Abstract:Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are exposed to the damaging effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation. One of the most critical and sensitive districts of their organism is the eye, and in particular the retina, so that more than half of them develops a complex of alterations designated as Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome. We explored the cellular and molecular effects induced on human retinal pigment ARPE-19 cell line by their transfer to and three days stay on board t… Show more
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