Circulating opioid peptides during thermal stress.
Affiliations:
(1) Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, University of Parma
Source: Horm Metab Res. 1990 Jan;22(1):44-6.
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004846
Publication date:
1990 Jan
E-Publication date:
March 14, 2008
Availability: abstract
Copyright: © Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart · New York
Language: English
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Article abstract
In the present study we have examined the response of endogenous opiates (beta-EP and Met-enk) and ACTH to a particular type of thermal stimulus such as sauna in 8 young healthy subjects. Sauna-induced hyperthermia resulted in an increase of plasma beta-EP and ACTH, but appeared to have no significant effect on circulating Met-enk. The different responses of ACTH, beta-EP and Met-enk to heat exposure indicate that hyperthermia represents a form of stress, which can trigger off a well-defined neuroendocrine reaction.