Thermal Balance in Health and Disease: Recent Basic Research and Clinical Progress

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Kurt Brück-His Life and Contribution to Thermal Physiology....Pages 1-7
W.S. Feldberg — his Contribution to the Pharmacology of Thermoregulation....Pages 9-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms of Thermosensitivity in Hypothalamic Neurons....Pages 19-29
Possible Implications of the Plasticity of Temperature-Sensitive Neurons in the Hypothalamus....Pages 31-36
Temperature-Sensitive Coupling in Hypothalamic and Spinal Neurones of the Rat In Vitro....Pages 37-43
Lamina-Specific Effects of Nitric Oxide on Temperature Sensitive Neurons in Rat Spinal Cord Slices....Pages 45-51
Excitatory Amino-Acid Effects on Rat Hypothalamic Neurones which Respond to Changes in Scrotal Skin Temperature....Pages 53-57
Hibernation-Related Changes in the Effects of Neuromodulators: An In Vitro Study on Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Slices....Pages 59-66
Effects of Cold Adaptation on the Modulatory Action of TRH Upon Temperature Sensitive and Insensitive Hypothalamic Neurons of Rats....Pages 67-72
Thermoregulatory Changes After Neurochemical Lesions of Catecholaminergic and Serotonergic Neurons in the Lower Brain Stem of the Guinea Pig....Pages 73-78
Functional Neuroanatomical Considerations on Afferent and Efferent Projections of the Nucleus Raphe Magnus....Pages 79-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
The Role of Adrenergic Stimulation in Regulation of Heat Production and Recruitment of Brown Adipose Tissue....Pages 87-102
Pharmacology and Regulation of the Ion Channels of the Brown Adipocyte Plasma Membrane....Pages 103-108
Sympathetic Outflow to Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Heat Production in Adult, Aged, and Cold-Acclimated Adult Mice....Pages 109-114
Effects of Female Sex Steroids in Thermogenic Tissues....Pages 115-119
Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor on the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Expression in Brown Adipocytes Differentiated in Culture....Pages 121-127
Ethanol and Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Rats Exposed to the Cold: Uncoupling Protein m-RNA....Pages 129-131
An Artificial Intelligence Approach to Selectively Search, Analyze, and Display Thermoregulatory Data....Pages 133-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Thermal Adaptation....Pages 141-154
Altered Responsiveness of Cold-Adapted Rats to Thermal Stress....Pages 155-160
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Acclimation of Aged Rats to Cold....Pages 161-165
Avian Thermoregulation during the Perinatal Period....Pages 167-173
Norepinephrine-Induced Phase Shifts of the Juvenile Circadian Core Temperature Rhythm in Rat Pups....Pages 175-180
The Effects of Circadian Rhythm and Change in Ambient Temperature on Body Temperature in Aged Male Rats....Pages 181-184
Diurnal Variations in Response of Golden Spiny Mice ( Acomys Russatus) to Noradrenaline Injection....Pages 185-189
Daily Rhythms of Body Temperature in Coexisting Rodents of the Genus Acomys Acclimated to Long-Photoperiod: Effects of Ethanol and Melatonin....Pages 191-196
Circadian Rhythm in the Snail Helix Pomatia L. during Estivation and Hibernation....Pages 197-202
Heat Acclimation Alters Portal Blood Flow during Heat Stress....Pages 203-208
Functional Evidence of Vasomotor Control by Tachykinins in the Heat Dissipating Tissues of the Canine Nose and Face....Pages 209-214
Vascular Receptors Involved in Effect of Neuropeptide-Y (NPY) on Peripheral Blood Flow in the Rat Foot and Tail....Pages 215-220
Comparison of Cortisol Production by Isolated Adrenal Cells from Syrian Hamsters and Guinea-Pigs at Different Incubation Temperatures....Pages 221-226
Hibernation and Cold Adaptation Induce Different Changes in the Body Temperature Regulation in the Golden Hamster....Pages 227-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Basic Aspects of Fetal Thermal Homeostasis....Pages 235-249
Thermoregulation and Heat Balance: General Anesthesia....Pages 251-265
Alteration of Heat Dissipation by Diabetes Insipidus in Humans....Pages 267-276
Does Intraoperative Core Hypothermia Increase the Incidence of Surgical Wound Infections and Prolong Hospitalization?....Pages 277-282
Hyperthermia Following Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass does Not Correlate with Postoperative Endotoxemia....Pages 283-286
Sweating and Vasoconstriction Thresholds during Propofol Sedation....Pages 287-291
Epidural Anesthesia Increases Apparent Leg Temperature and Decreases the Shivering Threshold....Pages 293-298
Heat Balance and Distribution during Epidural Anesthesia....Pages 299-304
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia Alter Thermoregulatory Response Thresholds....Pages 305-310
Circadian Rhythms of Body Temperature in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa, Hypothermia and Hypophosphatemia....Pages 311-315
Circadian Rhythms of Hot Flashes and Body Temperature in Menopausal Women....Pages 317-324
Cardiovascular and Adrenergic Manifestations of Cold Stress....Pages 325-331
Adrenergic Modulation of the Surge in Tail Skin Temperature Induced by LHRH and 2 Deoxyglucose....Pages 333-340
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Fever and Antipyresis....Pages 343-352
Selective Brain Cooling during Fever ?....Pages 353-358
Cytokine Levels during the Early Phase of the Endotoxin Fever....Pages 359-362
Glucose Homeostasis in Fevers Induced by two Doses of Bacterial Endotoxin (LPS), Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) or Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNFα) Administered 24 Hours Apart....Pages 363-368
Endotoxaemia is Normally a Limiting Factor in Heat Tolerance....Pages 369-372
The Effect of Exo- and Endopyrogens on Serotonin Metabolism in the Nucleus Raphe Dorsalis of the Rat....Pages 373-378
Effects of LPS and Inhibitors of Eicosanoid Synthesis on Short Term Fever Response and Production of Hypothalamic PGE 2 ....Pages 379-383
Prolonged “Slight” Fever in Rats Induced by Administration of Freund’s Complete Adjuvant: Effects of Indomethacin and NO -Related Drugs....Pages 385-389
Ventral Septal AVP Release in the Febrile Hypertensive and Normotensive Rat....Pages 391-396
Hyperosmotic Stimulation of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei Alters Body Temperature in the Normothermic and Febrile Rat....Pages 397-402
Effects of Immobilization on Febrile, Neuroendocrine and Immunological Responses in Guinea Pigs....Pages 403-408
Modifications of Febrile Temperature Regulation by Acclimation....Pages 409-414
V 2 -Receptor-Mediated Hyperpyretic Effect of Arginine Vasopressin in the Ventral Septal Area of the Rabbit Brain....Pages 415-420
Contribution of the Hypothalamic Supraoptic Nucleus (SON) to Endogenous Antipyresis in Guinea Pigs....Pages 421-426
Peripheral Administration of the Opiate Antagonist Naloxone Attenuates the Febrile Response to Polyinosinic: Polycytidylic Acid....Pages 427-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Endogenous Opioids and Fever....Pages 435-441
Interaction between Neurotensin and Selective Opioid Agonists Modulates Body Temperature in the Rat....Pages 443-448
Thermoregulatory and Cardiovascular Effects of ONO-3144 in the Rabbit....Pages 449-454
Effect of a Non-Peptide Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist on the Elevated Blood Pressure of Cold-Exposed Rats....Pages 455-460
Neuroprotective Effects of an Extract of Gingko Biloba (EGb-761) in Heat Stress Induced Brain Damage in the Rat....Pages 461-467
Is the Hypothalamic Serotonergic System Involved in Septal 5-HT-Induced Hypothermia in Rats?....Pages 469-473
Hypothalamic Cooling Induced by Chronic Antidepressant Drugs in Syrian Hamsters....Pages 475-480
Thermoregulatory Effects after Intracerebroventricular Injections of Wu-Chu-Yu Extracts in Rats....Pages 481-484
Nitric Oxide Modulates Thermoregulatory Effector Mechanisms in the Conscious Rabbit....Pages 485-490
Does Central Nitric Oxide Play a Role in Thermoregulation?....Pages 491-495
Hypothermia and Social Behaviour in Mice....Pages 497-501
Pharmacological Analysis of Anticholinesterase-Induced Hypothermia and Hyperthermia....Pages 503-507
Thermoregulatory Considerations Affecting Both Acute and Prolonged Exposures to Ozone in Rodents....Pages 509-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-522