Morphological Study of Myelinated Fibers of the Sciatic Nerve in Mice after Space Flight and Readaptation to the Conditions of Earth Gravity

Dokl Biol Sci. 2018 Sep;482(1):174-177. doi: 10.1134/S0012496618050101. Epub 2018 Nov 6.

Abstract

We revealed a decrease in the thickness of the myelin sheath and myelin delamination in the tibial nerve of C57BL/6N mice after a 30-day flight aboard the biosatellite Bion-M1. The processes of myelin degeneration continued for seven days after return of the animals to Earth and adaptation to the conditions of natural gravity. Our data add to hypothesis on the role of neurogenic component in pathogenesis of hypogravity motor syndrome.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Myelin Sheath / metabolism
  • Myelin Sheath / ultrastructure*
  • Space Flight*
  • Tibial Nerve / metabolism
  • Tibial Nerve / ultrastructure*
  • Weightlessness / adverse effects*