The Immune System in Space: Are we prepared?

1. The Immune System in Evolution
Buqing Yi, Manfred Thiel, Alexander Choukèr

Part I. How Does Space and Space Like Conditions Affect Immunity?

2. The Immune System and Man-Environment Interaction: A General Understanding
Buqing Yi, Alexander Choukèr

3. The Immune System in Space and Space-Like Conditions: From the Human Study Perspective
Buqing Yi, Alexander Choukèr

4. Cellular Effects of Altered Gravity on the Innate Immune System and the Endothelial Barrier
Svantje Tauber, Oliver Ullrich

5. Cellular Effects of Altered Gravity on the Human Adaptive Immune System
Swantje Hauschild, Svantje Tauber, Beatrice A. Lauber, Cora S. Thiel, Liliana E. Layer, Oliver Ullrich

6. Spacecraft Microbiology
Beatrice Astrid Lauber, Olga Bolshakova, Oliver Ullrich

Part II. The Upcoming Venues and New Perspectives

7. Spacecraft Contamination Monitoring and Control
Beatrice Astrid Lauber, Oliver Ullrich

8. Cell-Based Therapy During Exploration Class Missions
Liliana E. Layer, Oliver Ullrich

9. Metabolic Control: Immune Control?
Quirin Zangl, Alexander Choukèr

Part III. Summary

10. The Immune System in Space: Are We Prepared? Conclusions, Outlook, and Recommendations
Alexander Choukèr, Oliver Ullrich

Avainsanat: Biomedicine, Human Physiology, Immunology, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics