How Microgravity Affects the Biology of Living Systems
Guest Editors: Mariano Bizzarri, Monica Monici, and Jack J. W. A. van Loon- How Microgravity Affects the Biology of Living Systems, Mariano Bizzarri, Monica Monici, and Jack J. W. A. van Loon
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 863075, 4 pages - Simulated Microgravity: Critical Review on the Use of Random Positioning Machines for Mammalian Cell Culture, Simon L. Wuest, Stéphane Richard, Sascha Kopp, Daniela Grimm, and Marcel Egli
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 971474, 8 pages - Regulation of ICAM-1 in Cells of the Monocyte/Macrophage System in Microgravity, Katrin Paulsen, Svantje Tauber, Claudia Dumrese, Gesine Bradacs, Dana M. Simmet, Nadine Gölz, Swantje Hauschild, Christiane Raig, Stephanie Engeli, Annett Gutewort, Eva Hürlimann, Josefine Biskup, Felix Unverdorben, Gabriela Rieder, Daniel Hofmänner, Lisa Mutschler, Sonja Krammer, Isabell Buttron, Claudia Philpot, Andreas Huge, Hartwin Lier, Ines Barz, Frank Engelmann, Liliana E. Layer, Cora S. Thiel, and Oliver Ullrich
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 538786, 18 pages - Genes Required for Survival in Microgravity Revealed by Genome-Wide Yeast Deletion Collections Cultured during Spaceflight, Corey Nislow, Anna Y. Lee, Patricia L. Allen, Guri Giaever, Andrew Smith, Marinella Gebbia, Louis S. Stodieck, Jeffrey S. Hammond, Holly H. Birdsall, and Timothy G. Hammond
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 976458, 10 pages - RhoGTPases as Key Players in Mammalian Cell Adaptation to Microgravity, Fiona Louis, Christophe Deroanne, Betty Nusgens, Laurence Vico, and Alain Guignandon
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 747693, 17 pages - A Tissue Retrieval and Postharvest Processing Regimen for Rodent Reproductive Tissues Compatible with Long-Term Storage on the International Space Station and Postflight Biospecimen Sharing Program, Vijayalaxmi Gupta, Lesya Holets-Bondar, Katherine F. Roby, George Enders, and Joseph S. Tash
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 475935, 12 pages - Large Artery Remodeling and Dynamics following Simulated Microgravity by Prolonged Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest in Humans, Carlo Palombo, Carmela Morizzo, Martino Baluci, Daniela Lucini, Stefano Ricci, Gianni Biolo, Piero Tortoli, and Michaela Kozakova
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 342565, 7 pages - Space Flight Effects on Antioxidant Molecules in Dry Tardigrades: The TARDIKISS Experiment, Angela Maria Rizzo, Tiziana Altiero, Paola Antonia Corsetto, Gigliola Montorfano, Roberto Guidetti, and Lorena Rebecchi
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 167642, 7 pages - Identification of Reference Genes in Human Myelomonocytic Cells for Gene Expression Studies in Altered Gravity, Cora S. Thiel, Swantje Hauschild, Svantje Tauber, Katrin Paulsen, Christiane Raig, Arnold Raem, Josefine Biskup, Annett Gutewort, Eva Hürlimann, Felix Unverdorben, Isabell Buttron, Beatrice Lauber, Claudia Philpot, Hartwin Lier, Frank Engelmann, Liliana E. Layer, and Oliver Ullrich
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 363575, 20 pages - A Whole-Genome Microarray Study of Arabidopsis thaliana Semisolid Callus Cultures Exposed to Microgravity and Nonmicrogravity Related Spaceflight Conditions for 5 Days on Board of Shenzhou 8, Svenja Fengler, Ina Spirer, Maren Neef, Margret Ecke, Kay Nieselt, and Rüdiger Hampp
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 547495, 15 pages - RCCS Bioreactor-Based Modelled Microgravity Induces Significant Changes on In Vitro 3D Neuroglial Cell Cultures, Caterina Morabito, Nathalie Steimberg, Giovanna Mazzoleni, Simone Guarnieri, Giorgio Fanò-Illic, and Maria A. Mariggiò
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 754283, 14 pages - The Impact of Microgravity and Hypergravity on Endothelial Cells, Jeanette A. M. Maier, Francesca Cialdai, Monica Monici, and Lucia Morbidelli
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 434803, 13 pages - A Functional Interplay between 5-Lipoxygenase and μ-Calpain Affects Survival and Cytokine Profile of Human Jurkat T Lymphocyte Exposed to Simulated Microgravity, Valeria Gasperi, Cinzia Rapino, Natalia Battista, Monica Bari, Nicolina Mastrangelo, Silvia Angeletti, Enrico Dainese, and Mauro Maccarrone
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 782390, 10 pages - How Microgravity Changes Galectin-3 in Thyroid Follicles, Elisabetta Albi, Francesco Curcio, Andrea Lazzarini, Alessandro Floridi, Samuela Cataldi, Remo Lazzarini, Elisabetta Loreti, Ivana Ferri, and Francesco Saverio Ambesi-Impiombato
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 652863, 5 pages - The Influence of Simulated Microgravity on Purinergic Signaling Is Different between Individual Culture and Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Coculture, Yu Zhang, Patrick Lau, Andreas Pansky, Matthias Kassack, Ruth Hemmersbach, and Edda Tobiasch
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 413708, 11 pages - Human Locomotion under Reduced Gravity Conditions: Biomechanical and Neurophysiological Considerations, Francesca Sylos-Labini, Francesco Lacquaniti, and Yuri P. Ivanenko
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 547242, 12 pages - Conditioned Media from Microvascular Endothelial Cells Cultured in
Simulated Microgravity Inhibit Osteoblast Activity, Alessandra Cazzaniga, Sara Castiglioni, and Jeanette A. M. Maier
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 857934, 9 pages - Phenotypic Switch Induced by Simulated Microgravity on MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells, Maria Grazia Masiello, Alessandra Cucina, Sara Proietti, Alessandro Palombo, Pierpaolo Coluccia, Fabrizio D’Anselmi, Simona Dinicola, Alessia Pasqualato, Veronica Morini, and Mariano Bizzarri
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 652434, 12 pages - Oxidative Stress and NO Signalling in the Root Apex as an Early Response to Changes in Gravity Conditions, Sergio Mugnai, Camilla Pandolfi, Elisa Masi, Elisa Azzarello, Emanuela Monetti, Diego Comparini, Boris Voigt, Dieter Volkmann, and Stefano Mancuso
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 834134, 10 pages - Cytoskeleton Modifications and Autophagy Induction in TCam-2 Seminoma Cells Exposed to Simulated Microgravity, Francesca Ferranti, Maria Caruso, Marcella Cammarota, Maria Grazia Masiello, Katia Corano Scheri, Cinzia Fabrizi, Lorenzo Fumagalli, Chiara Schiraldi, Alessandra Cucina, Angela Catizone, and Giulia Ricci
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 904396, 14 pages - Gravity Affects the Closure of the Traps in Dionaea muscipula, Camilla Pandolfi, Elisa Masi, Boris Voigt, Sergio Mugnai, Dieter Volkmann, and Stefano Mancuso
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 964203, 5 pages - The Impact of Simulated and Real Microgravity on Bone Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Claudia Ulbrich, Markus Wehland, Jessica Pietsch, Ganna Aleshcheva, Petra Wise, Jack van Loon, Nils Magnusson, Manfred Infanger, Jirka Grosse, Christoph Eilles, Alamelu Sundaresan, and Daniela Grimm
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 928507, 15 pages - Multisensory Integration and Internal Models for Sensing Gravity Effects in Primates, Francesco Lacquaniti, Gianfranco Bosco, Silvio Gravano, Iole Indovina, Barbara La Scaleia, Vincenzo Maffei, and Myrka Zago
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 615854, 10 pages - Integration Analysis of MicroRNA and mRNA Expression Profiles in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Cultured in Modeled Microgravity, C. Girardi, C. De Pittà, S. Casara, E. Calura, C. Romualdi, L. Celotti, and M. Mognato
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 296747, 16 pages