Acute Thermotherapy Prevents Impairments in Cutaneous Microvascular Function Induced by a High Fat Meal

<div>Schematic illustration of the experimental protocol. (a) HFM (thermoneutral) protocol and (b) HFM-TT protocol. Arrows indicate time points where finger stick blood samples were taken. Temperatures of 33-34°C (thermoneutral) and 50°C (thermotherapy) indicate the temperature of the water pumped through water-perfused suit. BP: blood pressure; SkBF: skin blood flow; <svg height="12.2532pt" id="M12" style="vertical-align:-3.29108pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.96212 11.5548 12.2532" width="11.5548pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M620 675H597C578 656 570 650 541 650H144C112 650 104 653 94 675H72C59 618 42 552 23 493L53 491C71 534 88 564 105 585C124 608 144 615 238 615H290L197 121C182 40 174 34 88 28L82 0H361L367 28C275 34 266 38 281 121L374 615H441C522 615 543 608 553 583C562 560 566 531 565 493L597 494C603 551 612 629 620 675Z" id="g113-85"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="637" vert-adv-y="637"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.176,3.132)"><path d="M387 400C387 425 348 451 303 451C247 451 176 414 132 376C69 322 24 228 24 148C24 43 74 -12 147 -12C211 -12 301 33 363 103L346 128C319 99 249 51 193 51C148 51 112 84 112 165C112 230 130 287 154 330C170 359 199 400 243 400C277 400 304 383 326 354C333 345 343 343 354 348C378 360 387 382 387 400Z" id="g50-100"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="411" vert-adv-y="411"></glyph.data></g></svg>: core temperature; HFM: high fat meal.</div>

Journal of Diabetes Research

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Figure 1: Acute Thermotherapy Prevents Impairments in Cutaneous Microvascular Function Induced by a High Fat Meal 