With the further advancement of China’s major manned spaceflight project,the national space laboratory was successfully built.China has also made considerable progress and breakthroughs in the field of space life sci...With the further advancement of China’s major manned spaceflight project,the national space laboratory was successfully built.China has also made considerable progress and breakthroughs in the field of space life sciences.This paper reviews the related biological effects under space flight conditions,mainly including epigenetic effects,skeleton remodeling and peripheral body fluid circulation effects,as well as the research and application of space life science related biotechnology in the field of microbial culture and biological regeneration life support system.展开更多
All life on Earth has evolved under the influence of continuous gravity,and methods have been developed to balance this influence with the biological evolution of organisms at the cellular and system levels.However,wh...All life on Earth has evolved under the influence of continuous gravity,and methods have been developed to balance this influence with the biological evolution of organisms at the cellular and system levels.However,when exposed to zero gravity in space,the balance between cell structure and external forces is destroyed,resulting in changes at the cellular level(e.g.,cell morphology,adhesion,viability,apoptosis,etc.),and understanding the molecular mechanism of cell response to zero gravity will help to cope with diseases that rely on mechanical response.Therefore,biological research in space and zero gravity is a unique step in developing the best anti-cancer treatments,which is a great challenge to humanity.In this study,multicellular glioma cancer cells from a brain tumor in a 72-year-old Iraqi patient were subjected to simulated zero gravity for 24 h,and the results showed that most of the cells lost their adhesion,which is considered to be the first step toward cell apoptosis.In addition to the formation of multicellular spheroids,the results also showed that the inhibition rate for cell death was 32%in comparison to the control cells.Moreover,the cells showed a clear change in their cellular morphology and growth behavior.These results give new hope for fighting cancer distinctively,and such a treatment method has no side effects in comparison to traditional chemical and radiological ones.展开更多
文摘With the further advancement of China’s major manned spaceflight project,the national space laboratory was successfully built.China has also made considerable progress and breakthroughs in the field of space life sciences.This paper reviews the related biological effects under space flight conditions,mainly including epigenetic effects,skeleton remodeling and peripheral body fluid circulation effects,as well as the research and application of space life science related biotechnology in the field of microbial culture and biological regeneration life support system.
文摘All life on Earth has evolved under the influence of continuous gravity,and methods have been developed to balance this influence with the biological evolution of organisms at the cellular and system levels.However,when exposed to zero gravity in space,the balance between cell structure and external forces is destroyed,resulting in changes at the cellular level(e.g.,cell morphology,adhesion,viability,apoptosis,etc.),and understanding the molecular mechanism of cell response to zero gravity will help to cope with diseases that rely on mechanical response.Therefore,biological research in space and zero gravity is a unique step in developing the best anti-cancer treatments,which is a great challenge to humanity.In this study,multicellular glioma cancer cells from a brain tumor in a 72-year-old Iraqi patient were subjected to simulated zero gravity for 24 h,and the results showed that most of the cells lost their adhesion,which is considered to be the first step toward cell apoptosis.In addition to the formation of multicellular spheroids,the results also showed that the inhibition rate for cell death was 32%in comparison to the control cells.Moreover,the cells showed a clear change in their cellular morphology and growth behavior.These results give new hope for fighting cancer distinctively,and such a treatment method has no side effects in comparison to traditional chemical and radiological ones.
