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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Local cooling (LC) of nonglabrous skin causes vasoconstriction via the adrenergic and removal of nitric oxide (NO) systems. Since cooling increases reactive oxygen species in smooth muscle cells and induces increased sensitivity of alpha-adrenergic receptors, antioxidant supplementation may attenuate the vasoconstrictor response to skin LC via adrenergic and/or NO systems. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effects of acute L-ascorbate (Asc, 10 mM) supplementation in human skin on the vasoconstrictor responses to LC in skin with and without NO synthase (NOS) inhibition or adrenergic receptor blockade. In a three-part study, forearm sites were instrumented with microdialysis fibers, local coolers, and laser-Doppler flow (LDF) probes in healthy volunteers. Sites were cooled from 34 to 24 degrees C at -1 degrees C/min and maintained at 24 degrees C for 20 min (parts 1 and 2) or 30 min (part 3). During the last 10 min of LC in parts 1 and 2, whole body cooling was performed to increase sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity. Cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) was calculated as the ratio of LDF to blood pressure and expressed relative to the baseline value before cooling. Treatments in each part were as follows: part 1) untreated, Asc; part 2) N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to inhibit NOS, combined L-NAME + Asc; part 3) yohimbine (YOH) + propranolol (PRO) to antagonize alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors and combined YOH + PRO + Asc. CVC reduction during LC was smaller (P < 0.001) at Asc sites (-31 +/- 4%) than at untreated sites (-56 +/- 5%). LC-induced reduction in CVC was smaller (P < 0.05) at L-NAME + Asc sites (-23 +/- 8%) than at L-NAME sites (-43 +/- 7%). LC-induced reduction in CVC did not differ between at PRO + YOH sites (-56 +/- 3%) and at PRO + YOH + Asc sites (-50 +/- 3%). These findings suggest that antioxidant supplementation inhibits the vasoconstrictor response to direct cooling through an adrenoceptor-dependent mechanism in human skin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antioxidants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ascorbic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Norepinephrine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Propranolol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reactive Oxygen Species, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sympatholytics, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Yohimbine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1522-1601
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
328-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Ascorbic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Laser-Doppler Flowmetry, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Microdialysis, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Propranolol, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Sympathetic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Sympatholytics, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Vasoconstriction, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Yohimbine, pubmed-meshheading:20007855-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Local ascorbate administration inhibits the adrenergic vasoconstrictor response to local cooling in the human skin.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Human Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, 807-8555 Kitakyushu, Japan. yamazaki@health.uoeh-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't