Short and Long-Term Changes in Social Odor Recognition and Plasma Cytokine Levels Following Oxygen (16O) Ion Radiation Exposure
Autor: | Benjamin Johnson, Catherine M. Davis, Carli B. Jones, Ami Mange, Robert D. Hienz, Lauren Granata |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
space radiation
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Central nervous system HZE ions Catalysis Article Inorganic Chemistry lcsh:Chemistry memory Internal medicine medicine Animals Rats Long-Evans Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Habituation social recognition Habituation Psychophysiologic Social Behavior Molecular Biology lcsh:QH301-705.5 Spectroscopy Ions business.industry Organic Chemistry Recognition Psychology General Medicine Social recognition cytokines Computer Science Applications Radiation exposure rats Oxygen Endocrinology Cytokine medicine.anatomical_structure Ki-67 Antigen Odor lcsh:Biology (General) lcsh:QD1-999 Odor recognition Odorants business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences Volume 20 Issue 2 International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 2, p 339 (2019) |
ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
Popis: | Future long-duration space missions will involve travel outside of the Earth&rsquo s magnetosphere protection and will result in astronauts being exposed to high energy and charge (HZE) ions and protons. Exposure to this type of radiation can result in damage to the central nervous system and deficits in numerous cognitive domains that can jeopardize mission success. Social processing is a cognitive domain that is important for people living and working in groups, such as astronauts, but it has received little attention in terms of HZE ion exposure. In the current study, we assessed the effects of whole-body oxygen ion (16O 1000 MeV/n) exposure (1 or 10 cGy) on social odor recognition memory in male Long-Evans rats at one and six months following exposure. Radiation exposure did not affect rats&rsquo preferences for a novel social odor experienced during Habituation at either time point. However, rats exposed to 10 cGy displayed short and long-term deficits in 24-h social recognition. In contrast, rats exposed to 1 cGy only displayed long-term deficits in 24-h social recognition. While an age-related decrease in Ki67+ staining (a marker of cell proliferation) was found in the subventricular zone, it was unaffected by radiation exposure. At one month following exposure, plasma KC/GRO (CXCL1) levels were elevated in the 1 cGy rats, but not in the 10 cGy rats, suggesting that peripheral levels of this cytokine could be associated with intact social recognition at earlier time points following radiation exposure. These results have important implications for long-duration missions and demonstrate that behaviors related to social processing could be negatively affected by HZE ion exposure. |
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