The digestive system under microgravity environment: Changes, mechanisms and the prospects of the future
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In recent years, the space industry has continued to improve and develop, and human beings have been staying in space for longer periods while facing the challenges of microgravity to human life. The normal functioning of the digestive system is an important prerequisite for astronauts in carrying out their missions. Microgravity can have a wide range of effects on the digestive system. In this article, we summarized the literature of recent years and provided an overview of the research progress around the effects of weightlessness on the digestive system and microgravity medicine at the cellular, molecular, and metabolic levels. We aim to provide some guidance for the development of aerospace medicine.
Source: Gastroenterology & Endoscopy
Authors: Peiming Sun, Xiaopei Gao, Dan Wei, Jun Ge, Xiangling Deng, Hongyang Chen, Heming Yang, Junfeng Gao, Jianwu Yang
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $700
OpenAlex ID: W4405364823