Detrimental impacts of mixed-ion radiation on nervous system function

Klein, Peter M. and Parihar, Vipan K. and Szabó, Gergely G. and Zöldi, Miklós and Angulo, Maria C. and Katona, István and Soltész, Iván (2021) Detrimental impacts of mixed-ion radiation on nervous system function. NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE, 151. pp. 1-15. ISSN 0969-9961 (print); 1095-953X (online)

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Abstract

Galactic cosmic radiation (GCR), composed of highly energetic and fully ionized atomic nuclei, produces diverse deleterious effects on the body. In researching the neurological risks of GCR exposures, including during human spaceflight, various ground-based single-ion GCR irradiation paradigms induce differential disruptions of cellular activity and overall behavior. However, it remains less clear how irradiation comprising a mix of multiple ions, more accurately recapitulating the space GCR environment, impacts the central nervous system. We therefore examined how mixed-ion GCR irradiation (two similar 5-6 beam combinations of protons, helium, oxygen, silicon and iron ions) influenced neuronal connectivity, functional generation of activity within neural circuits and cognitive behavior in mice. In electrophysiological recordings we find that space-relevant doses of mixed-ion GCR preferentially alter hippocampal inhibitory neurotransmission and produce related disruptions in the local field potentials of hippocampal oscillations. Such underlying perturbation in hippocampal network activity correspond with perturbed learning, memory and anxiety behavior.

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