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Nomura T, Yoshida-Amano Y, Yoshida K, Fujii A, Tanahashi M, Sugiyama Y, Iwata K, Murase T. Relationships between transepidermal water loss, cutaneous microcirculatory function and autonomic nervous activity. Int J Cosmet Sci 2016; 39:275-283. [DOI: 10.1111/ics.12373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- T. Nomura
- Biological Science Research; Kao Corporation; 2606 Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga Tochigi 321-3497 Japan
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- Health Beauty Products; Kao Corporation; 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-8501 Japan
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- Health Beauty Products; Kao Corporation; 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-8501 Japan
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- Biological Science Research; Kao Corporation; 2606 Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga Tochigi 321-3497 Japan
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- Health Beauty Products; Kao Corporation; 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-8501 Japan
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- Health Beauty Products; Kao Corporation; 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-8501 Japan
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- Lifestyle Research Center; Kao Corporation; 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-8501 Japan
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- Biological Science Research; Kao Corporation; 2606 Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga Tochigi 321-3497 Japan
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Tse J, Rand C, Carroll M, Charnay A, Gordon S, Morales B, Vitez S, Le M, Weese‐Mayer D. Determining peripheral skin temperature: subjective versus objective measurements. Acta Paediatr 2016; 105:e126-31. [PMID: 26607668 DOI: 10.1111/apa.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM Diseases that affect peripheral vasculature or neurological function can manifest with peripheral skin temperature abnormalities. This pilot study investigates the accuracy of current physical examination techniques and determines whether a hand-held infrared device can be used to estimate peripheral skin temperature and detect temperature disparities. METHODS Comparison between traditional physical examination of hands/feet by 30 healthcare professionals and a hand-held infrared device was made in 12 individuals (ages 4-25 years; 5 with disorders affecting peripheral skin temperature). Thermal camera measurements served as the reference temperature for comparison. RESULTS A total of 231 extremity examinations by healthcare professionals were analysed. Healthcare professionals correctly identified subjects with colder or warmer than normal peripheral temperature. Hand-held device measurements were significantly different than reference measurements, with the size of the temperature difference diverging significantly between hands (1.20°C) and feet (0.78°C). When analysing temperature disparities, healthcare professionals identified fewer clinically significant disparities (≥3.0°C) than the hand-held device (76% vs. 99%). CONCLUSION Although different from reference temperatures, the hand-held infrared device provided a more accurate and objective method than traditional physical exam in identifying peripheral skin temperature asymmetries that may be related to chronic paediatric illness.
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- Jennifer Tse
- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
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- Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Chicago IL USA
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL USA
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Tew GA, Klonizakis M, Crank H, Briers JD, Hodges GJ. Comparison of laser speckle contrast imaging with laser Doppler for assessing microvascular function. Microvasc Res 2011; 82:326-32. [PMID: 21803051 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the inter-day reproducibility of post-occlusive reactive hyperaemia (PORH) and sympathetic vasomotor reflexes assessed by single-point laser Doppler flowmetry (SP-LDF), integrating-probe LDF (IP-LDF) and laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI), and the spatial variability of PORH assessed by IP-LDF and LSCI. We also evaluated the relationship between IP-LDF and LSCI perfusion values across a broad range of skin blood flows. METHODS Eighteen healthy adults (50% male, age 27 ± 4 years) participated in this study. Using SP-LDF, IP-LDF and LSCI, indices of skin blood flow were measured on the forearm during PORH (1-, 5- and 10-min occlusions) and on the finger pad during inspiratory gasp and cold pressor tests. These tests were repeated 3-7 days later. Data were converted to cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC; laser Doppler flow/mean arterial pressure) and expressed as absolute and relative changes from pre-stimulus CVC (ΔCVC(ABS) and ΔCVC(REL), respectively), as well as normalised to peak CVC for the PORH tests. Reproducibility was expressed as within-subjects coefficients of variation (CV, in %) and intraclass correlation coefficients. RESULTS The reproducibility of PORH on the forearm was poorer when assessed with SP-LDF and IP-LDF compared to LSCI (e.g., CV for 5-min PORH ΔCVC(ABS)=35%, 27% and 19%, respectively), with no superior method of data expression. In contrast, the reproducibility of the inspiratory gasp and cold pressor test responses on the finger pad were better with SP-LDF and IP-LDF compared to LSCI (e.g., CV for inspiratory gasp ΔCVC(REL)=13%, 7% and 19%, respectively). The spatial variability of PORH responses was poorer with IP-LDF compared to LSCI (e.g., CV ranging 11-35% versus 3-16%, respectively). The association between simultaneous LSCI and IP-LDF perfusion values was non-linear. CONCLUSION The reproducibility of cutaneous PORH was better when assessed with LSCI compared to SP-LDF and IP-LDF; probably due to measuring larger skin areas (lower inter-site variability). However, when measuring sympathetic vasomotor reflexes on the finger pad, reproducibility was better with SP-LDF and IP-LDF, perhaps due to the high sensitivity of LSCI to changes in skin blood flow at low levels.
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- Garry A Tew
- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, A125 Collegiate Hall, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK.
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Laser Doppler Perfusion Imaging. Cancer Imaging 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012374212-4.50015-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Casey RG, Joyce M, Moore K, Thompson C, Fitzgerald P, Bouchier-Hayes DJ. Two-week treatment with pravastatin improves ventriculo-vascular haemodynamic interactions in young men with type 1 diabetes. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2007; 4:53-61. [PMID: 17469045 DOI: 10.3132/dvdr.2007.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Young patients with diabetes but without established vascular disease have altered conduit and resistance artery reactivity. Early endothelial dysfunction is an initial step in atherogenesis: reductions in nitric oxide (NO) production in these vascular beds are implicated. The study aim was two-fold: first, to detect baseline abnormalities in cardiac function, conduit vessels and the microcirculation using applanation tonometry, brachial artery ultrasound and laser Doppler fluximetry, respectively; and second, to investigate any modification in these parameters with the use of pravastatin. Nine young men with diabetes and normoalbuminuria were randomised in a double-blind cross-over fashion to placebo or pravastatin (40 mg) treatment for two weeks. They underwent scans on three separate occasions. Control patients (n=12) underwent a baseline scan but were not given any drug treatment. It was found that patients with diabetes had significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures, heart rate and Buckberg index (propensity to myocardial ischaemia). Brachial artery reactivity and microcirculatory dilation were both reduced. Levels of von Willebrand Factor, a marker of endothelial damage, were also elevated. Pravastatin treatment restored these sub-clinical abnormalities towards normal levels. In conclusion, pravastatin improves vascular abnormalities in young male patients with diabetes through alterations in microcirculation and conduit vessel function, with secondary myocardial effects. This may be of benefit in preventing end-organ injury.
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- Rowan G Casey
- Department of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Ngo BT, Hayes KD, DiMiao DJ, Srinivasan SK, Huerter CJ, Rendell MS. Manifestations of cutaneous diabetic microangiopathy. Am J Clin Dermatol 2006; 6:225-37. [PMID: 16060710 DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200506040-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The etiologies of a variety of skin conditions associated with diabetes have not been fully explained. One possible etiological factor is diabetic microangiopathy, which is known to affect the eyes and kidneys in patients with diabetes. There are many mechanisms by which diabetes may cause microangiopathy. These include excess sorbitol formation, increased glycation end products, oxidative damage, and protein kinase C overactivity. All of these processes occur in the skin, and the existence of a cutaneous diabetic microangiopathy has been well demonstrated. These microangiopathic changes are associated with abnormalities of skin perfusion. Because the skin plays a thermoregulatory role, there is significant capillary redundancy in normal skin. In diabetic patients, loss of capillaries is associated with a decrease in perfusion reserve. This lost reserve is demonstrable under stressed conditions, such as thermal stimulation. The associated failure of microvascular perfusion to meet the requirements of skin metabolism may result in diverse skin lesions in patients with diabetes. Many skin conditions peculiar to diabetes are fairly rare. Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) and diabetic bullae occur very infrequently as compared with diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy. Conversely, there is a correlation between diabetic microvascular disease and NLD. This correlation also exists with more common skin conditions, such as diabetic dermopathy. This relationship suggests that diabetic microangiopathy may contribute to these conditions even if it is not primarily causal. Clinically, the major significance of diabetic cutaneous microangiopathy is seen in skin ulceration which is very common and has a major impact on diabetic patients. Many factors contribute to the development of diabetic foot ulcers. Neuropathy, decreased large vessel perfusion, increased susceptibility to infection, and altered biomechanics all play a role, but there is no doubt that inadequate small blood vessel perfusion is a major cause of the inability to heal small wounds that eventually results in ulcer formation. The accessibility of skin capillaries makes cutaneous diabetic microangiopathy an attractive model for research on the evolution of microvascular disease in diabetic patients.
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- Binh T Ngo
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
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Hoitsma E, Reulen JPH, de Baets M, Drent M, Spaans F, Faber CG. Small fiber neuropathy: a common and important clinical disorder. J Neurol Sci 2004; 227:119-30. [PMID: 15546602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2004] [Revised: 08/27/2004] [Accepted: 08/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a neuropathy selectively involving small diameter myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers. Interest in this disorder has considerably increased during the past few years. It is often idiopathic and typically presents with peripheral pain and/or symptoms of autonomic dysfunction. Diagnosis is made on the basis of the clinical features, normal nerve conduction studies (NCS) and abnormal specialized tests of small nerve fibers. Among others, these tests include assessment of epidermal nerve fiber density, temperature sensation tests for sensory fibers and sudomotor and cardiovagal testing (QSART) for autonomic fibers. Unless an underlying disease is identified, treatment is usually symptomatic and directed towards alleviation of neuropathic pain.
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- E Hoitsma
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Koïtka A, Abraham P, Bouhanick B, Sigaudo-Roussel D, Demiot C, Saumet JL. Impaired pressure-induced vasodilation at the foot in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2004; 53:721-5. [PMID: 14988257 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.53.3.721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Vascular and neurological mechanisms are both likely to be involved in foot ulcer. We recently reported a pressure-induced vasodilation (PIV), relying on unmyelinated afferent excitation. We previously found that cutaneous blood flow in response to locally applied pressure might be impaired in diabetic patients because of the combined effects of low cutaneous temperature and alterations in microcirculatory function. Therefore, we aimed to analyze whether, at a relatively high cutaneous temperature, PIV is present in type 1 diabetes and to assess endothelial-dependent vasodilation and endothelium-independent vasodilation. We measured cutaneous blood flow using laser Doppler flowmetry on the head of the first metatarsus in response to applied pressure at 5.0 mmHg/min in warm conditions (29.5 +/- 0.2 degrees C). Responses to iontophoresis of acetylcholine (endothelium dependent) and sodium nitroprusside (endothelium independent) were measured using laser Doppler flowmetry in the forearm. The data indicate that PIV exists at the foot level in normal subjects, whereas it was not found in diabetic patients. In diabetic patients, the nonendothelial-mediated response to sodium nitroprusside was preserved, whereas the endothelial-mediated response to acetylcholine was impaired. These findings might be relevant to the high prevalence of foot ulcer that occurs in diabetic patients.
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- Audrey Koïtka
- Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of Angers, Angers, France
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Fromy B, Abraham P, Bouvet C, Bouhanick B, Fressinaud P, Saumet JL. Early decrease of skin blood flow in response to locally applied pressure in diabetic subjects. Diabetes 2002; 51:1214-7. [PMID: 11916947 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.4.1214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pressure ulcers are common debilitating complications of diabetes that are caused by tissue ischemia. Skin blood flow in response to locally applied pressure might be impaired in diabetic patients because of the combined effects of a typically low skin temperature and alterations in microcirculatory function, and could be worsened by neuropathy. We measured skin blood flow by laser Doppler flowmetry over the internal anklebone in response to local pressure applied at 5.0 mmHg/min in three groups of diabetic patients (with clinical and subclinical neuropathy and without neuropathy) and in healthy matched control subjects at usual room temperature. Compared with in matched control subjects with comparable skin temperatures (29.3 +/- 0.4 vs. 28.7 +/- 0.4 degrees C), in diabetic patients the skin blood flow response to locally applied pressure was further impeded, even in those without neuropathy. Indeed, skin blood flow decreased significantly from baseline at much lower applied pressure (7.5 mmHg) in diabetic subjects, again even in those without neuropathy, than in control subjects (48.8 mmHg). The large difference between these pressures could partially explain diabetic patients' high risk of developing decubitus and plantar ulcers.
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- Berengere Fromy
- Laboratory of Physiology, Medicine Department, University of Angers, Angers, France
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Fullerton A, Stücker M, Wilhelm KP, Wårdell K, Anderson C, Fischer T, Nilsson GE, Serup J. Guidelines for visualization of cutaneous blood flow by laser Doppler perfusion imaging. A report from the Standardization Group of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis based upon the HIRELADO European community project. Contact Dermatitis 2002; 46:129-40. [PMID: 12000320 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.460301.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This report reviews how to set up a laser Doppler perfusion imaging system intended for visualization of skin blood perfusion, capture images and evaluate the results obtained. A brief summary of related papers published in the literature within the areas of skin irritant and allergy patch testing, microdialysis and skin tumour circulation is presented, as well as early applications within other fields such as diabetology, wound healing and microvascular research.
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- A Fullerton
- Department of Dermatological Research, Leo Pharmaceutical Products Ltd, Ballerup, DK-2750 Denmark
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Pfützner A, Forst T, Engelbach M, Margin T, Goitom K, Löbig M, Beyer J, Kunt T. The influence of isolated small nerve fibre dysfunction on microvascular control in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med 2001; 18:489-94. [PMID: 11472469 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2001.00524.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of isolated small nerve fibre dysfunction on microvascular skin blood flow and transcutaneous oxygen tension in patients with diabetes mellitus. METHODS Small nerve fibre dysfunction was assessed by the measurement of thermal and pain perception thresholds. Patients with evidence of large fibre disturbances as evaluated by means of vibration perception threshold were excluded from the study. Microvascular blood flow was investigated with laser-Doppler-fluxmetry (LDF) following stimulation with acetylcholine and mild thermal injury. RESULTS Diabetic patients with small nerve fibre injury showed a significantly reduced increase in the laser-Doppler-flux signal following the application of acetylcholine compared with patients without neuropathy or healthy control subjects (2.8 arbitrary units (AU) (1.3-5.5) vs. 7.2 AU (4.1-25.5); P = 0.007 and vs. 8.5 AU (3.0-17.0), P = 0.02, respectively). The increase in LDF following thermal injury was also diminished in patients with small nerve fibre dysfunction compared with patients without neuropathy or the control group (29.8 AU (17.2-46.5) vs. 51.2 AU (29.5-93.5); P = 0.02 and vs. 54.6 AU (39.7-97.7); P = 0.004, respectively). In addition, they showed a significantly reduced transcutaneous oxygen tension compared with the other groups (42.9 mmHg (41.6-55.5) vs. 56.1 mmHg (49.2-60.8); P = 0.04 and vs. 59.0 mmHg (54.6-80.3), P = 0.03, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our study confirms an association between small nerve fibre injury and skin microvascular dysfunction. It further underlines the concept of neurovascular disturbances in the pathogenesis of neurotrophic foot ulceration. Diabet. Med. 18, 489-494 (2001)
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- A Pfützner
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Mainz, Haydnstrasse 10, D-55130 Mainz, Germany
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Holmlund F, Freccero C, Bornmyr S, Castenfors J, Johansson AM, Nordquist J, Sundkvist G, Svensson H, Wollmer P. Sympathetic skin vasoconstriction--further evaluation using laser Doppler techniques. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY (OXFORD, ENGLAND) 2001; 21:287-91. [PMID: 11380527 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.2001.00331.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to quantify the reflex sympathetic vasoconstriction in skin at different depths. Twenty healthy subjects were studied. Finger skin blood flow was measured using laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) and laser Doppler perfusion monitoring (LDPM). In LDPM, a probe with fibres separated 0.25 mm (deep) and 0.14 mm (superficial) from the illuminating fibre was used. Local heating (40 degrees C) was achieved with a Peltier element, and reflex vasoconstriction induced by immersion of the contra-lateral hand and forearm for 3 min in water at 15 degrees C. The change in skin blood flow was measured and a vasoconstriction index (VAC: cooling/before cooling) calculated. VAC indices of LDPI, LDPM-0.25 and LDPM-0.14 were 0.60, 0.59 and 0.60, respectively. The two components of the LDPM perfusion value, blood cell velocity and concentration, were studied separately. Their contributions in LDPM-0.25 were roughly the same, whereas the velocity component dominated in LDPM-0.14, although their relative responses in the two channels were similar. We conclude that sympathetic skin vasoconstriction does not significantly differ in two compartments, as probed with fibres separated by 0.25 and 0.14 mm. Blood cell velocity is influenced in a proportional way, as is concentration.
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- F Holmlund
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Malmö University Hospital, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden
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Diabetic neuropathy, which affects 60% to 70% of those with diabetes mellitus, is one of the most troubling complications for persons with diabetes, often leading to foot ulcers and potentially to lower limb amputations, both of which are preventable. The physiologic, structural, and functional changes associated with diabetic neuropathy and foot ulcers are discussed. Advanced practice nurses are in a unique position to implement strategies for the prevention of serious and debilitating complications from diabetic neuropathy, including foot assessment, education, and specialist referrals. Research evidence is given to support the use of the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments to evaluate decreased plantar sensation, a common precursor to ulceration. Ongoing patient and family education can emphasize the importance of preventive self-care measures. Referrals for specialist care and therapeutic footwear can be made by advanced practice nurses. If begun early, these interventions can prevent foot ulcers from diabetic neuropathy, thereby improving the quality of life and reducing healthcare costs for this chronic disease.
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Bornmyr S, Svensson H, Söderström T, Sundkvist G, Wollmer P. Finger skin blood flow in response to indirect cooling in normal subjects and in patients before and after sympathectomy. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY (OXFORD, ENGLAND) 1998; 18:103-7. [PMID: 9568348 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1998.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Finger skin blood flow was measured in 80 healthy subjects, using laser Doppler imaging during basal vasodilatation at a local temperature of 40 degrees C. The response to cooling of the contralateral hand at 15 degrees C was studied. A vasoconstriction index was calculated in all subjects and a nomogram was constructed, taking age into consideration. Compared with these normal subjects, four patients operated on with transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy due to hand hyperhidrosis showed clearly attenuated responses. The results indicate that the test can be used to assess disturbances in the sympathetic regulation of the peripheral blood flow.
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- S Bornmyr
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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