The microcirculatory response to thermal stimulation involves both an axon reflex and NO-mediated activation. The analysis of the microcirculatory flow following thermal stimulation may therefore enhance the detection of any impairment of the small unmyelinated fibres that are involved in the axon reflex. The aim of this work is to establish a method of non-invasive measurement of small fibre impairment. The microcirculatory flow in response to local heating is measured by using a laser Doppler instrument, and mathematically modelled to extract a set of quantitative parameters. The results confirm that there is a significant difference in the parameters modelling the axon reflex between diabetic and control subjects, while no significant difference is found in the parameters modelling the NO-mediated activation.

Modelling of Thermal Hyperemia in the Skin of Type 2 Diabetic Patients / Andrea Bandini;Silvia Orlandi;Claudia Manfredi;Attilio Evangelisti;Massimo Barrella;Maurizio Bevilacqua;Leonardo Bocchi. - In: JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING. - ISSN 2040-2295. - STAMPA. - 4:(2013), pp. 541-554. [10.1260/2040-2295.4.4.541]

Modelling of Thermal Hyperemia in the Skin of Type 2 Diabetic Patients

BANDINI, ANDREA;ORLANDI, SILVIA;MANFREDI, CLAUDIA;EVANGELISTI, ATTILIO;BOCCHI, LEONARDO
2013

Abstract

The microcirculatory response to thermal stimulation involves both an axon reflex and NO-mediated activation. The analysis of the microcirculatory flow following thermal stimulation may therefore enhance the detection of any impairment of the small unmyelinated fibres that are involved in the axon reflex. The aim of this work is to establish a method of non-invasive measurement of small fibre impairment. The microcirculatory flow in response to local heating is measured by using a laser Doppler instrument, and mathematically modelled to extract a set of quantitative parameters. The results confirm that there is a significant difference in the parameters modelling the axon reflex between diabetic and control subjects, while no significant difference is found in the parameters modelling the NO-mediated activation.
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Andrea Bandini;Silvia Orlandi;Claudia Manfredi;Attilio Evangelisti;Massimo Barrella;Maurizio Bevilacqua;Leonardo Bocchi
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