Modeling cellular responses to serum and vitamin D in microgravity using a human kidney microphysiological system.

ABSTRACT: The microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) provides a unique stressor that can help understand underlying cellular and molecular drivers of pathological changes observed in astronauts with the ultimate goals of developing strategies to enable long- term spaceflight and better treatment of diseases on Earth. We used this unique environment to evaluate the effects of microgravity on kidney proximal tubule epithelial cell (PTEC) response to serum exposure and vitamin D biotransformation capacity. To test if microgravity alters the pathologic response of the proximal tubule to serum exposure, we treated PTECs cultured in a microphysiological system (PT-MPS) with human serum and measured biomarkers of toxicity and inflammation (KIM-1 and IL-6) and conducted global

SUBMITTER: Lidberg KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11233620 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature