The endogenous signaling gasotransmitter, hydrosulfide (H2S), has been shown to exert cardioprotective effects against acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to ischemic injury. However, the mechanisms responsible for these effects are not yet fully understood. In this study, we investigated whether sodium hydrogen sulfide (NaHS), an H2S donor, attenuates acute myocardial ischemic injury through...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a signaling gasotransmitter, involved in various physiological and pathological processes. H2S-donating drugs have been tested to conjugate the beneficial effects of H2S with other pharmaceutical properties. It has been shown that the endogenous cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE)/H2S pathway participates in myocardial ischemia injury in isolated hearts in rats. The present st...

background many studies have shown that h2s protects the gastric mucosa on different models of stress but till now there are few studies about the effects of h2s on gastric acid secretion. therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of autonomic nervous system in mediating the inhibitory effect of hydrogen sulfide donor (nahs) on stimulated gastric acid secretion in rats...

Brain ischemia leads to poor oxygen supply, and is one of the leading causes of brain damage and/or death. Neuroprotective agents are thus in great need for treatment purpose. Using both young and aged primary cultured hippocampal neurons as in vitro models, we investigated the effect of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), an exogenous donor of hydrogen sulfide, on oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) dama...

The toxic effects of H2S on plants are well documented. However, the molecular mechanisms reponsible for inhibition of plants by H2S are still not completely understood. We determined the effects of NaHS in the range of 0.5-10 mM on the growth of rice suspension culture cells, as well as on the expression of the alternative oxidase (AOX) gene. AOX is the terminal oxidase of the alternative path...

A rat model of left middle cerebral artery occlusion was established. Rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham operation, ischemia-reperfusion (I/R), NaHS+I/R and inhibitor groups. HE staining showed that the neuronal structures were normal in the sham group. The extracellular space broadened and the number of neurons significantly reduced in the I/R group. Neuronal injury improved and...

H2S is a signaling molecule in plants and animals. Here we investigated the effects of H2S on programmed cell death (PCD) in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) aleurone layers. The H2S donor NaHS significantly delayed PCD in aleurone layers isolated from imbibed embryoless barley grain. NaHS at 0.25 mM effectively reduced the accumulation of superoxide anion (·O2 (-)), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and ma...

Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), an endogenous "gasotransmitter", exists in the central nervous system. However, the central cardiovascular effects of endogenous H(2)S are not fully determined. The present study was designed to investigate the central cardiovascular effects and its possible mechanism in anesthetized rats. Intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of NaHS (0.17~17 microg) produced a sign...

The study was designed to examine if the vasorelaxant effect of hydrogen sulfide was mediated by sulfhydration-associated phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5A dimerization. The thoracic aorta of rat was separated and the vasorelaxant effects were examined with in vitro vascular perfusion experiments. The dimerization and sulfhydration of PDE 5A and soluble guanylatecyclase (sGC) were measured. PDE 5A and...

BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the complex complications of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). The present study has been designed to examine protective role of hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) donor against streptozotocin (STZ) -induced behavioral, oxidative abnormalities and its DN like symptoms in rats. METHODS For the induction of DN single intraperitoneal administration of STZ (45 mg/kg) was...