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June 10, 2005 Current Awareness
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- Aviles H, Belay T, Vance M, Sonnenfeld G. Effects of space flight conditions on the function of the immune system and catecholamine production simulated in a rodent model of hindlimb unloading. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2005;12(3):173-81. (PI: G. Sonnenfeld)
- MacDougall HG, Moore ST. Marching to the beat of the same drummer: the spontaneous tempo of human locomotion. J Appl Physiol. 2005 May 12; [Epub ahead of print] (PIs: S.T. Moore; L. Young/H.G. MacDougall/NSBRI postdoctoral support) Note (#2) The authors discuss the possible relevance of this study to locomotor deficits in returning astronauts.
- D'Andrea SE, Perusek GP, Rajulu S, Perry J, Davis BL. Jumping in simulated and true microgravity: response to maximal efforts with three landing types. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):441-7. (PI: B.L. Davis) Note (#3) Parabolic flight results.
- Popovic ZB, Khot UN, Novaro GM, Casas F, Greenberg NL, Garcia MJ, Francis GS, Thomas JD. Effects of sodium nitroprusside in aortic stenosis associated with severe heart failure: pressure-volume loop analysis using a numerical model. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 Jan;288(1):H416-23. Epub 2004 Sep 2. (PI: J.D. Thomas)
- Zeitzer JM, Khalsa SB, Boivin DB, Duffy JF, Shanahan TL, Kronauer RE, Czeisler CA. Temporal dynamics of late night photic stimulation of the human circadian timing system. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 May 12; [Epub ahead of print] (PI: C.A. Czeisler)
- Horowitz SS, Blanchard J, Morin LP. Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jun 27;487(2):127-46. (PI: L.P. Morin)
- Morin LP, Blanchard JH. Descending projections of the hamster intergeniculate leaflet: relationship to the sleep/arousal and visuomotor systems. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jun 27;487(2):204-16. (PI: L.P. Morin)
- Wang J, Pluth JM, Cooper PK, Cowan MJ, Chen DJ, Yannone SM. Artemis deficiency confers a DNA double-strand break repair defect and Artemis phosphorylation status is altered by DNA damage and cell cycle progression. DNA Repair (Amst). 2005 May 2;4(5):556-70. (PI: P.K. Cooper)
- Rithidech KN, Tungjai M, Whorton EB. Protective effect of apigenin on radiation-induced chromosomal damage in human lymphocytes. Mutat Res. 2005 May 7; [Epub ahead of print] (PI: K.N. Rithidech)
- Vives S, Loucas B, Vazquez M, Brenner DJ, Sachs RK, Hlatky L, Cornforth M, Arsuaga J. SCHIP: statistics for chromosome interphase positioning based on interchange data. Bioinformatics. 2005 May 19; [Epub ahead of print] (PI: L. Hlatky)
- Huang S, Eichler G, Bar-Yam Y, Ingber DE. Cell fates as high-dimensional attractor states of a complex gene regulatory network. Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Apr 1;94(12):128701. Epub 2005 Apr 1. (PI: D.E. Ingber)
Other papers of interest:
- Strauss S, Krog RL, Feiveson AH. Extravehicular mobility unit training and astronaut injuries. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):469-74.
- Shimamiya T, Terada N, Wakabayashi S, Mohri M. Mood change and immune status of human subjects in a 10-day confinement study. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):481-5.
- Evetts SN, Evetts LM, Russomano T, Castro JC, Ernsting J. Basic life support in microgravity: evaluation of a novel method during parabolic flight. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 May;76(5):506-10.
- Broderick TJ, Privitera MB, Parazynski SE, Cuttino M. Simulated hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in microgravity. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2005 Apr;15(2):145-8. Note D Parabolic flight results.
- Xie MJ, Zhang LF, Ma J. Functional alterations in cerebrovascular K+ and Ca2+ channels are comparable between simulated microgravity rat and SHR. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print] Note E Hindlimb suspension used.
- Sakurai T, Fujita Y, Ohto E, Oguro A, Atomi Y. The decrease of the cytoskeleton tubulin follows the decrease of the associating molecular chaperone alphaB-crystallin in unloaded soleus muscle atrophy without stretch. FASEB J. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print] Note F Hindlimb suspension used.
- Jinkins JR, Dworkin JS, Damadian RV. Upright, weight-bearing, dynamic-kinetic MRI of the spine: initial results. Eur Radiol. 2005 May 20; [Epub ahead of print]
- Rowley KL, Mantilla CB, Sieck GC. Respiratory muscle plasticity. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2005 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print] Note H Review includes comparing very active, non-weight-bearing respiratory muscles with weight-bearing limb muscles.
- Dharani NE. The role of vestibular system and the cerebellum in adapting to gravitoinertial, spatial orientation and postural challenges of REM sleep. Med Hypotheses. 2005;65(1):83-9.
- Mast FW, Merfeld DM, Kosslyn SM. Visual mental imagery during caloric vestibular stimulation. Neuropsychologia. 2005 May 13; [Epub ahead of print]
- Prasad KN. Rationale for using multiple antioxidants in protecting humans against low doses of ionizing radiation. Br J Radiol. 2005 Jun;78(930):485-92. Review.
- Mayes TJ, Foley TT, Hamilton JA, Duncavage TC. Real-time visualization of cross-sectional data in three dimensions. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;111:321-4. Note L Describes research performed by NASA JSC Concept Exploration Laboratory investigators. From text: "The tool is presently being adapted to work with ultrasound at the request of NASA flight surgeons."