NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #846 26 April 2019 (Space Life Science Research Results)
SPACELINE Current Awareness Lists are distributed via listserv and are available on the NASA Task Book website at https://taskbook.nasaprs.com/
Papers deriving from NASA support:
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Xiao S, Venkateswaran KJ, Jiang SC.
The risk of Staphylococcus skin infection during space travel and mitigation strategies.
Microb Risk Anal. 2019 Apr;11:23-30.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
PI: K.J. Venkateswaran
Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor: Not available for this journal
Funding: “Funding for this research was partially provided by 2012 Space Biology NNH12ZTT001N grant no. 19-12829-26 under Task Order NNN13D111T award to K.J.V. and UCInspire Program to S.J. Data analysis and risk assessment was carried out by S.X. at UCI under the supervision of S.J. ISS Microbial Observatory data was collected at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with NASA.”
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Laurens C, Simon C, Vernikos J, Gauquelin-Koch G, Blanc S, Bergouignan A.
Revisiting the role of exercise countermeasure on the regulation of energy balance during space flight.
Front Physiol. 2019 Mar 29;10:321. Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: ISS, Shuttle, and bed rest studies are discussed. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor: 2.323
Funding: No funding cited. J. Vernikos was affiliated with NASA Headquarters.
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Cary L, Noutai D, Salber R, Fadiyimu O, Gross A, Almeida-Porada G, Kidane Y, Whitnall M.
Bone marrow endothelial cells influence function and phenotype of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells after mixed neutron/gamma radiation.
Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 11;20(7):1795.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor: 3.687
Funding: “This research was funded by Defense Medical Research and Development grant number DMRDP D61_1_10_J7_66. The APC was funded by AFRRI.” Y. Kidane is affiliated with NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Strewe C, Moser D, Buchheim JI, Gunga HC, Stahn A, Crucian BE, Fiedel B, Bauer H, Gössmann-Lang P, Thieme D, Kohlberg E, Choukèr A, Feuerecker M.
Sex differences in stress and immune responses during confinement in Antarctica.
Biol Sex Differ. 2019 Apr 16;10(1):20.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor: 3.543
Funding: “This study was financially supported by the German National Space Program (Funding Number DLR, 50WB1317, 50WB1622) and by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI).” B.E. Crucian is affiliated with NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Scott JM, Tucker WJ, Martin D, Crowell JB, Goetchius E, Ozgur O, Hamilton S, Otto C, Gonzales R, Ritter M, Newby N, DeWitt J, Stenger MB, Ploutz-Snyder R, Ploutz-Snyder L, Morgan WH, Haykowsky MJ.
Association of exercise and swimming goggles with modulation of cerebro-ocular hemodynamics and pressures in a model of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PI: J.M. Scott
Note: Head-down tilt study. An invited comment on this article is cited below: Lee AG. Modulation of cerebro-ocular hemodynamics and pressures in a model of SANS using swimming goggles. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Apr 18. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal Impact Factor: 6.669
Funding: “The study was funded by a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Human Research Program (Dr Scott, principal investigator).”
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Lee AG.
Modulation of cerebro-ocular hemodynamics and pressures in a model of SANS using swimming goggles.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The author comments on the article cited above: Scott JM, Tucker WJ, Martin D, Crowell JB, Goetchius E, Ozgur O, Hamilton S, Otto C, Gonzales R, Ritter M, Newby N, DeWitt J, Stenger MB, Ploutz-Snyder R, Ploutz-Snyder L, Morgan WH, Haykowsky MJ. Association of exercise and swimming goggles with modulation of cerebro-ocular hemodynamics and pressures in a model of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal Impact Factor: 6.669
Funding: No funding cited. Dr. Lee reports serving as a consultant for NASA.
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Other papers of interest:
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Acharya A, Brungs S, Lichterfeld Y, Hescheler J, Hemmersbach R, Boeuf H, Sachinidis A.
Parabolic, flight-induced, acute hypergravity and microgravity effects on the beating rate of human cardiomyocytes.
Cells. 2019;8(4):E352.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Parabolic flight results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Gonzalez E, Pitre FE, Brereton NJB.
ANCHOR: A 16S rRNA gene amplicon pipeline for microbial analysis of multiple environmental samples.
Environ Microbiol. 2019 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: ISS results.
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Krylov VV, Osipova EA.
The response of Daphnia magna Straus to long-term exposure to simulated geomagnetic storms.
Life Sci Space Res. 2019 Apr 25. [Article in Press]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
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Morabito C, Lanuti P, Caprara GA, Marchisio M, Bizzarri M, Guarnieri S, Mariggiò MA.
Physiological responses of Jurkat lymphocytes to simulated microgravity conditions.
Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 17;20(8):E1892.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: A random positioning machine was used. This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Behringer M, Willberg C.
Corrigendum: Application of blood flow restriction to optimize exercise countermeasures for human space flight.
Front Physiol. 2019 Mar 26;10:276.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: From the Corrigendum: “In the original article, there was an error. The International Space Station Expedition was incorrectly referred to as “the Skylab Expedition 18.”” The original article is: Behringer M, Willberg C. Application of blood flow restriction to optimize exercise countermeasures for human space flight. Front Physiol. 2019 Jan 25;10:33. Review. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Miyazaki M, Shimozuru M, Tsubota T.
Skeletal muscles of hibernating black bears show minimal atrophy and phenotype shifting despite prolonged physical inactivity and starvation.
PLoS One. 2019 Apr 18;14(4):e0215489.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Ross CI, Shute RJ, Ruby BC, Slivka DR.
Skeletal muscle mRNA response to hypobaric and normobaric hypoxia after normoxic endurance exercise.
High Alt Med Biol. 2019 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Li K, Qin R, Shao JL, Gao YH, Zhou J, Chen KM.
[Preventive effect and mechanism of puerarin on rat models of disuse osteoporosis].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2019 Feb;44(3):535-40. Chinese.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Hindlimb unloading study.
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Tong X, Chen X, Zhang S, Huang M, Shen X, Xu J, Zou J.
The effect of exercise on the prevention of osteoporosis and bone angiogenesis.
Biomed Res Int. 2019 Apr 18;2019:8171897. Review.
https://www.hindawi.com/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Timoshenko GN, Belvedersky MI.
Fluence-to-effective dose conversion coefficients for male astronauts.
J Radiol Prot. 2019 Jun;39(2):511-21. Epub 2019 Apr 16.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Walsh L, Schneider U, Fogtman A, Kausch C, McKenna-Lawlor S, Narici L, Ngo-Anh J, Reitz G, Sabatier L, Santin G, Sihver L, Straube U, Weber U, Durante M.
Research plans in Europe for radiation health hazard assessment in exploratory space missions.
Life Sci Space Res. 2019 May;21:73-82.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
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Martin K, McLeod E, Périard J, Rattray B, Keegan R, Pyne DB.
The impact of environmental stress on cognitive performance: A systematic review.
Hum Factors. 2019 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Ango F, Dos Reis R.
Sensing how to balance.
Elife. 2019 Apr 17;8:e46973.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
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Dokka K, Park H, Jansen M, DeAngelis GC, Angelaki DE.
Causal inference accounts for heading perception in the presence of object motion.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Bakhru RN, Basner M, Kerlin MP, Halpern SD, Hansen-Flaschen J, Rosen IM, Dinges DF, Schweickert WD.
Sleep and work in ICU physicians during a randomized trial of nighttime intensivist staffing.
Crit Care Med. 2019 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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Jurga A, Janiak K, Ratkiewicz K, Podstawczyk D.
An overview of blackwater data collection from space life support systems and its comparison to a terrestrial wastewater dataset.
J Environ Manage. 2019 Apr 17;241:198-210. Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: Biomedical results from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, MIR, and ISS are referenced in the review.
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Nakajima S, Ogawa Y, Suzuki T, Kondo N.
Enhanced antioxidant activity in mung bean seedlings grown under slow clinorotation.
Microgravity Sci Technol. 2019 April 19. [Article in Press]
https://link.springer.com/
Note: A slow-rotating clinostat was used.
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Peng ZE, Wang LM.
Listening effort by native and nonnative listeners due to noise, reverberation, and talker foreign accent during English speech perception.
J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 Apr 15;62(4):1068-81.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.
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Plazak J, DiGiovanni DA, Collins DL, Kersten-Oertel M.
Cognitive load associations when utilizing auditory display within image-guided neurosurgery.
Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2019 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Note: The NASA Task Load Index was used.
