ArticleExperimental physiology2026
Quantifying skin microvascular function responses to distinct forms of heat stress in humans using optical coherence tomography.
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- Quantifying skin microvascular function responses to distinct forms of heat stress in humans using optical coherence tomography.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables visualization and quantification of the cutaneous microvasculature, yet no study has compared responses to distinct forms of heating in humans. We hypothesized that local skin heating (LH) would evoke larger responses in microvascular diameter, velocity, flow and density than passive whole-body heating (PH) or heated exercise (HE), and that HE responses would exceed PH. Twelve healthy young adults completed four interventions: baseline (33°C; BL), LH, PH (seated) and HE (ergometer cycling) in a climatic chamber (50 min, 40°C, 50% relative humidity). OCT was used to quantify microvascular variables immediately after each intervention. Microvascular responses differed across conditions (P < 0.001). LH induced the largest responses in all OCT indices (all P < 0.001): diameter (67 µm), velocity (195 µm s
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