NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #602 13 June 2014
Papers deriving from NASA support:
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Mehta SK, Laudenslager ML, Stowe RP, Crucian BE, Sams CF, Pierson DL.
Multiple latent viruses reactivate in astronauts during Space Shuttle missions.
Brain Behav Immun. 2014 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886968
(PI: D.L. Pierson)
NOTE: Shuttle results.
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Connors BA, Evan AP, Blomgren PM, Hsi RS, Harper JD, Sorensen MD, Wang YN, Simon JC, Paun M, Starr F, Cunitz BW, Bailey MR, Lingeman JE.
Comparison of tissue injury from focused ultrasonic propulsion of kidney stones versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
J Urol. 2014 Jan;191(1):235-41. Epub 2013 Aug 2.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23917165
(PIs: M.R. Bailey; L. Crum)
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Lawler JM, Kunst M, Hord JM, Lee Y, Joshi K, Botchlett RE, Ramirez A, Martinez DA.
EUK-134 ameliorates nNOSμ translocation and skeletal muscle fiber atrophy during short-term mechanical unloading.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2014 Apr 1;306(7):R470-82. Epub 2014 Jan 29.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 24477538
(PI: J.M. Lawler)
NOTE: Hindlimb unloading study.
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Sasi SP, Bae S, Song J, Perepletchikov A, Schneider D, Carrozza J, Yan X, Kishore R, Enderling H, Goukassian DA.
Therapeutic non-toxic doses of TNF induce significant regression in TNFR2-p75 knockdown Lewis lung carcinoma tumor implants.
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 24;9(3):e92373.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24664144
(PI: D.A. Goukassian)
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Sasi SP, Song J, Park D, Enderling H, McDonald JT, Gee H, Garrity B, Shtifman A, Yan X, Walsh K, Natarajan M, Kishore R, Goukassian DA.
TNF-TNFR2/p75 signaling inhibits early and increases delayed non-targeted effects in bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells.
J Biol Chem. 2014 May 16;289(20):14178-93
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24711449
(PIs: D.A. Goukassian; L. Hlatky)
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Hutchinson ID, Olson J, Lindburg CA, Payne V, Collins B, Smith TL, Munley MT, Wheeler KT, Willey JS.
Total-body irradiation produces late degenerative joint damage in rats.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 Jun 2:1-35. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885745
(PI: J.S. Willey)
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Huefner ND, Yoshiyama K, Friesner JD, Conklin PA, Britt AB.
Genomic stability in response to high versus low linear energy transfer radiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Front Plant Sci. 2014 May 20;5:206.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904606
(PI: A.B. Britt)
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Yew AG, Atencia J, Hsieh AH.
Lab-on-chip clinorotation system for live-cell microscopy under simulated microgravity.
Cell Mol Bioengineering. 2014 March;7(1):165-70.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12195-013-0319-2
(PI: A. H. Hsieh)
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Waters SM, Robles-Martinez JA, Nicholson WL.
Exposure of Bacillus subtilis to low pressure (5 kPa) induces several global regulons including the sigB-mediated General Stress Response.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 May 30. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24878601
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Committee on the Review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine; Pawelczyk JA, Strawbridge LM, Schultz AM, Liverman CT, editors.
A review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes: Letter report.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2012 Jul 26.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901182
NOTE: This monograph may be obtained online without charge.
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Other papers of interest:
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Alian AA, Galante NJ, Stachenfeld NS, Silverman DG, Shelley KH.
Impact of lower body negative pressure induced hypovolemia on peripheral venous pressure waveform parameters in healthy volunteers.
Physiol Meas. 2014 Jun 5;35(7):1509-20. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901895
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Tamma G, Di Mise A, Ranieri M, Svelto M, Pisot R, Bilancio G, Cavallo P, De Santo NG, Cirillo M, Valenti G.
A decrease in aquaporin 2 excretion is associated with bed rest induced high calciuria.
J Transl Med. 2014 May 19;12(1):133.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885203
NOTE: Bed rest study. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Warnke E, Pietsch J, Wehland M, Bauer J, Infanger M, Gorog M, Hemmersbach R, Braun M, Ma X, Sahana J, Grimm D.
Spheroid formation of human thyroid cancer cells under simulated microgravity: A possible role of CTGF and CAV1.
Cell Commun Signal. 2014 May 10;12(1):32.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885050
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Wang D, Yee BJ, Wong KK, Kim JW, Dijk DJ, Duffin J, Grunstein RR.
Comparing the effect of hypercapnia and hypoxia on the electroencephalogram during wakefulness.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2014 May 2. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875233
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Villanueva-Canas JL, Faherty SL, Yoder AD, Alba MM.
Comparative genomics of mammalian hibernators using gene networks.
Integr Comp Biol. 2014 May 31. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24881044
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Maffei M, Longa E, Qaisar R, Agoni V, Desaphy JF, Camerino DC, Bottinelli R, Canepari M.
Actin sliding velocity on pure myosin isoforms from hindlimb unloaded mice.
Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2014 May 29. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24888432
NOTE: Hindlimb unloading study.
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Zou K, Huntsman HD, Valero MC, Adams J, Skelton J, De Lisio M, Jensen T, Boppart MD.
Mesenchymal stem cells augment the adaptive response to eccentric exercise.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905768
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Tamaki H, Tomori K, Yotani K, Ogita F, Sugawara K, Kirimto H, Onishi H, Yamamoto N, Kasuga N.
Electrical stimulation of denervated rat skeletal muscle retards trabecular bone loss in early stages of disuse musculoskeletal atrophy.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2014 Jun;14(2):220-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24879026
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Alaee F, Hong SH, Dukas AG, Pensak MJ, Rowe DW, Lieberman JR.
Evaluation of osteogenic cell differentiation in response to bone morphogenetic protein or demineralized bone matrix in a critical sized defect model using GFP reporter mice.
J Orthop Res. 2014 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24888702
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Guignandon A, Faure C, Neutelings T, Rattner A, Mineur P, Linossier MT, Laroche N, Lambert C, Deroanne C, Nusgens B, Demets R, Colige A, Vico L.
Rac1 GTPase silencing counteracts microgravity-induced effects on osteoblastic cells.
FASEB J. 2014 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24903274
NOTE: Foton M3 results.
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Qian X, Zhang C, Chen G, Tang Z, Liu Q, Chen J, Tong X, Wang J.
Effects of BMP-2 and FGF2 on the osteogenesis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in hindlimb-unloaded rats.
Cell Biochem Biophys. 2014 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24880437
NOTE: Hindlimb unloading study.
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Idris Z, Mustapha M, Abdullah JM.
Microgravity environment and compensatory: Decompensatory phases for intracranial hypertension form new perspectives to explain mechanism underlying communicating hydrocephalus and its related disorders.
Asian J Neurosurg. 2014 Jan;9(1):7-13. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24891884
NOTE: Article presents a different view of microgravity and intracranial hypertension. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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El-Azime AS, Hussein EM, Ashry OM.
Synergestic effect of aqueous purslane (Portulaca oleracea l.) extract and fish oil on radiation-induced damage in rats.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 May 31:1-32. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882390
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Barshishat-Kupper M, Tipton AJ, McCart E, McCue J, Mueller GP, Day RM.
Effect of ionizing radiation on liver protein oxidation and metabolic function in C57BL/6J mice.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 Jun 5:1-29. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24899392
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Applebaum MA, Skol AD, Bond EE, Overholtzer M, Bond GL, Onel K.
Radiation-induced apoptosis varies among individuals and is modified by sex and age.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 May 31:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882388
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Clement G.
Effects of varying gravity levels in parabolic flight on the size-mass illusion.
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 5;9(6):e99188.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901519
NOTE: Parabolic flight results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Mast FW, Preuss N, Hartmann M, Grabherr L.
Spatial cognition, body representation and affective processes: The role of vestibular information beyond ocular reflexes and control of posture.
Front Integr Neurosci. 2014 May 27;8:44. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904327
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Palla A, Lenggenhager B.
Ways to investigate vestibular contributions to cognitive processes.
Front Integr Neurosci. 2014 May 15;8:40.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24860448
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Pfeiffer C, Serino A, Blanke O.
The vestibular system: A spatial reference for bodily self-consciousness.
Front Integr Neurosci. 2014 Apr 17;8:31. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24860446
NOTE: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Rao LL, Zhou Y, Liang ZY, Rao H, Zheng R, Sun Y, Tan C, Xiao Y, Tian ZQ, Chen XP, Wang CH, Bai YQ, Chen SG, Li S.
Decreasing ventromedial prefrontal cortex deactivation in risky decision making after simulated microgravity: Effects of -6° head-down tilt bed rest.
Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 May 27;8:187.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904338
NOTE: Bed rest study. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Ranjan A, Behari J, Mallick BN.
Cytomorphometric changes in hippocampal CA1 neurons exposed to simulated microgravity using rats as model.
Front Neurol. 2014 May 20;5:77.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904521
NOTE: Hindlimb unloading study. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Wan L, Wu Y, Huang J, Dai X, Lei Y, Yan L, Jiang H, Zhang J, Varshney RK, Liao B.
Identification of ERF genes in peanuts and functional analysis of AhERF008 and AhERF019 in abiotic stress response.
Funct Integr Genomics. 2014 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24902799
NOTE: Study shows that one of these genes affects root gravitropism .
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Raft S, Groves AK.
Segregating neural and mechanosensory fates in the developing ear: Patterning, signaling, and transcriptional control.
Cell Tissue Res. 2014 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24902666
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Tan N, Lansman JB.
Utrophin regulates modal gating of mechanosensitive ion channels in dystrophic skeletal muscle.
J Physiol. 2014 May 30. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24879867
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Bewick GS, Banks RW.
Mechanotransduction in the muscle spindle.
Pflugers Arch. 2014 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24888691
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Tucker RP, Henningsson P, Franklin SL, Chen D, Ventikos Y, Bomphrey RJ, Thompson MS.
See-saw rocking: An in vitro model for mechanotransduction research.
J R Soc Interface. 2014 Aug 6;11(97):20140330
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24898022
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Zhao F, Vaughan TJ, Mcnamara LM.
Multiscale fluid-structure interaction modelling to determine the mechanical stimulation of bone cells in a tissue engineered scaffold.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2014 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24903125
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Sun Y, Fu J.
Harnessing mechanobiology of human pluripotent stem cells for regenerative medicine.
ACS Chem Neurosci. 2014 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24898476
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Belas R.
Biofilms, flagella, and mechanosensing of surfaces by bacteria.
Trends Microbiol. 2014 May 31. Review.
