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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) dynamically visualizes sweat glands and peripheral blood vessels responding to mental stress. This study reveals individual sweat gland variations and how small arteries contract and expand under stress, offering new insights into skin physiology.

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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Skin sympathetic nerves regulate sweat glands and peripheral vessels for thermoregulation and nutrient support.
  • Sweat gland and peripheral vessel dynamics reflect sympathetic nerve activity.
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a method for dynamic observation of these skin structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To dynamically observe and analyze sweat glands and peripheral vessels using OCT.
  • To investigate the physiological responses of eccrine sweat glands and peripheral vasculature to mental stress.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized swept-source (SS) OCT for in vivo en-face imaging of fingertip sweat glands.
  • Applied mental stress (unpleasant sound) to induce dynamic responses.
  • Performed time-sequential OCT imaging of sweat glands and peripheral vessels in the finger.

Main Results:

  • Observed significant variations in sweat storage capacity among individual sweat glands.
  • Demonstrated that mental stress causes small artery contraction, reducing blood flow.
  • Noted abrupt changes in small artery tunica media thickness, leading to contraction and expansion in response to sound stress.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic OCT imaging enables simultaneous evaluation of multiple eccrine sweat glands during mental sweating.
  • Peripheral small arteries exhibit dynamic contraction and expansion in response to mental stress, synchronized with the heartbeat.
  • These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of skin physiology and sympathetic nerve function.