Chapter title |
H2S Synthesizing Enzymes: Biochemistry and Molecular Aspects.
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Chapter number | 1 |
Book title |
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Hydrogen Sulfide
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Published in |
Handbook of experimental pharmacology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-18144-8_1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-918143-1, 978-3-31-918144-8
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Authors |
Huang, Caleb Weihao, Moore, Philip Keith, Caleb Weihao Huang, Philip Keith Moore |
Abstract |
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a biologically active gas that is synthesized naturally by three enzymes, cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), cystathionine β-synthetase (CBS) and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3-MST). These enzymes are constitutively present in a wide array of biological cells and tissues and their expression can be induced by a number of disease states. It is becoming increasingly clear that H2S is an important mediator of a wide range of cell functions in health and in disease. This review therefore provides an overview of the biochemical and molecular regulation of H2S synthesizing enzymes both in physiological conditions and their modulation in disease states with particular focus on their regulation in asthma, atherosclerosis and diabetes. The importance of small molecule inhibitors in the study of molecular pathways, the current use of common H2S synthesizing enzyme inhibitors and the relevant characteristics of mice in which these enzymes have been genetically deleted will also be summarized. With a greater understanding of the molecular regulation of these enzymes in disease states, as well as the availability of novel small molecules with high specificity targeted towards H2S producing enzymes, the potential to regulate the biological functions of this intriguing gas H2S for therapeutic effect can perhaps be brought one step closer. |
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