Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (5): 709-713.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2016.05.024

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Mechanism of peripheral regulation of temperature in hot flushes of low estrogen

JIANG Hai1 ZHANG Jing1 WANG Wen-juan1 WANG Ke1 QIN Li-hua 1* BAI Wen-pei 2*   

  1. 1.Department of Human Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China; 2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China

  • Received:2016-01-18 Revised:2016-02-29 Online:2016-10-06 Published:2016-10-06
  • Contact: QIN Li-hua,BAI Wen-pei E-mail:qinlihua88@163.com

Abstract:

In recent years, hot flashes have become one of the main factors which bother work and life of the women with low estrogen for various reasons. It greatly influences their quality of life. The narrow of the hypothalamic temperature set point has been internationally recognized as a mechanism of hot flashes. Because of this, the regulation of body temperature is losing its balance. Previous studies pay more attention to the mechanism in the relationship between the reduction of estrogen and disorder in central nervous system, which lead to hot flash. However, it focuses less on its efferent pathway of thermoregulation. In this article, we review the mechanism of thermoregulation by peripheral nervous system in hot flashes of menopause from three main ways which are the regulation of sympathetic nervous system, the regulation of somatic nervous system and the endocrine activity of adrenal hormone and thyroid hormone.

Key words: Low estrogen, Hot flash, Low estrogen, Hot flash, Thermoregulation, Neuroregulation, Humoral regulation, Human