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McDonald JT, Kim J, Farmerie L, Johnson ML, Trovao NS, Arif S, Siew K, Tsoy S, Bram Y, Park J, Overbey E, Ryon K, Haltom J, Singh U, Enguita FJ, Zaksas V, Guarnieri JW, Topper M, Wallace DC, Meydan C, Baylin S, Meller R, Muratani M, Porterfield DM, Kaufman B, Mori MA, Walsh SB, Sigaudo-Roussel D, Mebarek S, Bottini M, Marquette CA, Wurtele ES, Schwartz RE, Galeano D, Mason CE, Grabham P, Beheshti A. Space radiation damage rescued by inhibition of key spaceflight associated miRNAs. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4825. [PMID: 38862542 PMCID: PMC11166944 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48920-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Our previous research revealed a key microRNA signature that is associated with spaceflight that can be used as a biomarker and to develop countermeasure treatments to mitigate the damage caused by space radiation. Here, we expand on this work to determine the biological factors rescued by the countermeasure treatment. We performed RNA-sequencing and transcriptomic analysis on 3D microvessel cell cultures exposed to simulated deep space radiation (0.5 Gy of Galactic Cosmic Radiation) with and without the antagonists to three microRNAs: miR-16-5p, miR-125b-5p, and let-7a-5p (i.e., antagomirs). Significant reduction of inflammation and DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) activity and rescue of mitochondria functions are observed after antagomir treatment. Using data from astronaut participants in the NASA Twin Study, Inspiration4, and JAXA missions, we reveal the genes and pathways implicated in the action of these antagomirs are altered in humans. Our findings indicate a countermeasure strategy that can potentially be utilized by astronauts in spaceflight missions to mitigate space radiation damage.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Tyson McDonald
- Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Lily Farmerie
- Vascular Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
| | - Meghan L Johnson
- Vascular Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Nidia S Trovao
- Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- London Tubular Centre, Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Eliah Overbey
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Krista Ryon
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Jeffrey Haltom
- The Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 90011, USA
| | - Francisco J Enguita
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028, Lisboa, Portugal
| | - Victoria Zaksas
- Center for Translational Data Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
- Clever Research Lab, Springfield, IL, 62704, USA
| | - Joseph W Guarnieri
- The Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
| | - Michael Topper
- Departments of Oncology and Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Stephen Baylin
- Departments of Oncology and Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Robert Meller
- Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neurobiology/ Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30310, USA
| | - Masafumi Muratani
- Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Department of Genome Biology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
| | - D Marshall Porterfield
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
| | - Brett Kaufman
- Vascular Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
| | - Marcelo A Mori
- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
| | - Stephen B Walsh
- London Tubular Centre, Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- ICBMS, UMR5246, CNRS, INSA, CPE-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
| | - Christophe A Marquette
- 3d.FAB, CNRS, INSA, CPE-Lyon, UMR5246, ICBMS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 90011, USA
- Genetics Program, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 90011, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Diego Galeano
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
| | - Christopher E Mason
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology and the WorldQuant Initiative, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Peter Grabham
- Center for Radiological Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
| | - Afshin Beheshti
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, US.
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