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8371050

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
The immune system of astronauts is disturbed during and after spaceflight. This situation may result from stressors encountered during the flight (microgravity, radiation, psychological stress, or confinement) or from physiological changes (demineralization or fluid shift). Therefore, ground-based investigations should be designed to determine the effects of these factors on the immune system. Very little is known about the influence of confinement or isolation on immune reactions. However, interesting data exist from experiments with animals and humans under different conditions (submarines, antarctic expeditions, single-person cave isolation, and underwater diving). The question remains as to whether these results can be extrapolated to spaceflight. Therefore, investigations of humans under isolation conditions analogous to space missions have been performed by Russian and, more recently, European investigators. Such investigations are important for understanding the physiological and psychological disturbances that occur during long periods of confinement, especially when future lunar and martian missions are considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation and confinement as a model for spaceflight immune changes.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine et CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't