Abstract
Aim:
To investigate the interaction between hydrogen sulfide (H2S)/cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) and carbon monoxide (CO)/heme oxygenase (HO) pathways in aortic smooth muscle cells (ASMC).
Methods:
The ASMCs were divided into the following groups: (1) the control group; (2) the zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) 20 μmol/L group; (3) the propargylglycine (PPG) 2mmol/L, 4 mmol/L and 10 mmol/L groups; and (4) the sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) 1 × 10-5 mol/L, 1 × 10−4 mol/L and 1 × 10−3 mol/L groups. Each of the groups was further divided into 6 h, 12 h, 18 h and 24 h subgroups. The CO level, represented by carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) content was measured using a spectrophotometric method and H2S content was detected by a sensitive electrode method. CSE and HO-1 expressions were detected by Western blotting.
Results:
The H2S content in the medium and CSE expression by ASMC were markedly increased by ZnPP compared with the control group. HbCO content in the medium and HO-1 expression by the ASMC started strengthening following 24 h treatment with PPG at 2 mmol/L, but were further strengthened following 18 h and 24 h treatment with PPG at 4 mmol/L compared with the controls (P<0.01). PPG at 10 mmol/L increased the HbCO level in the medium following 18 h treatment and increased HO-1 expression by the ASMC following 12 h treatment. Moreover, NaHS at 1 × 10−5 mol/L and 1 × 10−4 mol/L decreased the HbCO level in the medium and HO-1 expression by the ASMC after 6 h and 12 h treatment, while NaHS at 1 × 10−3 mol/L decreased them at all time points of the treatments.
Conclusion:
The results suggested that endogenous CO/HO and H2S/CSE pathways inhibited each other in ASMC under physiological conditions.
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Jin, Hf., Du, Jb., Li, Xh. et al. Interaction between hydrogen sulfide/cystathionine γ-lyase and carbon monoxide/heme oxygenase pathways in aortic smooth muscle cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin 27, 1561–1566 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00425.x
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