Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to the upcoming Article Collection “Pain in Space: a Journey of Discovery” organized by Guest Advisors Professor Pablo Ingelmo and Professor Juan Pablo Cata in the Journal of Pain Research.
We invite you to contribute to a special journal collection dedicated to unravelling the mysteries of pain in space. As humanity extends its reach beyond Earth's boundaries, understanding the impact of microgravity on pain perception and its underlying mechanisms becomes paramount. This unique opportunity beckons for ground-breaking research to shed light on an unexplored realm.
The microgravity environment of space challenges human physiology across multiple systems, including the musculoskeletal, immune, and nervous systems. Recent studies have unveiled the distressing reality of pain experienced by astronauts during and after spaceflight. Back and neck pain afflict a significant majority of astronauts during their time in microgravity, with implications extending beyond their return to Earth. Primordial studies highlight startling parallels between space-induced musculoskeletal changes and terrestrial back pain. However, the interactions between microgravity-induced bone resorption, sensitization to thermal stimuli, and the intricate relationship between pain and cellular senescence pose intriguing challenges.
This Article Collection seeks submissions that explore the multifaceted facets of pain in space, including but not limited to:
1. Nociceptive Responses and Inhibitory Systems: Investigate alterations in astronauts' nociceptive profiles and the functioning of descending inhibitory systems, harnessing quantitative sensory testing and conditioned pain modulation paradigms.
2. Immune Blood Cells and Pain Pathways: Uncover specific pathophysiological pathways induced by immune cell changes and their potential role in modulating pain perception.
3. Inflammation and Systemic Response: Examine dynamic changes in systemic inflammatory markers and their implications for pain and tissue deterioration in microgravity environments.
4. Bone Health and Pain: Explore the interplay between bone resorption dynamics and pain sensitization, elucidating their role in the genesis of pain in space.
All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors for this collection will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board. Please review the journal Aims and Scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.
The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2024.
Please submit your manuscript on our website, quoting the promo code KVMIA to indicate that your submission is for consideration in this Article Collection.
