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J Appl Physiol (May 28, 2004). doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00403.2004
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Submitted on April 14, 2004
Accepted on May 21, 2004

Effect of Thermal Stress on the Vestibulosympathetic Reflexes in Humans

Thad E Wilson1* and Chester A Ray2

1 Department of Medicine(Division of Cardiology), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
2 Department of Medicine(Division of Cardiology), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, General Clinical Research Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tew12{at}psu.edu.

Both heat stress and vestibular activation alter autonomic responses; however, the interaction of these two sympathetic activators is unknown. To determine the effect of heat stress on the vestibulosympathetic reflex, 8 subjects performed static head-down rotation (HDR) during normothermia and whole-body heating. MSNA (MSNA; peroneal microneurography), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and internal temperature were measured during the experimental trials. HDR during normothermia caused a significant increase in MSNA ({Delta}5±1 bursts/min; {Delta}53±14 arbitrary units/min), while no change was observed in MAP, HR, or internal temperature. Whole-body heating significantly increased internal temperature ({Delta}0.9±0.1 °C), MSNA ({Delta}10±3 bursts/min; {Delta}152±44 arbitrary units/min) and HR ({Delta}25±6 beats/min) but without altering MAP. HDR during whole-body heating increased MSNA ({Delta}16±4 bursts/min; {Delta}233±90 arbitrary units/min from normothermic baseline), which was not significantly different than the algebraic sum of HDR during normothermia and whole-body heating ({Delta}15±4 bursts/min; {Delta}205±55 arbitrary units/min). These data suggest that heat stress does not modify the vestibulosympathetic reflex and both the vestibulosympathetic and thermal reflexes are robust, independent sympathetic nervous system activators.




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