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Effectiveness of endothelial progenitor cell culture under microgravity for improved angiogenic potential by Hagiwara, Hiroko, Higashibata, Akira, Ogawa, Shiho, Kanazawa, Shigeyuki, Mizuno, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Rica

“…Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation is beneficial for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia and ischemic heart disease. The scarcity…”
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Muscle synergies of multidirectional postural control in astronauts on Earth after a long-term stay in space by Hagio, Shota, Ishihara, Akihiko, Terada, Masahiro, Tanabe, Hiroko, Kibushi, Benio, Higashibata, Akira, Yamada, Shin, Furukawa, Satoshi, Mukai, Chiaki, Ishioka, Noriaki, Kouzaki, Motoki

“…Movements of the human biological system have adapted to the physical environment under the 1-g gravitational force on Earth. However, the effects of…”
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Gravitropism interferes with hydrotropism via counteracting auxin dynamics in cucumber roots: clinorotation and spaceflight experiments by Morohashi, Keita, Okamoto, Miki, Yamazaki, Chiaki, Fujii, Nobuharu, Miyazawa, Yutaka, Kamada, Motoshi, Kasahara, Haruo, Osada, Ikuko, Shimazu, Toru, Fusejima, Yasuo, Higashibata, Akira, Yamazaki, Takashi, Ishioka, Noriaki, Kobayashi, Akie, Takahashi, Hideyuki

“…Roots of land plants show gravitropism and hydrotropism in response to gravity and moisture gradients, respectively, for controlling their growth orientation…”
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Ubiquitin Ligase Cbl-b Is a Negative Regulator for Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Signaling during Muscle Atrophy Caused by Unloading by Nakao, Reiko, Hirasaka, Katsuya, Goto, Jumpei, Ishidoh, Kazumi, Yamada, Chiharu, Ohno, Ayako, Okumura, Yuushi, Nonaka, Ikuya, Yasutomo, Koji, Baldwin, Kenneth M., Kominami, Eiki, Higashibata, Akira, Nagano, Keisuke, Tanaka, Keiji, Yasui, Natsuo, Mills, Edward M., Takeda, Shin'ichi, Nikawa, Takeshi

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Reactive oxygen species upregulate expression of muscle atrophy-associated ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b in rat L6 skeletal muscle cells by Uchida, Takayuki, Sakashita, Yoshihiro, Kitahata, Kanako, Yamashita, Yui, Tomida, Chisato, Kimori, Yuki, Komatsu, Akio, Hirasaka, Katsuya, Ohno, Ayako, Nakao, Reiko, Higashitani, Atsushi, Higashibata, Akira, Ishioka, Noriaki, Shimazu, Toru, Kobayashi, Takeshi, Okumura, Yuushi, Choi, Inho, Oarada, Motoko, Mills, Edward M, Teshima-Kondo, Shigetada, Takeda, Shin'ichi, Tanaka, Eiji, Tanaka, Keiji, Sokabe, Masahiro, Nikawa, Takeshi

“…Unloading-mediated muscle atrophy is associated with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. We previously demonstrated that elevated ubiquitin…”
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Changes in mitochondrial homeostasis and redox status in astronauts following long stays in space by Indo, Hiroko P., Majima, Hideyuki J., Terada, Masahiro, Suenaga, Shigeaki, Tomita, Kazuo, Yamada, Shin, Higashibata, Akira, Ishioka, Noriaki, Kanekura, Takuro, Nonaka, Ikuya, Hawkins, Clare L., Davies, Michael J., Clair, Daret K. St, Mukai, Chiaki

“…The effects of long-term exposure to extreme space conditions on astronauts were investigated by analyzing hair samples from ten astronauts who had spent six…”
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Comparative Analysis of Muscle Atrophy During Spaceflight, Nutritional Deficiency and Disuse in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by Kim, Ban-seok, Alcantara, Alfredo V., Moon, Je-Hyun, Higashitani, Atsushi, Higashitani, Nahoko, Etheridge, Timothy, Szewczyk, Nathaniel J., Deane, Colleen S., Gaffney, Christopher J., Higashibata, Akira, Hashizume, Toko, Yoon, Kyoung-hye, Lee, Jin I.

“…While spaceflight is becoming more common than before, the hazards spaceflight and space microgravity pose to the human body remain relatively unexplored…”
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Root-tip-mediated inhibition of hydrotropism is accompanied with the suppression of asymmetric expression of auxin-inducible genes in response to moisture gradients in cucumber roots by Fujii, Nobuharu, Miyabayashi, Sachiko, Sugita, Tomoki, Kobayashi, Akie, Yamazaki, Chiaki, Miyazawa, Yutaka, Kamada, Motoshi, Kasahara, Haruo, Osada, Ikuko, Shimazu, Toru, Fusejima, Yasuo, Higashibata, Akira, Yamazaki, Takashi, Ishioka, Noriaki, Takahashi, Hideyuki

“…In cucumber seedlings, gravitropism interferes with hydrotropism, which results in the nearly complete inhibition of hydrotropism under stationary conditions…”
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Findings from recent studies by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency examining musculoskeletal atrophy in space and on Earth by Furukawa, Satoshi, Chatani, Masahiro, Higashitani, Atsushi, Higashibata, Akira, Kawano, Fuminori, Nikawa, Takeshi, Numaga-Tomita, Takuro, Ogura, Toshihiko, Sato, Fuminori, Sehara-Fujisawa, Atsuko, Shinohara, Masahiro, Shimazu, Toru, Takahashi, Satoru, Watanabe-Takano, Haruko

“…The musculoskeletal system provides the body with correct posture, support, stability, and mobility. It is composed of the bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons,…”
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Author Correction: Changes in mitochondrial homeostasis and redox status in astronauts following long stays in space by Indo, Hiroko P., Majima, Hideyuki J., Terada, Masahiro, Suenaga, Shigeaki, Tomita, Kazuo, Higashibata, Akira, Ishioka, Noriaki, Kanekura, Takuro, Hawkins, Clare L., Davies, Michael J., St Clair, Daret K., Mukai, Chiaki

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Suppression of Hydroxycinnamate Network Formation in Cell Walls of Rice Shoots Grown under Microgravity Conditions in Space by Wakabayashi, Kazuyuki, Soga, Kouichi, Hoson, Takayuki, Kotake, Toshihisa, Yamazaki, Takashi, Higashibata, Akira, Ishioka, Noriaki, Shimazu, Toru, Fukui, Keiji, Osada, Ikuko, Kasahara, Haruo, Kamada, Motoshi

“…Network structures created by hydroxycinnamate cross-links within the cell wall architecture of gramineous plants make the cell wall resistant to the…”
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Histone deacetylase HDA-4-mediated epigenetic regulation in space-flown C. elegans by Higashitani, Atsushi, Hashizume, Toko, Takiura, Mai, Higashitani, Nahoko, Teranishi, Mika, Oshima, Rika, Yano, Sachiko, Kuriyama, Kana, Higashibata, Akira

“…Epigenetic changes during long-term spaceflight are beginning to be studied by NASA’s twin astronauts and other model organisms. Here, we evaluate the…”
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Persistence of plant hormone levels in rice shoots grown under microgravity conditions in space: its relationship to maintenance of shoot growth by Wakabayashi, Kazuyuki, Soga, Kouichi, Hoson, Takayuki, Kotake, Toshihisa, Kojima, Mikiko, Sakakibara, Hitoshi, Yamazaki, Takashi, Higashibata, Akira, Ishioka, Noriaki, Shimazu, Toru, Kamada, Motoshi

“…We investigated the effects of microgravity environment on growth and plant hormone levels in dark‐grown rice shoots cultivated in artificial 1 g and…”
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Regulation of asymmetric polar auxin transport by PsPIN1 in endodermal tissues of etiolated Pisum sativum epicotyls: focus on immunohistochemical analyses by Kamada, Motoshi, Miyamoto, Kensuke, Oka, Mariko, Ueda, Junichi, Higashibata, Akira

“…This manuscript reports the production of specific polyclonal antibodies for PsPIN1, a putative auxin efflux carrier in Alaska pea ( Pisum sativum L.) plants,…”
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Effects of a Closed Space Environment on Gene Expression in Hair Follicles of Astronauts in the International Space Station by Terada, Masahiro, Seki, Masaya, Takahashi, Rika, Yamada, Shin, Higashibata, Akira, Majima, Hideyuki J, Sudoh, Masamichi, Mukai, Chiaki, Ishioka, Noriaki

“…Adaptation to the space environment can sometimes pose physiological problems to International Space Station (ISS) astronauts after their return to earth…”
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Evaluating the long-term effect of space radiation on the reproductive normality of mammalian sperm preserved on the International Space Station by Wakayama, Sayaka, Ito, Daiyu, Kamada, Yuko, Shimazu, Toru, Suzuki, Tomomi, Nagamatsu, Aiko, Araki, Ryoko, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Kamimura, Satoshi, Hirose, Naoki, Kazama, Kousuke, Yang, Li, Inoue, Rei, Kikuchi, Yasuyuki, Hayashi, Erika, Emura, Rina, Watanabe, Ren, Nagatomo, Hiroaki, Suzuki, Hiromi, Yamamori, Tohru, Tada, Motoki N., Osada, Ikuko, Umehara, Masumi, Sano, Hiromi, Kasahara, Haruo, Higashibata, Akira, Yano, Sachiko, Abe, Masumi, Kishigami, Satoshi, Kohda, Takashi, Ooga, Masatoshi, Wakayama, Teruhiko

“…The effect of space radiation on offspring was evaluated using mouse freeze-dried spermatozoa preserved on the Space Station. Space radiation may cause DNA…”
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Loss of physical contact in space alters the dopamine system in C. elegans by Sudevan, Surabhi, Muto, Kasumi, Higashitani, Nahoko, Hashizume, Toko, Higashibata, Akira, Ellwood, Rebecca A., Deane, Colleen S., Rahman, Mizanur, Vanapalli, Siva A., Etheridge, Timothy, Szewczyk, Nathaniel J., Higashitani, Atsushi

“…Progressive neuromuscular decline in microgravity is a prominent health concern preventing interplanetary human habitation. We establish functional…”
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Correction: Effects of a Closed Space Environment on Gene Expression in Hair Follicles of Astronauts in the International Space Station by Terada, Masahiro, Seki, Masaya, Takahashi, Rika, Yamada, Shin, Higashibata, Akira, Majima, Hideyuki J, Sudoh, Masamichi, Mukai, Chiaki, Ishioka, Noriaki

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150801.]…”
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Unloading stress disturbs muscle regeneration through perturbed recruitment and function of macrophages by Kohno, Shohei, Yamashita, Yui, Abe, Tomoki, Hirasaka, Katsuya, Oarada, Motoko, Ohno, Ayako, Teshima-Kondo, Shigetada, Higashibata, Akira, Choi, Inho, Mills, Edward M, Okumura, Yuushi, Terao, Junji, Nikawa, Takeshi

“…Skeletal muscle is one of the most sensitive tissues to mechanical loading, and unloading inhibits the regeneration potential of skeletal muscle after injury…”
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Microgravity elicits reproducible alterations in cytoskeletal and metabolic gene and protein expression in space-flown Caenorhabditis elegans by Higashibata, Akira, Hashizume, Toko, Nemoto, Kanako, Higashitani, Nahoko, Etheridge, Timothy, Mori, Chihiro, Harada, Shunsuke, Sugimoto, Tomoko, Szewczyk, Nathaniel J, Baba, Shoji A, Mogami, Yoshihiro, Fukui, Keiji, Higashitani, Atsushi

“…Although muscle atrophy is a serious problem during spaceflight, little is known about the sequence of molecular events leading to atrophy in response to…”
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