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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 279: R2072-R2078, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 6, R2072-R2078, December 2000

Spaceflight induces changes in splenocyte subpopulations: effectiveness of ground-based models

Michael J. Pecaut1,2, Steven J. Simske1, and Monika Fleshner3

Departments of 1 Aerospace Engineering and of 3 Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0354; and 2 Radiology Department, Loma Linda University Medical College, Loma Linda, California

Spaceflight produces changes in the immune system. The mechanisms for the alterations in immune function after spaceflight remain unclear due in part to the difficulties associated with conducting spaceflight research. The purpose of the following studies, therefore, was to create a ground-based protocol that can reproduce the immunological changes found after spaceflight, i.e., changes in splenic lymphocyte populations. Rats were exposed to either flight aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-77) or ground-based simulations of various components of the spaceflight experience. The ground-based mock spaceflight was comprised of exposure to launch and landing loads and unloading of the hindlimbs. In addition, each component of this ground-based mock spaceflight was tested separately. The results were that spaceflight reduced splenic CD4+ T (helper/inducer) cells and CD11b+ (neutrophils/macrophages) cells. The ground-based simulations of spaceflight did not reproduce the same pattern of splenocyte changes. In fact, exposure to landing loads alone increased splenic CD4+ T (helper/inducer) cells. These findings support the conclusion that the ground models tested did not induce similar changes in the immune system as did spaceflight. It is possible, therefore, that stressors/factors unique to the spaceflight experience impact the immune system in ways that cannot be currently, fully modeled on the ground.

T cell; spleen; neutrophil; macrophage; ground simulation; stress


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