) similar to the one observed for SN (horizontal spontaneous nystagmus) in acute patients, i.e., an asymmetric suppression of vestibular nystagmus by the unilaterally impaired otolith organs.”
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Scheidt RA, Conditt MA, Secco EL, Mussa-Ivaldi FA.
Interaction of visual and proprioceptive feedback during adaptation of human reaching movements.
J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jun;93(6):3200-13. Epub 2005 Jan 19.
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Kaptein RG, Van Gisbergen JA.
Nature of the transition between two modes of external space perception in tilted subjects.
J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jun;93(6):3356-69. Epub 2005 Jan 26.
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Meng H, Green AM, Dickman JD, Angelaki DE.
Pursuit-vestibular interactions in brain stem neurons during rotation and translation.
J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jun;93(6):3418-33. Epub 2005 Jan 12.
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Kenner GH, Brik AB, Liu G, Haskell EH, Hayes RB, Knight JA, Vajda EG, Miller SC, Jee WS, Barrus JK.
Variation of long-lived free radicals responsible for the EPR native signal in bone of aged or diseased human females and ovariectomized adult rats.
Radiat Meas. 2005 Jun;39(3):255-62. Erratum in: Radiat Meas. 2005 Jun;39(3):345.
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Cao XS, Sun XQ, Wu YH, Wu XY, Liu TS, Zhang S.
Changes of hippocampus somatostatin and learning ability in rats after +Gz exposure.
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):79-83.
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Tan C, Guo YY, Yang HH, Jiang SZ.
[Dynamic responses of human body and human surrogate to different impacts under 30 degrees supine position]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):84-8. Chinese.
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Feng HZ, Yu ZB.
[Effects of nifedipine on myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms transition in unloaded soleus]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):89-93. Chinese.
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Liu ZX, Gao GD, Hu YJ, Wang DS, WU DW, Yuan M, Li ZL.
[Changes of endogenous ouabain in rat serum and certain tissues after exposure to simulated weightlessness]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):94-7. Chinese.
Note L
Hindlimb unloading used.
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Cai YL, Ma WL, Li M, Ouyang RY, Hu L, Sun YL.
[Behavioral changes of rats under rotation stimulation]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):98-101. Chinese.
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Xie Q, Li YZ, Shi HZ, Wu YL, Su SN.
[Biological effects of space flight on several opportunistic pathogenic bacteria and biodestructive fungi]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):117-20. Chinese.
Note N
Chinese satellite results.
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Fang XM, Zhao ZJ, Gu HK.
[A study on space mutation of Streptomyces fradiae]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):121-5. Chinese.
Note O
Results of Streptomyces carried on sequential flights of Shenzhou I, III, and IV spacecraft.
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Wang CY, Xiong JH, Zhong P, Yang TB, Li N, Li YH.
[Detection of small molecules based on surface plasmon resonance technology]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):126-9. Chinese.
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Chang TC, Zhang LH, Xue L, Lian SG.
[Malfunction simulation by spaceflight training simulator]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):144-7. Chinese.
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Zhong XJ, Wu ZJ, Sun YP, Xu G, Xu KG, Tian GQ.
[Changes of somatostatin (SS) in stomach and duodenum of rats after +Gz exposure]
Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2005 Apr;18(2):148-50. Chinese.