How do gravity alterations affect animal and human systems at a cellular/tissue level?

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Contributors

  • Francesca Cialdai - , University of Florence (Author)
  • Austin M. Brown - , Ohio University (Author)
  • Cory W. Baumann - , Ohio University (Author)
  • Debora Angeloni - , Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Author)
  • Sarah Baatout - , Belgian Nuclear Research Center (Author)
  • Alexandra Benchoua - , AFM (Author)
  • Juergen Bereiter-Hahn - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Daniele Bottai - , University of Milan (Author)
  • Judith Irina Buchheim - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Marco Calvaruso - , National Research Council (IBFM-CNR) (Author)
  • Eugénie Carnero-Diaz - , Sorbonne Université (Author)
  • Sara Castiglioni - , University of Milan (Author)
  • Duccio Cavalieri - , University of Florence (Author)
  • Gabriele Ceccarelli - , University of Pavia (Author)
  • Alexander Choukér - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Gianni Ciofani - , Italian Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Giuseppe Coppola - , National Research Council of Italy (Author)
  • Gabriella Cusella - , University of Pavia (Author)
  • Andrea Degl’Innocenti - , University of Siena, IIT (Author)
  • Jean Francois Desaphy - , University of Bari (Author)
  • Jean Pol Frippiat - , Université de Lorraine (Author)
  • Michael Gelinsky - , Centre for translational bone, joint and soft tissue research (Author)
  • Giada Genchi - , Italian Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Maria Grano - , University of Bari (Author)
  • Daniela Grimm - , Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Aarhus University (Author)
  • Alain Guignandon - , Universite Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne (Author)
  • Christiane Hahn - , European Space Agency - ESA (Author)
  • Jason Hatton - , European Space Agency - ESA (Author)
  • Raúl Herranz - , Spanish National Research Council (Author)
  • Christine E. Hellweg - , German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Author)
  • Carlo Saverio Iorio - , Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Author)
  • Thodoris Karapantsios - , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Author)
  • Jack van Loon - , University of Amsterdam (Author)
  • Matteo Lulli - , University of Florence (Author)
  • Jeanette Maier - , University of Milan (Author)
  • Jos Malda - , Utrecht University (Author)
  • Emina Mamaca - , Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (Author)
  • Lucia Morbidelli - , University of Siena (Author)
  • Angelique van Ombergen - , European Space Agency - ESA (Author)
  • Andreas Osterman - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Aleksandr Ovsianikov - , Vienna University of Technology (Author)
  • Francesco Pampaloni - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Elizabeth Pavezlorie - , Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (Author)
  • Veronica Pereda-Campos - , Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (Author)
  • Cyrille Przybyla - , University of Montpellier (Author)
  • Christopher Puhl - , Space Applications Services NV/SA (Author)
  • Petra Rettberg - , German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Author)
  • Chiara Risaliti - , University of Florence (Author)
  • Angela Maria Rizzo - , University of Milan (Author)
  • Kate Robson-Brown - , University of Bristol (Author)
  • Leonardo Rossi - , University of Pisa (Author)
  • Giorgio Russo - , National Research Council (IBFM-CNR) (Author)
  • Alessandra Salvetti - , University of Pisa (Author)
  • Daniela Santucci - , Istituto Superiore di Sanita (Author)
  • Matthias Sperl - , German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Author)
  • Felice Strollo - , IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana - Roma (Author)
  • Kevin Tabury - , Belgian Nuclear Research Center (Author)
  • Sara Tavella - , University of Genoa (Author)
  • Christiane Thielemann - , Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (Author)
  • Ronnie Willaert - , Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Author)
  • Nathaniel J. Szewczyk - , Ohio University (Author)
  • Monica Monici - , University of Florence (Author)

Abstract

The present white paper concerns the indications and recommendations of the SciSpacE Science Community to make progress in filling the gaps of knowledge that prevent us from answering the question: “How Do Gravity Alterations Affect Animal and Human Systems at a Cellular/Tissue Level?” This is one of the five major scientific issues of the ESA roadmap “Biology in Space and Analogue Environments”. Despite the many studies conducted so far on spaceflight adaptation mechanisms and related pathophysiological alterations observed in astronauts, we are not yet able to elaborate a synthetic integrated model of the many changes occurring at different system and functional levels. Consequently, it is difficult to develop credible models for predicting long-term consequences of human adaptation to the space environment, as well as to implement medical support plans for long-term missions and a strategy for preventing the possible health risks due to prolonged exposure to spaceflight beyond the low Earth orbit (LEO). The research activities suggested by the scientific community have the aim to overcome these problems by striving to connect biological and physiological aspects in a more holistic view of space adaptation effects.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number84
Number of pages9
Journalnpj Microgravity
Volume9 (2023)
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-9075-5121/work/146642759
WOS 001095863600001

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Space-flight, Microgravity, Inflammation, Metabolism, Virus, Astronauts, Microbiota, Radiation, Endocrine, Responses

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