ArticleBone2020
Multiscale effects of spaceflight on murine tendon and bone.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Statistical nonParametric Mapping Enables Rigorous Comparison of Collagen Fibril Diameter Distributions.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Effects of Mechanical Loading on the Structure and Function of the Achilles Tendon: From Homeostatic Adaptation to Pathological Degeneration.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Spaceflight and the rodent skeleton: A perspective.Bone reports · 2026Review
- Aging and Altered Gravity: A Cellular Perspective.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Review
- Histologic and ultrastructural degeneration of rotator cuff tendons in elderly patients with glenohumeral arthritis and cuff tear arthropathy.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Characterization of the mechanical properties of the mouse Achilles tendon enthesis by microindentation. Effects of unloading and subsequent reloading.Bone reports · 2024Article
- MRTF may be the missing link in a multiscale mechanobiology approach toward macrophage dysfunction in space.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Article
- Characterization of Synthetic Hydroxyapatite Fibers Using High-Resolution, Polarized Raman Spectroscopy.Applied spectroscopy · 2021Article
- Tissue Engineering for the Insertions of Tendons and Ligaments: An Overview of Electrospun Biomaterials and Structures.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Transformation of bone mineral morphology: From discrete marquise-shaped motifs to a continuous interwoven mesh.Bone reports · 2020Article
- Towards refining Raman spectroscopy-based assessment of bone composition.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Despite a wealth of data on the effects of spaceflight on tendons and bones, little is known about its effects on the interfacial tissue between these two structures, the enthesis. Mice were sent to space on three separate missions: STS-131, STS-135, and Bion-M1 to determine how spaceflight affects the composition, structure, mechanics, and gene expression of the humerus-supraspinatus and calcaneus-Achilles entheses. At the nanoscale, spaceflight resulted in decreased carbonate levels in the bone, likely due to increased remodeling, as suggested by increased expression of genes related to osteoclastogenesis (CatK, Tnfsf11) and mature osteoblasts (Col1, Osc). Tendons showed a shift in collagen fibril size towards smaller diameters that may have resulted from increased expression of genes related to collagen degradation (Mmp3, Mmp13). These nanoscale changes did not result in micro- and milliscale changes to the structure and mechanics of the enthesis. There were no changes in bone volume, trabecular structure, failure load, or stiffness with spaceflight. This lack of tissue-level change may be anatomy based, as extremities may be less sensitive to spaceflight than central locations such as vertebrae, yet results highlight that the tendon enthesis may be robust against negative effects of spaceflight.
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