Erythrocyte’s aging in microgravity highlights how environmental stimuli shape metabolism and morphology

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 5277 - 12
• Main Authors: Dinarelli, S., Longo, G., Dietler, G., Francioso, A., Mosca, L., Pannitteri, G., Boumis, G., Bellelli, A., Girasole, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.03.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 13/95; 631/57/2271; 631/80/509; 631/80/86/2366; Aging; Environmental effects; Erythrocytes; External stimuli; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mechanical stimuli; Metabolism; Microgravity; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Structure-function relationships

The determination of the function of cells in zero-gravity conditions is a subject of interest in many different research fields. Due to their metabolic unicity, the characterization of the behaviour of erythrocytes maintained in prolonged microgravity conditions is of particular importance. Here, w...