Immune System Dysregulation and Latent Herpesvirus Reactivation During Winterover at Concordia Station, Dome C, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Quintens, Roel, Crucian, B. E., Salam, A. P., Quiriarte, H., Morrels, M., Baatout, D. S., Thieme, U., Sams, C. F., Rybka, A., Meta, S. K., Feuerecker, M., Stowe, R. P., Pierson, D. L., Chouker, A., Kaufmann, I.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Aerospace Medicine; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110023290

Immune system dysregulation occurs during spaceflight and consists of altered peripheral leukocyte distribution, reductions in immunocyte function and altered cytokine production profiles. Causes may include stress, confinement, isolation, and disrupted circadian rhythms. All of these factors may be...