Thermoregulatory responses to combined moderate heat stress and hypoxia
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Low, DA
Bailey, TG
Cable, NT
Jones, H
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the cutaneous vascular and sudomotor responses to combined moderate passive heat stress and normobaric hypoxia. METHOD: Thirteen healthy young males, dressed in a water-perfused suit, underwent passive heating (Δcore temperature ~0.7 °C) twice (NORMOXIA; 20.9% O2 and HYPOXIA; 13% O2 ). Chest and forearm skin blood flow (SkBF; laser Doppler flux), local sweat rate (SR; capacitance hygrometry) and core (intestinal pill) and skin temperatures, were recorded. RESULTS: HYPOXIA reduced baseline oxygen saturation (98±1 vs. 89±6%, P<0.001) and elevated chest (P=0.03) and forearm SkBF (P=0.03) and HR (64±9 vs. 69±8 beats.min(-1) , P<0.01). During heating, mean body temperature (T¯BODY ) thresholds for SkBF (P=0.41) and SR (P=0.28) elevations were not different between trials. The SkBF: T¯BODY linear sensitivity during the initial phase of heating was lower at the Chest (P=0.035) but not different at the forearm (P=0.17) during HYPOXIA. With increasing levels of heating chest SkBF was not different (P=0.55) but forearm SkBF was lower on the forearm (P<0.01) during HYPOXIA. Chest (P=0.85) and forearm (P=0.79) SR: T¯BODY linear sensitivities were not different between trials. CONCLUSION: Whilst sudomotor responses and the initiation of cutaneous blood flow elevations are unaffected, hypoxia differentially effects regional SkBF responses during moderate passive heating. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Date Issued
2016-07-15
Date Acceptance
2016-07-11
Citation
Microcirculation, 2016, 23 (7), pp.487-494
ISSN
1549-8719
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
487
End Page
494
Journal / Book Title
Microcirculation
Volume
23
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the accepted version of the following article: 'Thermoregulatory responses to combined moderate heat stress and hypoxia', Microcirculation, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/micc.12297.
Subjects
cutaneous blood flow
hyperthermia
hypoxia
sweating
Cardiovascular System & Hematology
11 Medical And Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published