2004
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1058-9
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Hypoxia increases the cutaneous threshold for the sensation of cold

Abstract: Cutaneous temperature sensitivity was tested in 13 male subjects prior to, during and after they breathed either a hypocapnic hypoxic (HH), or a normocapnic hypoxic (NH) breathing mixture containing 10% oxygen in nitrogen. Normocapnia was maintained by adding carbon dioxide to the inspired gas mixture. Cutaneous thresholds for thermal sensation were determined by a thermosensitivity testing device positioned on the plantar side of the first two toes on one leg. Heart rate, haemoglobin saturation, skin temperat… Show more

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“…Thus, interference with the thermoregulatory integrative centres of the brain will decrease the precision of thermoregulation at both upper and lower ranges. Interestingly, hypoxia has also been shown to significantly decrease the cutaneous sensitivity of humans to cold but not to warm temperatures (Golja et al, 2004). This is consistent with the observation that rhesus monkeys exposed briefly to anoxia drastically diminished the firing rate of cutaneous cold-sensitive units (Iggo and Paintal, 1977).…”
Section: Implications For the Neurophysiological Control Of T Bsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Thus, interference with the thermoregulatory integrative centres of the brain will decrease the precision of thermoregulation at both upper and lower ranges. Interestingly, hypoxia has also been shown to significantly decrease the cutaneous sensitivity of humans to cold but not to warm temperatures (Golja et al, 2004). This is consistent with the observation that rhesus monkeys exposed briefly to anoxia drastically diminished the firing rate of cutaneous cold-sensitive units (Iggo and Paintal, 1977).…”
Section: Implications For the Neurophysiological Control Of T Bsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…The primary differences between the present study and the study of Golja et al (2004) are in the size and location of the thermally stimulated area, the initial vasoconstrictor tone of the subjects, and in the response requested from the subjects. In our previous study, the subjects were requested to report whether or not they perceived cold stimuli applied to a 7.3 cm 2 area of the skin.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…This is especially surprising in view of our recently reported observation of a hypoxia-induced elevation in the cutaneous threshold for cold sensation (Golja et al 2004).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
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“…In agreement with the fi rst possibility, hypoxia has been found to alter the threshold of various thermoregulatory responses. In particular heat-induced polypnea occurs at a lower T c in hypoxic compared to normoxic adult cats [31] , warming hypoxic newborn cats to their normoxic T c increases their minute ventilation [32] , the threshold for cold sensation is increased in hypoxic men [33] , and hypoxia reduces huddling behavior in newborn rats [2] as well as the preferred T a of adult rodents [34] . Consistent with the second hypothesis is the fi nding of greater decrease in sympathetic nerve activity and more marked vasodilation in kidney, stomach and intestine with heating of young adult compared to senescent rats [27,35] .…”
Section: Effect Of Warming In Hypoxia On Regional Blood Flowmentioning
confidence: 99%