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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Transcriptomic Effects on the Mouse Heart Following 30 Days on the International Space Station.

Alicia L Veliz, Lana Mamoun, Lorelei Hughes, Richard Vega, Bailey Holmes, Andrea Monteon, Jillian Bray, Michael J Pecaut, Mary Kearns-Jonker

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Transcriptomic Changes in Mouse Lung Tissue after a Long-Term Space Flight.Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · 2025
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  11. Omics Studies of Tumor Cells under Microgravity Conditions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alicia L VelizDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Lana MamounDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6533-9724
Lorelei HughesDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4056-3292
Richard VegaDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Bailey HolmesDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Andrea MonteonDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Jillian BrayDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Michael J PecautDepartment of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2915-9686
Mary Kearns-JonkerDepartment of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8989-3698
Loma Linda University · US

Funding

NASA NNX13AN34G
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efforts to understand the impact of spaceflight on the human body stem from growing interest in long-term space travel. Multiple organ systems are affected by microgravity and radiation, including the cardiovascular system. Previous transcriptomic studies have sought to reveal the changes in gene expression after spaceflight. However, little is known about the impact of long-term spaceflight on the mouse heart in vivo. This study focuses on the transcriptomic changes in the hearts of female C57BL/6J mice flown on the International Space Station (ISS) for 30 days. RNA was isolated from the hearts of three flight and three comparable ground control mice and RNA sequencing was performed. Our analyses showed that 1147 transcripts were significantly regulated after spaceflight. The MAPK, PI3K-Akt, and GPCR signaling pathways were predicted to be activated. Transcripts related to cytoskeleton breakdown and organization were upregulated, but no significant change in the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) components or oxidative stress pathway-associated transcripts occurred. Our results indicate an absence of cellular senescence, and a significant upregulation of transcripts associated with the cell cycle. Transcripts related to cellular maintenance and survival were most affected by spaceflight, suggesting that cardiovascular transcriptome initiates an adaptive response to long-term spaceflight.

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Space FlightTranscriptomeAnimalsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesadaptive responsecardiovascular systemInternational Space Stationoxidative stressRNA sequencingsignalingspaceflighttranscriptomics

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PMID36830740
PMCPMC9953463
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