FASEB Journal has recently suggested to us that there is a specific enzyme by the name of 5 lipoxgenase that might be helpful when inhibited to help lessen or maybe even put a halt to some of the harmful immune issues of astronauts. These issues are a result of flight in space. Many problems caused by spaceflight are similar to the process of aging for humans here on earth. It is thought that 5 lipoxgenase may also help the immune system of the elderly. Ph.D, Mauro Maccarrone and some of his colleagues conducted an experiment to gather this new information. They took the blood from donors that were completely healthy. Thelymphocytes from each donor were isolated. One group of lymphocytes was put onboard the International Space System and into a centrifuge. It had a space-like environment but an earth-like gravitational force. The other group was put onboard the ISS as well but also exposed to microgravity. The lymphocytes in the earth gravity were basically normal; however, the ones exposed to the microgravity were above "normal." It is believed that the reason for these results is because of the levels of this enzyme.


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