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Cell proliferation inhibition in reduced gravity

P J Moos1, H K Fattaey, T C Johnson

  • 1Division of Biology, BioServe Space Technologies, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.

Experimental Cell Research
|August 1, 1994
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Spaceflight does not affect Sf9 cell growth or the function of a specific cell regulatory inhibitor. These findings suggest that the cellular response to gravity may not impact this particular signaling pathway.

Area of Science:

  • Cell biology
  • Spaceflight research
  • Gravitational biology

Background:

  • Extended spaceflight poses risks to organisms, but cellular mechanisms of gravity sensitivity are not fully understood.
  • Previous studies suggest gravity influences cell regulatory pathways, yet space-based cell experiments are limited and rarely repeated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of spaceflight on Sf9 cell proliferation.
  • To determine if a cell regulatory sialoglycopeptide (CeReS) inhibitor's function is affected by the space environment.

Main Methods:

  • Sf9 cells were flown on STS-50, 54, and 57 missions using the BioServe Fluids Processing Apparatus.
  • Cell proliferation was measured.
  • The binding and signal transduction of a CeReS inhibitor were assessed in microgravity.
Keywords:
NASA Discipline Cell BiologyNon-NASA Center

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Main Results:

  • Sf9 cells exhibited growth comparable to ground controls during spaceflight.
  • The CeReS inhibitor successfully bound to its receptor.
  • The signal transduction cascade initiated by the CeReS inhibitor was not found to be sensitive to gravity.

Conclusions:

  • Spaceflight conditions on these missions did not impede Sf9 cell proliferation.
  • The tested cell regulatory pathway, involving the CeReS inhibitor, appears to be robust and not significantly affected by the microgravity environment.