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J Appl Physiol 88: 1006-1013, 2000;
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Vol. 88, Issue 3, 1006-1013, March 2000

Heat acclimation improves regulation of plasma volume and plasma Na+ content during exercise in horses

Michael I. Lindinger1, L. J. McCutcheon2, G. L. Ecker1, and R. J. Geor3

Departments of 1 Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, 2 Pathobiology, and 3 Clinical Studies, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1

This study determined the plasma volume (PV) and ion responses to heat acclimation and exercise in six trained Thoroughbred horses during 21 days of exposure to heat and humidity (33°C, 83% relative humidity) for 4 h/day. During the 2nd h on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 21, horses performed a standardized treadmill test, running at 50% of peak O2 uptake until pulmonary artery temperature reached 41.5°C. Heat acclimation resulted in an increase in PV from 21.3 ± 1.1 liters on day 0 to 24.3 ± 1.0 liters on day 14, returning to 22.6 ± 0.9 liters on day 21. The corresponding total plasma protein contents were 1,273 ± 53, 1,455 ± 81, and 1,377 ± 57 g, respectively, and increases in total plasma Na+ plus Cl- content were 5,145 ± 126, 5,749 ± 146, and 5,394 ± 114 mmol, respectively. Thus changes in PV were accompanied by direct changes in plasma protein and osmolyte contents. With exercise on day 0, PV decreased by 7.1 ± 0.7% at 5 min of exercise and remained decreased (-6.7 ± 1.3%) at 5 min of recovery. By day 21, PV decreased significantly less than on day 0 (by 5.2 ± 0.9% at 5 min of exercise), was decreased by only 2.0 ± 1.6% at 5 min of recovery, and was fully restored at 15 min of recovery. Plasma Na+ concentration increased 3 meq/l during the first 5 min of exercise and was normalized by 5 min of recovery on day 0 and by end exercise on day 21. It is concluded that improved ability to regulate PV during exercise in response to heat acclimatization is associated with an increased PV and an improved conservation of Na+.

thermoregulation; heat stress; humidity; Atlanta Summer Olympic Games


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