模拟宇宙辐射对细胞巨乳病毒再激活和炎症复制的影响

Satish K Mehta1, Douglass M Diak2, Sara Bustos-Lopez3

  • 1JES Tech, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA.

概括

银河系宇宙辐射 (GCR) 可能会在宇航员中重新激活潜伏的细胞巨乳病毒 (CMV) 感染. 这项研究表明,GCR暴露会增加CMV拷贝数量,这可能会影响太空探索期间的机组人员健康.

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