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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 281: R591-R595, 2001;
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Vol. 281, Issue 2, R591-R595, August 2001

Diurnal variation in cutaneous vasodilator and vasoconstrictor systems during heat stress

Ken Aoki1,2, Dan P. Stephens1, and John M. Johnson1

1 Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900; and 2 Department of Kinesiology, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan

It is not clear whether the diurnal variation in the cutaneous circulatory response to heat stress is via the noradrenergic vasoconstrictor system or the nonadrenergic active vasodilator system. We conducted whole body heating experiments in eight male subjects at 0630 (AM) and 1630 (PM). Skin blood flow was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmetry at control sites and at sites pretreated with bretylium (BT) to block noradrenergic vasoconstriction. Noninvasive blood pressure was used to calculate cutaneous vascular conductance. The sublingual temperature (Tor) threshold for cutaneous vasodilation was significantly higher in PM at control and at BT-treated sites (both P < 0.01), suggesting the diurnal shift in threshold depends on the active vasodilator system. The slope of cutaneous vascular conductance as a percentage of its maximum with respect to Tor was significantly lower in AM at control sites only. Also, in the AM, the slope at control sites was significantly lower than that at BT-treated sites (P < 0.05), suggesting that the diurnal change in the sensitivity of cutaneous vasodilation depends on vasoconstrictor system function. Overall, the diurnal variation in the reflex control of skin blood flow during heat stress involves both vasoconstrictor and active vasodilator systems.

human; circadian rhythm; skin blood flow; vasodilation; vasoconstriction; thermoregulation; sweating; laser-Doppler flowmetry; bretylium


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