Core knowledge on human thermoregulation, heat balance and the physiology of temperature control.
Chapter from the Springer reference work "Die Anästhesiologie". Physiological thermoregulation is impaired by all anaesthetic procedures. Without preventive measures, cooling of the patient very frequently occurs in the perioperative phase. The pathophysiological consequences of hypothermia increase perioperative risk. The article describes in detail the mechanisms of human thermoregulation and their disruption.
Contribution on energy balance and temperature regulation. The metabolic processes of living organisms follow thermodynamic laws and are always associated with heat generation. The rate of energy turnover and thus metabolic intensity is temperature-dependent. The contribution explains van't Hoff's reaction rate–temperature rule and its significance for the human organism.
Work from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. The human body is described from a technical perspective as a biological reactor with an operating temperature of 37 °C. Since ambient temperature is lower, the body continuously releases heat. The contribution covers measurement and control mechanisms of operating temperature, heat dissipation, energy balance, weight change and thermal comfort.
Standard textbook of human physiology with pathophysiology (32nd edition). The chapter on thermoregulation describes the central and peripheral mechanisms of temperature control, the role of the hypothalamus as thermostat, fever, shivering, sweating and adaptation to extreme ambient temperatures.
Study using the UK Biobank (Nature Communications). Many chronic diseases are associated with desynchronised sleep–wake cycles, indicating disrupted biorhythms. The researchers investigated the association of wrist temperature rhythms with future disease risk. The results show that disrupted wrist temperature rhythms can be an early warning sign for various conditions.
Review article from the Springer Encyclopaedia of Sleep Medicine. Thermoregulation is determined by the set-point of central core body temperature. Regulation is achieved via various feedback mechanisms controlling heat production and heat dissipation. During sleep these processes are fundamentally regulated differently from wakefulness.
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