[Age features of heart rate variability in cosmonauts according to urine proteomics data.]

As the life of the International Space Station (ISS) is lengthening, Russian crews are dominated by cosmonauts over 40 years of age who have repeatedly made a space flight (SF) and have a long stay on the ISS. In order to study the age-related features of the regulation of heart rate variability (HRV) in cosmonauts, based on proteomics data, we analyzed simultaneously the obtained data on the proteomic composition of urine samples and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters, followed by an analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) in cosmonauts in the age group of 46,5±3,4 (n=12). The survey was carried out in the period of preparation for the next flight. The urine proteome was studied by mass spectrometry and analyzed by bioinformatic methods. Heart rate variability was assessed by software methods for analyzing ECG fragments. For the first time, data based on proteomics on the age-related features of the regulation of heart rate variability in cosmonauts are presented. According to age periodization, cosmonauts are in the middle age of the second period. The concentrations of mucin 1, type VI collagen, and cadherin 13 were shown to change with age. A decrease in HRV was also observed with increasing age. There was an increase in sympathetic influence and a progressive decrease in parasympathetic influence.

[Permanent proteins in healthy human's urine in the experiment with 520-day isolation].

Purpose of the study was to track permanent proteins of urine proteome in the 520-day isolation experiment at the IBMP Ground-Based Test Facility with controlled environmental parameters. Object of the investigation was urine sampled from 6 normal male subjects at the age of 25 to 37 years. Second morning aliquots were gathered during baseline data collection, on days 50, 93, 124, 153, 180, 251, 274, 303, 330, 371, 400 and 427 of isolation, and in 7 days after its completion. Samples were subject to chromatography-mass spectrometry; results were analyzed with the help of bioinformatics resources. The following 7 permanent proteins were observed in urine over the entire length of the investigation: epidermal growth factor, polymer immunoglobulin receptor, plasma serine protease inhibitor, protein AMBP, keratin, type II cytoskeletal 1, collagen alpha-1 (vi) chain, serum albumin.

Changes of protein profile of human urine after long-term orbital flights.

We analyzed protein profile of urine samples obtained from 7 Russian cosmonauts (age 35-51 years), participants of space flights on the International Space Station lasting for 169-199 days. Gradient chromatography with linear increase of eluent proportion was carried out in a system consisting of an Agilent 1100 chromatograph (Agilent Technologies Inc.) and a hybrid mass-spectrometer LTQ-FT Ultra (Thermo). The obtained results help to understand changes in the human body induced by space flight factors.

[Detection of renal and urinary tract proteins in the urine before and after space flight].

The urine protein composition (proteome) of healthy human was analyzed using proteomic techniques to obtain data in physiological condition and after six months space flights. It was shown that after long duration space flights in cosmonaut's urine reveals specific minor proteins which can be identified as proteins came from kidney and urinary tract.