Immunological changes during space travel: A ground-based evaluation of the impact of Neutron Dose Rate on Plasma Cytokine levels in human whole blood cultures
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2020Author
Fisher, Randall
Baselet, Bjorn
Vermeesen, Randy
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A better understanding of the combined impact of different space stressors on
human health is urgently warranted, considering the upcoming long-duration missions
beyond lower Earth orbit. Therefore, a growing number of particle accelerator facilities
implement ground-based set-ups to study the effect of simulated space radiation
with simulated psychological or physical stressors. The immune system is highly
sensitive to these types of stressors and limited information is currently available on
the impact of the complex space radiation environment on the astronauts’ immune
function.