Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y **e, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Fundamental biological features of spaceflight: advancing the field to enable deep-space exploration

E Afshinnekoo, RT Scott, MJ MacKay, E Pariset… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Research on astronaut health and model organisms have revealed six features of
spaceflight biology that guide our current understanding of fundamental molecular changes …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of the concept of stress and the framework of the stress system

S Lu, F Wei, G Li - Cell stress, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stress is a central concept in biology and has now been widely used in psychological,
physiological, social, and even environmental fields. However, the concept of stress was …

Hemolysis contributes to anemia during long-duration space flight

G Trudel, N Shahin, T Ramsay, O Laneuville… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Anemia in astronauts has been noted since the first space missions, but the mechanisms
contributing to anemia in space flight have remained unclear. Here, we show that space …

Spatial multi-omics of human skin reveals KRAS and inflammatory responses to spaceflight

J Park, EG Overbey, SA Narayanan, JK Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Spaceflight can change metabolic, immunological, and biological homeostasis and cause
skin rashes and irritation, yet the molecular basis remains unclear. To investigate the impact …

Single-cell analysis identifies conserved features of immune dysfunction in simulated microgravity and spaceflight

F Wu, H Du, E Overbey, JK Kim, P Makhijani… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microgravity is associated with immunological dysfunction, though the mechanisms are
poorly understood. Here, using single-cell analysis of human peripheral blood mononuclear …

A second space age spanning omics, platforms and medicine across orbits

CE Mason, J Green, KI Adamopoulos, EE Afshin… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The recent acceleration of commercial, private and multi-national spaceflight has created an
unprecedented level of activity in low Earth orbit, concomitant with the largest-ever number …

Human health during space travel: state-of-the-art review

C Krittanawong, NK Singh, RA Scheuring, E Urquieta… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The field of human space travel is in the midst of a dramatic revolution. Upcoming missions
are looking to push the boundaries of space travel, with plans to travel for longer distances …

Factors mediating spaceflight-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

PHU Lee, M Chung, Z Ren… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Skeletal muscle atrophy is a well-known consequence of spaceflight. Because of the
potential significant impact of muscle atrophy and muscle dysfunction on astronauts and …

Collection of biospecimens from the inspiration4 mission establishes the standards for the space omics and medical atlas (SOMA)

EG Overbey, K Ryon, JK Kim, BT Tierney… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission provided a unique opportunity to study the impact
of spaceflight on the human body. Biospecimen samples were collected from four crew …