scholarly journals Nitric Oxide expands scope to cover hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide

Nitric Oxide ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Hogg
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide

NO, CO and H2S based pharmaceuticals in the mission of vision (eye health): a comprehensive review

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Mohammad Mir ◽  
Ram Charitra Maurya ◽  
Mohd Washid Khan
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Human Physiology ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
The Other ◽  
Normal Functioning ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Abstract A set of well defined signaling molecules responsible for normal functioning of human physiology including nitric oxide along with carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide are referred as “gasotransmitters”. Due to their involvement in almost every system of a human body, the care of highly sensitive organs using these molecules as drugs represents highly fascinating area of research. In connection with these interesting aspects, the applied aspects of these gaseous molecules in maintaining healthy eye and vision have been targeted in this review. Several examples of eye-droppers including NORMs like latanoprost and nipradiol, CORMs like CORM-3 and CORM-A1, and Hydrogen sulfide releasing system like GYY4137 have been discussed in this context. Therefore the relation of these trio-gasotransmitters with the ophthalmic homeostasis on one hand, and de-infecting role on the other hand has been mainly highlighted. Some molecular systems capable of mimicking gasotransmitter action have also been introduced in connection with the titled theme.

scholarly journals The Role of Host-Generated H2S in Microbial Pathogenesis: New Perspectives on Tuberculosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Aejazur Rahman ◽  
Joel N. Glasgow ◽  
Sajid Nadeem ◽  
Vineel P. Reddy ◽  
Ritesh R. Sevalkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Host Immunity ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Microbial Pathogenesis ◽  
Enzymatic Production ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Wide Range

For centuries, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was considered primarily as a poisonous gas and environmental hazard. However, with the discovery of prokaryotic and eukaryotic enzymes for H2S production, breakdown, and utilization, H2S has emerged as an important signaling molecule in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Hence, H2S is considered a gasotransmitter along with nitric oxide (•NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). Surprisingly, despite having overlapping functions with •NO and CO, the role of host H2S in microbial pathogenesis is understudied and represents a gap in our knowledge. Given the numerous reports that followed the discovery of •NO and CO and their respective roles in microbial pathogenesis, we anticipate a rapid increase in studies that further define the importance of H2S in microbial pathogenesis, which may lead to new virulence paradigms. Therefore, this review provides an overview of sulfide chemistry, enzymatic production of H2S, and the importance of H2S in metabolism and immunity in response to microbial pathogens. We then describe our current understanding of the role of host-derived H2S in tuberculosis (TB) disease, including its influences on host immunity and bioenergetics, and on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) growth and survival. Finally, this review discusses the utility of H2S-donor compounds, inhibitors of H2S-producing enzymes, and their potential clinical significance.

scholarly journals Do nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide really qualify as ‘gasotransmitters’ in bacteria?

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1107-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren K. Wareham ◽  
Hannah M. Southam ◽  
Robert K. Poole
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Toxic Effects ◽  
Gaseous Molecule ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Definition Of

A gasotransmitter is defined as a small, generally reactive, gaseous molecule that, in solution, is generated endogenously in an organism and exerts important signalling roles. It is noteworthy that these molecules are also toxic and antimicrobial. We ask: is this definition of a gasotransmitter appropriate in the cases of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in microbes? Recent advances show that, not only do bacteria synthesise each of these gases, but the molecules also have important signalling or messenger roles in addition to their toxic effects. However, strict application of the criteria proposed for a gasotransmitter leads us to conclude that the term ‘small molecule signalling agent’, as proposed by Fukuto and others, is preferable terminology.

scholarly journals Hydrogen sulphide synthesis (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Billiar ◽  
Giuseppe Cirino ◽  
David Fulton ◽  
Roberto Motterlini ◽  
Andreas Papapetropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulphide ◽  
Pyridoxal Phosphate ◽  
Enzymatic Activities ◽  
Pharmacological Modulation ◽  
Enzymatic Characteristics ◽  
Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase ◽  
Cytosolic Enzymes

Hydrogen sulfide is a gasotransmitter, with similarities to nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. Although the enzymes indicated below have multiple enzymatic activities, the focus here is the generation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and the enzymatic characteristics are described accordingly. Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) are pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes. 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3-MPST) functions to generate H2S; only CAT is PLP-dependent, while 3-MPST is not. Thus, this third pathway is sometimes referred to as PLP-independent. CBS and CSE are predominantly cytosolic enzymes, while 3-MPST is found both in the cytosol and the mitochondria. For an authoritative review on the pharmacological modulation of H2S levels, see Szabo and Papapetropoulos, 2017 [4].

OP26 Renal injury induced by nitric oxide depletion is prevented by concomitant inhibition of hydrogen sulfide and/or carbon monoxide production

Nitric Oxide ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. S30-S31
Author(s):  
Sebastiaan Wesseling ◽  
Joost O. Fledderus ◽  
Marianne C. Verhaar ◽  
Jaap A. Joles
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Renal Injury

Evolutionary and comparative aspects of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide

2012 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Olson ◽  
John A. Donald ◽  
Ryan A. Dombkowski ◽  
Steve F. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide

scholarly journals Medical Gases: A Novel Strategy for Attenuating Ischemia—Reperfusion Injury in Organ Transplantation?

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arunotai Siriussawakul ◽  
Lucinda I. Chen ◽  
John D. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Inhaled Nitric Oxide ◽  
Clinical Consequence ◽  
Solid Organ

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inevitable clinical consequence in organ transplantation. It can lead to early graft nonfunction and contribute to acute and chronic graft rejection. Advanced molecular biology has revealed the highly complex nature of this phenomenon and few definitive therapies exist. This paper reviews factors involved in the pathophysiology of IRI and potential ways to attenuate it. In recent years, inhaled nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide have been increasingly explored as plausible novel medical gases that can attenuate IRI via multiple mechanisms, including microvascular vasorelaxation, reduced inflammation, and mitochondrial modulation. Here, we review recent advances in research utilizing inhaled nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide in animal and human studies of IRI and postulate on its future applications specific to solid organ transplantation.

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