Abstract
Dry immersion, which is a ground-based model of prolonged conditions of microgravity, is widely used in Russia but is less well known elsewhere. Dry immersion involves immersing the subject in thermoneutral water covered with an elastic waterproof fabric. As a result, the immersed subject, who is freely suspended in the water mass, remains dry. For a relatively short duration, the model can faithfully reproduce most physiological effects of actual microgravity, including centralization of body fluids, support unloading, and hypokinesia. Unlike bed rest, dry immersion provides a unique opportunity to study the physiological effects of the lack of a supporting structure for the body (a phenomenon we call ‘supportlessness’). In this review, we attempt to provide a detailed description of dry immersion. The main sections of the paper discuss the changes induced by long-term dry immersion in the neuromuscular and sensorimotor systems, fluid–electrolyte regulation, the cardiovascular system, metabolism, blood and immunity, respiration, and thermoregulation. The long-term effects of dry immersion are compared with those of bed rest and actual space flight. The actual and potential uses of dry immersion are discussed in the context of fundamental studies and applications for medical support during space flight and terrestrial health care.
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The authors wish to express their sincere gratitude to all the investigators whose work is cited in this paper, and to all the volunteers who participated in the dry immersion protocols. We are grateful to Jackie Godfrey and David Cushley for reviewing the syntax. The work was partly supported by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Région des Pays de la Loire and the Institute of Biomedical Problems. N. Navasiolava received a PhD grant from the French Embassy in Belarus.
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Appendix: Variations of English transcription of the names of Russian authors cited in this paper
Appendix: Variations of English transcription of the names of Russian authors cited in this paper
Baevsky, Baevskiĭ RM
Chernicova, Chernikova AG
Grigor’ev, Grigoriev, Grigoryev AI
Grigor’eva, Grigorieva LS
Il’in, Ilyin VK
Kirenskaia, Kirenskaya AV
Koriak, Koryak, Korijak Iu(Yu, Y)A
Kozlovskaya, Kozlovskaia, Kozlovskaja IB
Kreidich IuV, Kreydich YV
Mel’nik, Melnik KA
Shul’zhenko, Shulzhenko EB
Tomilovskaia, Tomilovskaya ES
Vil-Vilyams, Vil-Viliams, Vil’-Viliams, Vil’-Vil’iams, Will-Williams IF
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Navasiolava, N.M., Custaud, MA., Tomilovskaya, E.S. et al. Long-term dry immersion: review and prospects. Eur J Appl Physiol 111, 1235–1260 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1750-x
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