yasu T. Comparison of hyperthermic hyperpnea elicited during rest and submaximal, moderate-intensity exercise. J Appl Physiol 104: 998-1005, 2008. First published January 3, 2008 doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00146.2007.-We tested the hypothesis that, in humans, hyperthermic hyperpnea elicited in resting subjects differs from that elicited during submaximal, moderate-intensity exercise. In the rest trial, hot-water legs-only immersion and a waterperfused suit were used to increase esophageal temperature (T es) in 19 healthy male subjects; in the exercise trial, T es was increased by prolonged submaximal cycling [50% peak O 2 uptake (V O2)] in the heat (35°C). Minute ventilation (V E), ventilatory equivalent for V O2 (V E/V O2) and CO2 output (V E/V CO2), tidal volume (VT), and respiratory frequency (f) were plotted as functions of T es. In the exercise trial, V E increased linearly with increases (from 37.0 to 38.7°C) in Tes in all subjects; in the rest trial, 14 of the 19 subjects showed a Tes threshold for hyperpnea (37.8 Ϯ 0.5°C). Above the threshold for hyperpnea, the slope of the regression line relating V E and Tes was significantly greater for the rest than the exercise trial. Moreover, the slopes of the regression lines relating V E/V O2, V E/V CO2, and Tes were significantly greater for the rest than the exercise trial. The increase in V E reflected increases in VT and f in the rest trial, but only f in the exercise trial, after an initial increase in ventilation due to VT. Finally, the slope of the regression line relating Tes and VT or f was significantly greater for the rest than the exercise trial. These findings indicate that hyperthermic hyperpnea does indeed differ, depending on whether one is at rest or exercising at submaximal, moderate intensity. thermoregulation; evaporative heat loss; ventilatory pattern IN MANY SPECIES OF MAMMALS and birds, an elevation in body temperature stimulates ventilation and increases evaporative heat loss for thermoregulation with a two-phase panting response (26,33). In animals such as the sheep and dog, this panting response can include two distinct patterns of breathing, often referred to as first-and second-phase panting (7,12,13,26,33). In the first phase, respiratory frequency (f) is maximized, while tidal volume (VT) is minimized, and arterial blood gases are not perturbed (33). The second phase is only evident with an increase in core temperature, and VT and f are increased, so that alveolar ventilation is increased, resulting in hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis (33). In 1905, Haldane (11) was the first to report that hyperthermia also increases ventilation in humans. The recent review by White (33) suggested that since increased ventilation by hyperthermia in humans increases alveolar ventilation so that respiratory alkalosis occurs, a hyperthermia-induced increase in ventilation in humans is likely to be the second phase of panting. However, the mechanisms and the physiological significance of this response in humans are not fully understood.When body tem...