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Immunology

Encyclopedia of Bioastronautics

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Host defense; Immune effector cells; Immune system

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Immunology defines the study of all properties of the immune system including its structure and its function, the bodily distinction between self and nonself, innate and acquired immunity, and immunization. For the host defense in health and disease, it investigates especially the relationship between invading pathogens and the triggered immune responses of the organism. Immune effector mechanisms are altered in space by the unique conditions of this perilous environment (radiation, confinement, μG) together with stress hormone-related modifications. To understand the changes that occur during short- and long-term spaceflight and to counteract appropriately to prevent disease, in-flight immune monitoring will become pivotal.

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General Principles of Human Host Defense

During everyday life, a human being encounters a multitude of microorganisms and potential pathogens. Disease, however, will...

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  1. Laboratory of Translational Research Stress and Immunity, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany

    Judith-Irina Buchheim & Alexander Choukèr

  2. Immunology Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian Crucian

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  1. Room 37-219, Massachusetts Institute of Technolo Room 37-219, CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA

    Laurence R. Young

  2. Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Center for Space Medicine, HOUSTON, TX, USA

    Jeffrey P. Sutton

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  1. Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Peter Norsk

  2. Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences Division, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Peter Norsk

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Buchheim, JI., Crucian, B., Choukèr, A. (2019). Immunology. In: Young, L., Sutton, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Bioastronautics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10152-1_23-1

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