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ArticlePloS one2018

Radio Electric Asymmetric Conveyer (REAC) technology to obviate loss of T cell responsiveness under simulated microgravity.

Salvatore Rinaldi, Maria Antonia Meloni, Grazia Galleri, Margherita Maioli, Gianfranco Pigliaru, Giulia Cugia, Sara Santaniello, Alessandro Castagna, Vania Fontani

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Salvatore RinaldiResearch Department, Rinaldi Fontani Foundation, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8961-6316
Maria Antonia MeloniResearch Department, Rinaldi Fontani Foundation, Florence, Italy.
Grazia GalleriDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Margherita MaioliDepartment of Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, Italy.
Gianfranco PigliaruDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giulia CugiaViroStatic S.r.l., Alghero, Italy.
Sara SantanielloDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Alessandro CastagnaDepartment of Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, Italy.
Vania FontaniResearch Department, Rinaldi Fontani Foundation, Florence, Italy.
Deutsches Historisches Institut Rom · ITUniversity of Sassari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alterations of the gravitational environment are likely to modify cell behavior. Several studies have proven that T cells are sensitive to gravity alterations and that microgravity conditions may induce immunosuppression and weakened T cell immune response in humans during spaceflights. The aim of this work was to elucidate if a specific treatment of Radio Electric Asymmetric Conveyer (REAC) technology could restore, after mitogenic activation (Con A), a correct expression of cytokine IL2 gene and its receptor IL2R alpha, which are inhibited in T cells under microgravity conditions, as demonstrated in several studies. The results of this study, conducted in microgravity simulated with Random Positioning Machine (RPM), confirm the T cell activation recovery and offer the evidence that REAC technology could contribute to the understanding of T cell growth responsiveness in space, reducing the impact of weightlessness on the immune system experienced by humans in long duration space missions.

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ApoptosisCells, CulturedElectricityGene ExpressionHumansImmune ToleranceImmunomodulationInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLymphocyte ActivationRadio WavesSpace FlightT-LymphocytesWeightlessnessWeightlessness SimulationIL2 protein, humanIL2RA protein, humanInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit

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PMID29979723
PMCPMC6034838
OpenAlexW2833161926

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