Microgravity and hypergravity effects on collagen biosynthesis of human dermal fibroblasts |
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Authors: | Ulrike Seitzer Michael Bodo Peter K. Müller Yahya Açil Boris Bätge |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Medizinische Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany;(2) Department of Biology O322, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, 92093 La Jolla, CA, USA;(3) Klink für Innere Medizin, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany |
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Abstract: | Astronauts experiencing long periods of space flight suffer from severe loss of bone tissue, particularly in those bones that carry the body weight under normal gravity. It is assumed that the lack of mechanical load decreases connective tissue biosynthesis in bone-forming cells. To test this assumption, quantitative and qualitative aspects of collagen synthesis under microgravity, normal gravity, and hypergravity conditions were investigated by incubating human fibroblast cultures with [3H]-proline for 4, 7, 10, and 20 h during the Spacelab D2-mission in 1993. Quantitative analysis revealed an increase of collagen synthesis under microgravity conditions, being up to 143% higher than in 1 g controls. In contrast, hypergravity samples showed a decrease in collagen synthesis with increasing g, being at the 13% level at 10 g. The relative proportion of collagen in total synthesized protein showed a slight decrease with increasing g. The secretion of collagen by the cells, proline hydroxylation of individual collagen -chains, and the relative proportions of synthesized collagens I, III, and V were not affected under any of the applied conditions.Our research was supported financially by Dara GmbH Bonn (grant. no. 01QV 8866), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB A1/367) and BMFT grant. no. 01 KM 9303/8. |
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Keywords: | Microgravity Collagen Bone Dermal fibroblasts Human |
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