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I. F. Shaidullov M. U. Shafigullin L. M. Gabitova F. G. Sitdikov A. L. Zefirov G. F. Sitdikova 《Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology》2018,54(5):400-407
The effect of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor, on spontaneous contractile activity of rat gastric smooth muscle cells was analyzed. Experiments were conducted on gastric stripes under conditions of isometric contraction. It was shown that NaHS has a biphasic effect on spontaneous contractile activity, increasing tonic tension and the amplitude of phasic contractions within the first minutes since application. This initial phase is followed by a decrease in amplitude, basal tone, and frequency of spontaneous contractions. The inhibitory effect of NaHS was dose-dependent at concentrations from 10 to 600 μM. Preliminary application of tetraethylammonium and 4-aminopirydine, inhibitors of voltage-gated and calciumactivated potassium channels, prevented a NaHS-induced initial increase in basal tone and phasic contraction amplitude. Activation of ATP-dependent potassium channels (KATP-channels) by diazoxide prevented in part a NaHS-induced decrease in basal tone and amplitude of spontaneous contractions. Glibenclamide, an inhibitor of KATP-channels, decreased the inhibitory effect of NaHS on amplitude, basal tone and frequency of spontaneous contractions. It was concluded that in rat gastric smooth muscles the excitatory effect of H2S is mediated by the inhibition of voltagegated and calcium-activated potassium channels, while its inhibitory effect involves the activation of KATP-channels. 相似文献
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Fumiko Sekiguchi Yosuke Miyamoto Daiki Kanaoka Hiroki Ide Shigeru Yoshida Tsuyako Ohkubo Atsufumi Kawabata 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gasotransmitter, is formed from l-cysteine by multiple enzymes including cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE). We have shown that an H2S donor, NaHS, causes hyperalgesia in rodents, an effect inhibited by knockdown of Cav3.2 T-type Ca2+ channels (T-channels), and that NaHS facilitates T-channel-dependent currents (T-currents) in NG108-15 cells that naturally express Cav3.2. In the present study, we asked if endogenous and exogenous H2S participates in regulation of the channel functions in Cav3.2-transfected HEK293 (Cav3.2-HEK293) cells. dl-Propargylglycine (PPG), a CSE inhibitor, significantly decreased T-currents in Cav3.2-HEK293 cells, but not in NG108-15 cells. NaHS at 1.5 mM did not affect T-currents in Cav3.2-HEK293 cells, but enhanced T-currents in NG108-15 cells. In the presence of PPG, NaHS at 1.5 mM, but not 0.1–0.3 mM, increased T-currents in Cav3.2-HEK293 cells. Similarly, Na2S, another H2S donor, at 0.1–0.3 mM significantly increased T-currents in the presence, but not absence, of PPG in Cav3.2-HEK293 cells. Expression of CSE was detected at protein and mRNA levels in HEK293 cells. Intraplantar administration of Na2S, like NaHS, caused mechanical hyperalgesia, an effect blocked by NNC 55-0396, a T-channel inhibitor. The in vivo potency of Na2S was higher than NaHS. These results suggest that the function of Cav3.2 T-channels is tonically enhanced by endogenous H2S synthesized by CSE in Cav3.2-HEK293 cells, and that exogenous H2S is capable of enhancing Cav3.2 function when endogenous H2S production by CSE is inhibited. In addition, Na2S is considered a more potent H2S donor than NaHS in vitro as well as in vivo. 相似文献
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Kulkarni M Njie-Mbye YF Okpobiri I Zhao M Opere CA Ohia SE 《Neurochemical research》2011,36(8):1540-1545
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a novel gasotransmitter with physiological and pathological functions in vascular homeostasis, cardiovascular system
and central nervous system. In the present study, we determined the endogenous levels of H2S in various tissues of the bovine eye. We also examined the basal levels of H2S in response to donors (sodium hydrosulfide, NaHS and sodium sulfide, Na2S), substrate (l-cysteine), inhibitors (propargylglycine, PAG and aminooxyacetic acid, AOA) and activator (S-adenosyl-l-methionine, SAM) of this gas in the bovine retina. H2S was measured using a well established spectrophotometric method. The highest concentration of endogenous H2S was detected in cornea (19 ± 2.85 nmoles/mg protein, n = 6) and retina (17 ± 2.1 nmoles/mg protein, n = 6). Interestingly, H2S was not present in vitreous humor. The inhibitors of CSE and CBS; PAG (1 mM) and AOA (1 mM), significantly attenuated the
production of H2S in the bovine retina by 56.8 and 42%, respectively. On the other hand the activator of CBS; SAM (100 μM), H2S donors; NaHS (1 μM) and Na2S (100 μM), significantly increased endogenous levels of H2S in bovine retina. l-cysteine (10–300 μM) produced a significant (P < 0.05) concentration-dependent increase in H2S levels reaching a maximal at 300 μM. We conclude that H2S is endogenously produced in various tissues of the isolated bovine eye. Moreover, endogenous levels of H2S are enhanced in the presence of substrate (l-cysteine), an activator of CBS (SAM) and H2S donors but are blocked by inhibitors of enzymes that synthesize this gas in neural retina. 相似文献
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I. V. Shemarova S. V. Kuznetsov I. N. Demina V. P. Nesterov 《Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology》2009,45(3):389-399
Earlier we have shown that regulation of rhythm and strength of the frog heart contractions, mediated by transmitters of the autonomic nervous system, is of the Ca2+-dependent character. In the present work, we studied chronoand inotropic effect of verapamil—an inhibitor of Ca2+-channels of the L-type, of nickel chloride-an inhibitor of Ca2+—channels of the T-type and of Na+,Ca2+exchangers as well as of adrenaline and acetylcholine (ACh) after nickel chloride. It has been found that the intracardially administered NiCh2 at a dose of 0.01 μg/kg produced a sharp fall of amplitude of action potential (AP) and an almost twofold deceleration of heart rate (HR). The intracardiac administration of NiCh2 (0.01 μg/kg) on the background of action of verapamil (6 mg/kg, i/m) led as soon as after 3 min to even more prominent HR deceleration and to further fall of the AP amplitude by more than 50% as compared with norm. An intracardiac administration of adrenaline (0.5 mg/kg) partly restored the cardiac activity. However, preservation of the myocardium electrical activity in such animals was brief and its duration did not exceed several minutes. Administration of Ni2+ on the background of acetylcholine (3.6 mg/kg) led to almost complete cessation of cardiac activity. As soon as 3 min after injection of this agent the HR decreased to 2 contractions/min. On electrograms (EG), the 10-fold fall of the AP amplitude was recorded. To elucidate role of extraand intracellular Ca2+ in regulation of strength of heart contractions, isometric contraction of myocardium preparations was studied in response to action of NiCl2 (10–200 μM), verapamil (70 μM), adrenaline (5 μM), and acetylcholine (0.2 μM) after NiCl2. It has been found that Ni2+ causes a dose-dependent increase of the muscle contraction amplitude. Minimal change of the contraction amplitude (on average, by 14.9% as compared with control) was recorded at a Ni2+ concentration of 100 μM. An increase of Ni2+ in the sample to 200 μM increased the cardiac contraction strength, on average, by 41%. The negative inotropic action of verapamil was essentially reduced by 100 μM Ni2+. Adrenaline added to the sample after Ni2+ produced stimulating effect on the cardiac muscle, with an almost twofold rise of the contraction amplitude. ACh (0.2 μM) decreased the cardiac contraction amplitude, on average, by 56.3%, whereas Ni2+ (200 μM) administered after ACh not only restored, but also stimulated partly the myocardial work. Within several parts of percent there was an increase of such isometric contraction parameters as amplitude of the effort developed by muscle, maximal rate, maximal acceleration, time of semirise and semifall. The obtained experimental results indicate that the functional activity of the frog pacemaker and contractile cardiomyocytes is regulated by Ca2+-dependent mechanisms. Structure of these mechanisms includes the potential-controlled Land T-channels of the plasma membrane as well as Na+,Ca2-exchangers characteristic exclusively of contractile cardiomyocytes. The existence of these differences seems to be due to the cardiomyocyte morphological peculiarities that appeared in evolution at the stage of the functional cell specialization. 相似文献
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Xin Zhong Leihong Wang Yuwen Wang Shiyun Dong Xiaoning Leng Jing Jia Yajun Zhao Hulun Li Xinying Zhang Changqing Xu Guangdong Yang Lingyun Wu Rui Wang Fanghao Lu Weihua Zhang 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2012,371(1-2):187-198
In the study, we investigated how exogenous H2S (hydrogen sulfide) influenced streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic myocardial injury through cardiac mitochondrial protection and nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in intact rat hearts and primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Diabetes was induced by STZ (50?mg/kg) and the daily administration of 100?μM NaHS (sodium hydrosulfide, an H2S donor) in the diabetes?+?NaHS treatment group. At the end of 4, 8, and 12?weeks, the morphological alterations and functions of the hearts were observed using transmission electron microscopy and echocardiography system. The percentage of apoptotic cardiomyocytes, the mitochondrial membrane potential, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the level of NO were measured. The expressions of cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE), caspase-3 and -9, the mitochondrial NOX4 and cytochrome c were analyzed by western blotting. The results showed the cardiac function injured, morphological changes and the apoptotic rate increased in the diabetic rat hearts. In the primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes of high glucose group, ROS production was increased markedly, whereas the expression of CSE and the level of NO was decreased. However, treatment with NaHS significantly reversed the diabetic rat hearts function, the morphological changes and decreased the levels of ROS and NO in the primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes administrated with high glucose group. Furthermore, NaHS down-regulated the expression of mitochondrial NOX4 and caspase-3 and -9 and inhibited the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria in the primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. In conclusion, H2S is involved in the attenuation of diabetic myocardial injury through the protection of cardiac mitochondria. 相似文献
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Jumpei Washio Yuko Shimada Masakazu Yamada Ryouichi Sakamaki Nobuhiro Takahashi 《Applied and environmental microbiology》2014,80(14):4184-4188
Indigenous oral bacteria in the tongue coating such as Veillonella have been identified as the main producers of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), one of the major components of oral malodor. However, there is little information on the physiological properties of H2S production by oral Veillonella such as metabolic activity and oral environmental factors which may affect H2S production. Thus, in the present study, the H2S-producing activity of growing cells, resting cells, and cell extracts of oral Veillonella species and the effects of oral environmental factors, including pH and lactate, were investigated. Type strains of Veillonella atypica, Veillonella dispar, and Veillonella parvula were used. These Veillonella species produced H2S during growth in the presence of l-cysteine. Resting cells of these bacteria produced H2S from l-cysteine, and the cell extracts showed enzymatic activity to convert l-cysteine to H2S. H2S production by resting cells was higher at pH 6 to 7 and lower at pH 5. The presence of lactate markedly increased H2S production by resting cells (4.5- to 23.7-fold), while lactate had no effect on enzymatic activity in cell extracts. In addition to H2S, ammonia was produced in cell extracts of all the strains, indicating that H2S was produced by the catalysis of cystathionine γ-lyase (EC 4.4.1.1). Serine was also produced in cell extracts of V. atypica and V. parvula, suggesting the involvement of cystathionine β-synthase lyase (EC 4.2.1.22) in these strains. This study indicates that Veillonella produce H2S from l-cysteine and that their H2S production can be regulated by oral environmental factors, namely, pH and lactate. 相似文献
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Weiti Cui Huiping Chen Kaikai Zhu Qijiang Jin Yanjie Xie Jin Cui Yan Xia Jing Zhang Wenbiao Shen 《PloS one》2014,9(10)
Until now, physiological mechanisms and downstream targets responsible for the cadmium (Cd) tolerance mediated by endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) have been elusive. To address this gap, a combination of pharmacological, histochemical, biochemical and molecular approaches was applied. The perturbation of reduced (homo)glutathione homeostasis and increased H2S production as well as the activation of two H2S-synthetic enzymes activities, including L-cysteine desulfhydrase (LCD) and D-cysteine desulfhydrase (DCD), in alfalfa seedling roots were early responses to the exposure of Cd. The application of H2S donor sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), not only mimicked intracellular H2S production triggered by Cd, but also alleviated Cd toxicity in a H2S-dependent fashion. By contrast, the inhibition of H2S production caused by the application of its synthetic inhibitor blocked NaHS-induced Cd tolerance, and destroyed reduced (homo)glutathione and reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostases. Above mentioned inhibitory responses were further rescued by exogenously applied glutathione (GSH). Meanwhile, NaHS responses were sensitive to a (homo)glutathione synthetic inhibitor, but reversed by the cotreatment with GSH. The possible involvement of cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling in NaHS responses was also suggested. In summary, LCD/DCD-mediated H2S might be an important signaling molecule in the enhancement of Cd toxicity in alfalfa seedlings mainly by governing reduced (homo)glutathione and ROS homeostases. 相似文献
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Jiaolin Ning Liwen Mo Hongzhi Zhao Kaizhi Lu Xinan Lai Xianghong Luo Hailin Zhao Daqing Ma 《PloS one》2013,8(3)
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) was found to attenuate ventilator or oleic acid induced lung injury. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of exogenous H2S donor, sodium Hydrosulphide (NaHS), on lung injury following blast limb trauma and the underlying mechanisms. For in vitro experiments, pulmonary micro-vessel endothelial cells (PMVECs) were cultured and treated with NaHS or vehicle in the presence of TNF-α. For in vivo, blast limb traumatic rats, induced by using chartaceous electricity detonators, were randomly treated with NaHS, cystathionine gamma-lyase inhibitor (PAG) or vehicle. In vitro, NaHS (100 µM) treatment increased PMVECs viability and decreased LDH release into culture media after tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α challenge. In addition, NaHS treatment prevented the increase of nitric oxide, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1(ICAM-1) and interleukin (IL)-6 production and inducible nitric oxide synthase activation induced by TNF-α. Knock-down of NF-E2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) partially abolished the protective effect of NaHS. In vivo, NaHS treatment significantly alleviated lung injury following blast limb trauma, demonstrated by a decreased histopathological score and lung water content. Furthermore, NaHS treatment reversed the decrease of H2S concentration in plasma, prevented the increase of TNF-α, IL-6, malondialdehyde and myeloperoxidase, increased the Nrf2 downstream effector glutathione in both plasma and lungs, and reversed the decrease of superoxide dismutase in both plasma and lungs induced by blast limb trauma. Our data indicated that NaHS protects against lung injury following blast limb trauma which is likely associated with suppression of the inflammatory and oxidative response and activation of Nrf2 cellular signal. 相似文献
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Ya Fatou Njie-Mbye Odelia Y. N. Bongmba Chinwe C. Onyema Abhishek Chitnis Madhura Kulkarni Catherine A. Opere Angela M. LeDay Sunny E. Ohia 《Neurochemical research》2010,35(3):487-494
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been reported to exert pharmacological effects on neural and non-neural tissues from several mammalian species. In
the present study, we examined the role of the intracellular messenger, cyclic AMP in retinal response to H2S donors, sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) and sodium sulfide (Na2S) in cows and pigs. Isolated bovine and porcine neural retinae were incubated in oxygenated Krebs buffer solution prior to
exposure to varying concentrations of NaHS, Na2S or the diterpene activator of adenylate cyclase, forskolin. After incubation at different time intervals, tissue homogenates
were prepared for cyclic AMP assay using a well established methodology. In isolated bovine and porcine retinae, the combination
of both phosphodiesterase inhibitor, IBMX (2 mM) and forskolin (10 μM) produced a synergistic increase (P < 0.001) in cyclic AMP concentrations over basal levels. NaHS (10 nM–100 μM) produced a time-dependent increase in cyclic
AMP concentrations over basal levels which reached a maximum at 20 min in both bovine and porcine retinae. At this time point,
both NaHS and Na2S (10 nM–100 μM) caused a significant (P < 0.05) dose-dependent increase in cyclic AMP levels in bovine and porcine retinae. For instance, NaHS (100 nM) elicited
a four-fold and three-fold increase in cyclic AMP concentrations in bovine and porcine retinae respectively whilst higher
concentrations of Na2S (100 μM) produced a much lesser effect in both species. In bovine and porcine retinae, the effects caused by forskolin (10 μM)
on cyclic AMP production were not potentiated by addition of low or high concentrations of both NaHS and Na2S. We conclude that H2S donors can increase cyclic AMP production in isolated neural retinae from cows and pigs. Bovine retina appears to be more
sensitive to the stimulatory effect of H2S donors on cyclic nucleotide production than its porcine counterpart indicating that species differences exist in the magnitude
of this response. Furthermore, effects produced by forskolin on cyclic AMP formation were not additive with those elicited
by H2S donors suggesting that these agents may share a common mechanism in their action on the adenylyl cyclase pathway. 相似文献
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Pupo E Pla AF Avanzato D Moccia F Cruz JE Tanzi F Merlino A Mancardi D Munaron L 《Free radical biology & medicine》2011,51(9):1765-1773
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gasotransmitter that plays several roles in various tissues, including the cardiovascular system. Because it has been recently proposed to act as a mediator of angiogenesis progression, here we investigate the effects of H2S in a well-established model of tumor angiogenesis: endothelial cells obtained from human breast carcinoma (B-TECs). Ca2+ imaging and patch-clamp experiments reveal that acute perfusion with NaHS, a widely employed H2S donor, activates cytosolic calcium (Cac) increase, as well as potassium and nonselective cationic currents, in B-TECs. Stimulation with NaHS in the same concentration range (1 nM-200 μM) evoked Cac signals also in “normal” human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs), but the amplitude was significantly lower. Moreover, although NaHS failed to promote either migration or proliferation on HMVECs, B-TEC migration was enhanced at low-micromolar NaHS concentrations (1-10 μM). Remarkably H2S mediates tumor proangiogenic signaling triggered by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). B-TECs pretreated with dl-propargylglycine (5 mM, 30 min), an inhibitor of the H2S-producing enzyme cystathionine γ-lyase, showed drastically reduced migration and Cac signals induced by VEGF (20 ng/ml). We conclude that H2S plays a role in proangiogenic signaling of tumor-derived but not normal human ECs. Furthermore the ability of this gasotransmitter to interfere with B-TEC responsiveness to VEGF suggests that it could be an interesting target for antiangiogenic strategies in tumor treatment. 相似文献
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Hydrogen sulphide increases pulmonary veins and atrial arrhythmogenesis with activation of protein kinase C
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Chao‐Shun Chan Yung‐Kuo Lin Yu‐Hsun Kao Yao‐Chang Chen Shih‐Ann Chen Yi‐Jen Chen 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2018,22(7):3503-3513
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), one of the most common toxic air pollutants, is an important aetiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). Pulmonary veins (PVs) and left atrium (LA) are the most important AF trigger and substrate. We investigated whether H2S may modulate the arrhythmogenesis of PVs and atria. Conventional microelectrodes and whole‐cell patch clamp were performed in rabbit PV, sinoatrial node (SAN) or atrial cardiomyocytes before and after the perfusion of NaHS with or without chelerythrine (a selective PKC inhibitor), rottlerin (a specific PKC δ inhibitor) or KB‐R7943 (a NCX inhibitor). NaHS reduced spontaneous beating rates, but increased the occurrences of delayed afterdepolarizations and burst firing in PVs and SANs. NaHS (100 μmol/L) increased IKATP and INCX in PV and LA cardiomyocytes, which were attenuated by chelerythrine (3 μmol/L). Chelerythrine, rottlerin (10 μmol/L) or KB‐R7943 (10 μmol/L) attenuated the arrhythmogenic effects of NaHS on PVs or SANs. NaHS shortened the action potential duration in LA, but not in right atrium or in the presence of chelerythrine. NaHS increased PKC activity, but did not translocate PKC isoforms α, ε to membrane in LA. In conclusion, through protein kinase C signalling, H2S increases PV and atrial arrhythmogenesis, which may contribute to air pollution‐induced AF. 相似文献
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Kulkarni KH Monjok EM Zeyssig R Kouamou G Bongmba ON Opere CA Njie YF Ohia SE 《Neurochemical research》2009,34(3):400-406
In the present study, we investigated the pharmacological action of hydrogen sulfide (H2S, using sodium hydrosulfide, NaHS, and/or sodium sulfide, Na2S as donors) on sympathetic neurotransmission from isolated, superfused porcine iris-ciliary bodies. We also examined the
effect of H2S on norepinephrine (NE), dopamine and epinephrine concentrations in isolated porcine anterior uvea. Release of [3H]NE was triggered by electrical field stimulation and basal catecholamine concentrations was measured by high performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC). Both NaHS and Na2S caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of electrically evoked [3H]NE release from porcine iris-ciliary body without affecting basal [3H]NE efflux. The inhibitory action of H2S donors on NE release was attenuated by aminooxyacetic acid (AOA) and propargyglycine (PAG), inhibitors of cystathionine
β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), respectively. With the exception of dopamine, NaHS caused a concentration-dependent
reduction in endogenous NE and epinephrine concentrations in isolated iris-ciliary bodies. We conclude that H2S can inhibit sympathetic neurotransmission from isolated porcine anterior uvea, an effect that is dependent, at least in
part, on intramural biosynthesis of this gas. Furthermore, the observed action of H2S donors on sympathetic transmission may be due to a direct action of this gas on neurotransmitter pools. 相似文献
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The effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on differentiation of 3T3L1-derived adipocytes was examined. Endogenous H2S was increased after 3T3L1 differentiation. The expression of the H2S-synthesising enzymes, cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3-MST), was increased in a time-dependent manner during 3T3L1 differentiation. Expression of genes associated with adipogenesis related genes including fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4/aP2), a key regulator of this process, was increased by GYY4137 (a slow-releasing H2S donor compound) and sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, a classical H2S donor) but not by ZYJ1122 or time-expired NaHS. Furthermore expression of these genes were reduced by aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA, CBS inhibitor), DL-propargylglycine (PAG, CSE inhibitor) as well as by CSE small interference RNA (siCSE) and siCBS. The size and number of lipid droplets in mature adipocytes was significantly increased by both GYY4137 and NaHS, which also impaired the ability of CL316,243 (β3-agonist) to promote lipolysis in these cells. In contrast, AOAA and PAG had the opposite effect. Taken together, we show that the H2S-synthesising enzymes CBS, CSE and 3-MST are endogenously expressed during adipogenesis and that both endogenous and exogenous H2S modulate adipogenesis and adipocyte maturation. 相似文献
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Pratik Bankhele Ankita Salvi Jamal Jamil Fatou Njie-Mbye Sunny Ohia Catherine A. Opere 《Neurochemical research》2018,43(3):692-701
We investigated the pharmacological actions of a slow-releasing H2S donor, GYY 4137; a substrate for the biosynthesis of H2S, l-cysteine and its precursor, N-acetylcysteine on potassium (K+; 50 mM)-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release from bovine isolated retinae using the Superfusion Method. GYY 4137 (10 nM–10 µM), l-cysteine (100 nM–10 µM) and N-acetylcysteine (10 µM–1 mM) elicited a concentration-dependent decrease in K+-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release from isolated bovine retinae without affecting basal tritium efflux. At equimolar concentration of 10 µM, the rank order of activity was as follows: l-cysteine?>?GYY 4137?>?N-acetylcysteine. A dual inhibitor of the biosynthetic enzymes for H2S, cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), amino-oxyacetic acid (AOA; 3 mM) reversed the inhibitory responses caused by GYY 4137, l-cysteine and N-acetylcysteine on K+-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release. Glibenclamide (300 µM), an inhibitor of KATP channels blocked the inhibitory action of GYY 4137 and l-cysteine but not that elicited by N-acetylcysteine on K+-induced [3H]D-aspartate release. The inhibitory effect of GYY 4137 and l-cysteine on K+-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release was reversed by the non-specific inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), l-NAME (300 µM). Furthermore, a specific inhibitor of inducible NOS (iNOS), aminoguanidine (10 µM) blocked the inhibitory action of l-cysteine on K+-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release. We conclude that both donors and substrates for H2S production can inhibit amino acid neurotransmission in bovine isolated retinae, an effect that is dependent, at least in part, upon the intramural biosynthesis of this gas, and on the activity of KATP channels and NO synthase. 相似文献
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Kyong-Jin Jung Hee-Seong Jang Jee In Kim Sang Jun Han Jeen-Woo Park Kwon Moo Park 《生物化学与生物物理学报:疾病的分子基础》2013,1832(12):1989-1997
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) produced by cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) in the transsulfuration pathway of homocysteine plays a number of pathophysiological roles. Hyperhomocysteinemia is involved in kidney fibrosis. However, the role of H2S in kidney fibrosis remains to be defined. Here, we investigated the role of H2S and its acting mechanism in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UO)-induced kidney fibrosis in mice. UO decreased expressions of CBS and CSE in the kidney with decrease of H2S concentration. Treatment with sodium hydrogen sulfide (NaHS, a H2S producer) during UO reduced UO-induced oxidative stress with preservations of catalase, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) expression, and glutathione level. In addition, NaHS mitigated decreases of CBS and CSE expressions, and H2S concentration in the kidney. NaHS treatment attenuated UO-induced increases in levels of TGF-β1, activated Smad3, and activated NF-κB. This study provided the first evidence of involvement of the transsulfuration pathway and H2S in UO-induced kidney fibrosis, suggesting that H2S and its transsulfuration pathway may be a potential target for development of therapeutics for fibrosis-related diseases. 相似文献
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Xuan Qiu Kuanzhi Liu Lin Xiao Sheng Jin Jinghui Dong Xu Teng Qi Guo Yuhong Chen Yuming Wu 《生物化学与生物物理学报:疾病的分子基础》2018,1864(11):3723-3738
Dysfunctional vascular smooth muscle (VSM) plays a vital role in the process of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) can prevent the altered VSM induced by diabetes. However, the precise mechanism underlying the beneficial effect of ALA is not well understood. This study aimed to determine whether ALA ameliorates VSM function by elevating hydrogen sulfide (H2S) level in diabetes and whether this effect is associated with regulation of autophagy of VSM cells (VSMCs). We found decreased serum H2S levels in Chinese patients and rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). ALA treatment could increase H2S level, which reduced the autophagy-related index and activation of the 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, thereby protecting vascular function in rats with T2DM. Propargylglycine (PPG), a cystathionine-γ-lyase inhibitor, could weaken the ALA effect. In cultured VSMCs, high glucose level also reduced H2S level, upregulated the autophagy-related index and activated the AMPK/mTOR pathway, which were reversed by concomitant application of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, an H2S donor) or ALA. The protective effect of NaHS or ALA was attenuated by rapamycin (an autophagy activator), 5-amino-1-β-d-ribofuranosyl-imidazole-4-carboxamide (an AMPK activator) or PPG. In contrast, Compound C (an AMPK inhibitor) enhanced the effect of ALA or NaHS. ALA may have a protective effect on VSMCs in T2DM by elevating H2S level and downregulating autophagy via the AMPK/mTOR pathway. This study provides a new target for addressing diabetic macroangiopathy. 相似文献
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Ming Yang Yue HuangJia Chen Yi-lei ChenJian-jun Ma Pei-hua Shi 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Long-time glucocorticoids (GCs) usage causes osteoporosis. In the present study, we explored the potential role of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) against dexamethasone (Dex)-induced osteoblast cell damage, and focused on the underlying mechanisms. We showed that two H2S-producing enzymes, cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), were significantly downregulated in human osteonecrosis tissues as well as in Dex-treated osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. H2S donor NaHS as well as the CBS activator S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) inhibited Dex-induced viability reduction, death and apoptosis in MC3T3-E1 cells. NaHS activated adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling, which participated its cyto-protective activity. AMPK inhibition by its inhibitor (compound C) or reduction by targeted-shRNA suppressed its pro-survival activity against Dex in MC3T3-E1 cells. Further, we found that NaHS inhibited Dex-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and ATP depletion. Such effects by NaHS were again inhibited by compound C and AMPKα1-shRNA. In summary, we show that H2S inhibits Dex-induced osteoblast damage through activation of AMPK signaling. H2S signaling might be further investigated as a novel target for anti-osteoporosis treatment. 相似文献
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gasotransmitter endogenously found in the central nervous system, has recently been suggested to act as a signalling molecule in the brain having beneficial effects on cardiovascular function. This study was thus undertaken to investigate the effect of NaHS (an H2S donor) in the subfornical organ (SFO), a central nervous system site important to blood pressure regulation. We used male Sprague-Dawley rats for both in vivo and in vitro experiments. We first used RT-PCR to confirm our previous microarray analyses showing that mRNAs for the enzymes required to produce H2S are expressed in the SFO. We then used microinjection techniques to investigate the physiological effects of NaHS in SFO, and found that NaHS microinjection (5 nmol) significantly increased blood pressure (mean AUC = 853.5±105.7 mmHg*s, n = 5). Further, we used patch-clamp electrophysiology and found that 97.8% (88 of 90) of neurons depolarized in response to NaHS. This response was found to be concentration dependent with an EC50 of 35.6 µM. Coupled with the depolarized membrane potential, we observed an overall increase in neuronal excitability using an analysis of rheobase and action potential firing patterns. This study has provided the first evidence of NaHS and thus H2S actions and their cellular correlates in SFO, implicating this brain area as a site where H2S may act to control blood pressure. 相似文献
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Duilio Michele Potenza Germano Guerra Daniele Avanzato Valentina Poletto Sumedha Pareek Daniele Guido Angelo Gallanti Vittorio Rosti Luca Munaron Franco Tanzi Francesco Moccia 《Cell calcium》2014
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a newly discovered gasotransmitter that regulates multiple steps in VEGF-induced angiogenesis. An increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is central to endothelial proliferation and may be triggered by both VEGF and H2S. Albeit VEGFR-2 might serve as H2S receptor, the mechanistic relationship between VEGF- and H2S-induced Ca2+ signals in endothelial cells is unclear. The present study aimed at assessing whether and how NaHS, a widely employed H2S donor, stimulates pro-angiogenic Ca2+ signals in Ea.hy926 cells, a suitable surrogate for mature endothelial cells, and human endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We found that NaHS induced a dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i in Ea.hy926 cells. NaHS-induced Ca2+ signals in Ea.hy926 cells did not require extracellular Ca2+ entry, while they were inhibited upon pharmacological blockade of the phospholipase C/inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) signalling pathway. Moreover, the Ca2+ response to NaHS was prevented by genistein, but not by SU5416, which selectively inhibits VEGFR-2. However, VEGF-induced Ca2+ signals were suppressed by dl-propargylglycine (PAG), which blocks the H2S-producing enzyme, cystathionine γ-lyase. Consistent with these data, VEGF-induced proliferation and migration were inhibited by PAG in Ea.hy926 cells, albeit NaHS alone did not influence these processes. Conversely, NaHS elevated [Ca2+]i only in a modest fraction of circulating EPCs, whereas neither VEGF-induced Ca2+ oscillations nor VEGF-dependent proliferation were affected by PAG. Therefore, H2S-evoked elevation in [Ca2+]i is essential to trigger the pro-angiogenic Ca2+ response to VEGF in mature endothelial cells, but not in their immature progenitors. 相似文献