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J Appl Physiol 71: 2434-2439, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 6 2434-2439, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Heat stress and thermal dehydration: lactacidemia and plasma volume regulation

Y. Zurovski, L. Eckstein and M. Horowitz
Division of Physiology, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

This investigation was undertaken to study heat stress and dehydration effects on 1) plasma lactic acid (LA) concentration and 2) plasma LA effect on plasma volume conservation during thermal dehydration. Experiments were performed on conscious nonacclimated and heat-acclimated laboratory rats subjected to various levels of heat stress and/or dehydration (37-42 degrees C with and without drinking water). During the exposures, rectal temperature (Tre), plasma LA pyruvic acids, and hematocrit were measured. From these data, excess LA, indicative of anaerobic metabolism, was calculated. In separate experiments, transvascular protein efflux (half time of Evans blue-labeled albumin) was measured before and after plasma LA elevation, either by LA infusion or thermal dehydration. The results show that elevation of plasma LA was associated with a rise in Tre, with accelerated elevation within a Tre range of 41-42 degrees C. LA concentrations were similar for the same Tre in all experimental groups. In nonacclimated rats, this rise was accompanied by a significant rise in excess LA. In acclimated rats, only a minor rise in excess LA was observed. A positive correlation was found between plasma LA elevation and the increase in plasma protein efflux. It is concluded that there is a temperature threshold for the rise in plasma LA. In nonacclimated rats, local hypoxia may contribute to this rise. The data also suggest that, in nonacclimated rats, lactacidemia accelerates plasma protein and fluid loss, leading to circulatory failure during acute thermal dehydration.


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