Pulmonary and systemic immune alterations in rats exposed to airborne lunar dust
Exposures to high concentrations of lunar dust resulted in persistent lung inflammation and some systemic immune dysregulation that did not subside even 13 weeks after the dust exposure. This information is beneficial in deriving an exposure limit to airborne lunar dust and for spacecraft engineers considering dust mitigation systems in lunar landers or habitats.
Authors
- Brian E. Crucian
- Heather Quiriarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6860-0828)
- Mayra Nelman
- Douglass M. Diak
- John T. James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8098-8992)
- Chiu‐Wing Lam
- Audrie A. Colorado
Institutions
- Louisiana State University (US)
- KBR (United States) (US)
- AEgis Technologies (United States) (US)
- Johnson Space Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1538421
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33