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ArticleNPJ microgravity2021

Overexpression of catalase in mitochondria mitigates changes in hippocampal cytokine expression following simulated microgravity and isolation.

Linda Rubinstein, Ann-Sofie Schreurs, Samantha M Torres, Sonette Steczina, Moniece G Lowe, Frederico Kiffer, Antiño R Allen, April E Ronca, Marianne B Sowa, Ruth K Globus and 1 more

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Article in NPJ microgravity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Linda RubinsteinUniversities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA.
Ann-Sofie SchreursSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Samantha M TorresSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Sonette SteczinaSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Moniece G LoweSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0230-8928
Frederico KifferDivision of Radiation Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Antiño R AllenDivision of Radiation Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
April E RoncaSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Marianne B SowaSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Ruth K GlobusSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Candice G T TahimicSpace Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA. c.tahimic@unf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5862-2652
Ames Research Center · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USUniversity of North Florida · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isolation on Earth can alter physiology and signaling of organs systems, including the central nervous system. Although not in complete solitude, astronauts operate in an isolated environment during spaceflight. In this study, we determined the effects of isolation and simulated microgravity solely or combined, on the inflammatory cytokine milieu of the hippocampus. Adult female wild-type mice underwent simulated microgravity by hindlimb unloading for 30 days in single or social (paired) housing. In hippocampus, simulated microgravity and isolation each regulate a discrete repertoire of cytokines associated with inflammation. Their combined effects are not additive. A model for mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) quenching via targeted overexpression of the human catalase gene to the mitochondria (MCAT mice), are protected from isolation- and/or simulated microgravity-induced changes in cytokine expression. These findings suggest a key role for mitochondrial ROS signaling in neuroinflammatory responses to spaceflight and prolonged bedrest, isolation, and confinement on Earth.

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