Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation
Space exploration introduces astronauts to challenges, such as space radiation and microgravity. Researchers have investigated vitamin C as a potential radiation mitigator, as well as antioxidants for sustaining astronaut health. Our own studies demonstrate vitamin C’s life-saving radioprotective ef...
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| author | Alireza Mortazavi Helia Yarbaksh Batool Faegheh Bahaaddini Baigy Zarandi Reza Yarbakhsh Fatemeh Ghadimi-Moghaddam Syed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi Masoud Haghani Donya Firoozi Lembit Sihver |
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| description | Space exploration introduces astronauts to challenges, such as space radiation and microgravity. Researchers have investigated vitamin C as a potential radiation mitigator, as well as antioxidants for sustaining astronaut health. Our own studies demonstrate vitamin C’s life-saving radioprotective effects and its potential as a radiation mitigator, thus highlighting promise, even when administered 24 h post-exposure. This is particularly relevant in scenarios where astronauts may be exposed to sudden large solar particle events, potentially resulting in lethal doses of space radiation. The success of vegetable cultivation on the International Space Station using NASA’s Veggie system offers fresh, vitamin C-rich food. While approved supplements address somatic function, further research is needed to optimize vitamin C’s efficacy in humans, and to develop appropriate antioxidant cocktails for space missions. The variable vitamin C content in vegetables underscores the necessity for the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist astronauts in selecting and cultivating the vitamin C-rich vegetables best-suited to combat high levels of space radiation and microgravity. Particularly, AI algorithms can be utilized to analyze various factors, such as nutritional content, growth patterns, and cultivation methods. In conclusion, vitamin C shows significant potential for mitigating space radiation, and ongoing research aims to enhance astronaut health through optimal dietary strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cee8a2f7541746399c1e4704de9925ef2024-03-27T14:01:59ZengMDPI AGRadiation2673-592X2024-03-014110111410.3390/radiation4010008Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation MitigationAlireza Mortazavi0Helia Yarbaksh1Batool Faegheh Bahaaddini Baigy Zarandi2Reza Yarbakhsh3Fatemeh Ghadimi-Moghaddam4Syed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi5Masoud Haghani6Donya Firoozi7Lembit Sihver8MVLS College, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UKStudent Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Larestan 7433193514, IranDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, IranDepartment of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 1411713114, IranIonizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, H-6720 Szeged, HungaryIonizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7143918596, IranDepartment of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7143918596, IranStudent Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Larestan 7433193514, IranDepartment of Radiation Physics, Atominstitut, Technische Universität, 1020 Vienna, AustriaSpace exploration introduces astronauts to challenges, such as space radiation and microgravity. Researchers have investigated vitamin C as a potential radiation mitigator, as well as antioxidants for sustaining astronaut health. Our own studies demonstrate vitamin C’s life-saving radioprotective effects and its potential as a radiation mitigator, thus highlighting promise, even when administered 24 h post-exposure. This is particularly relevant in scenarios where astronauts may be exposed to sudden large solar particle events, potentially resulting in lethal doses of space radiation. The success of vegetable cultivation on the International Space Station using NASA’s Veggie system offers fresh, vitamin C-rich food. While approved supplements address somatic function, further research is needed to optimize vitamin C’s efficacy in humans, and to develop appropriate antioxidant cocktails for space missions. The variable vitamin C content in vegetables underscores the necessity for the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist astronauts in selecting and cultivating the vitamin C-rich vegetables best-suited to combat high levels of space radiation and microgravity. Particularly, AI algorithms can be utilized to analyze various factors, such as nutritional content, growth patterns, and cultivation methods. In conclusion, vitamin C shows significant potential for mitigating space radiation, and ongoing research aims to enhance astronaut health through optimal dietary strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-592X/4/1/8radiationC-vitaminsolar particle eventSPEantioxidantsradiation mitigator |
| spellingShingle | Alireza Mortazavi Helia Yarbaksh Batool Faegheh Bahaaddini Baigy Zarandi Reza Yarbakhsh Fatemeh Ghadimi-Moghaddam Syed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi Masoud Haghani Donya Firoozi Lembit Sihver Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation Radiation radiation C-vitamin solar particle event SPE antioxidants radiation mitigator |
| title | Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation |
| title_full | Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation |
| title_fullStr | Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation |
| title_short | Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation |
| title_sort | cultivation of vitamin c rich vegetables for space radiation mitigation |
| topic | radiation C-vitamin solar particle event SPE antioxidants radiation mitigator |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-592X/4/1/8 |
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