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Hydrogen Sulfide Donor GYY4137 Protects against Myocardial Fibrosis
Joint Authors
Wang, Rui
Ji, Yong
Meng, Guoliang
Zhu, Jinbiao
Xiao, Yujiao
Huang, Zhengrong
Zhang, Yuqing
Tang, Xin
Xie, Liping
Chen, Yu
Shao, Yongfeng
Ferro, Albert
Moore, Philip K.
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gasotransmitter which regulates multiple cardiovascular functions.
However, the precise roles of H2S in modulating myocardial fibrosis in vivo and cardiac fibroblast proliferation in vitro remain unclear.
We investigated the effect of GYY4137, a slow-releasing H2S donor, on myocardial fibrosis.
Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were administrated with GYY4137 by intraperitoneal injection daily for 4 weeks.
GYY4137 decreased systolic blood pressure and inhibited myocardial fibrosis in SHR as evidenced by improved cardiac collagen volume fraction (CVF) in the left ventricle (LV), ratio of perivascular collagen area (PVCA) to lumen area (LA) in perivascular regions, reduced hydroxyproline concentration, collagen I and III mRNA expression, and cross-linked collagen.
GYY4137 also inhibited angiotensin II- (Ang II-) induced neonatal rat cardiac fibroblast proliferation, reduced the number of fibroblasts in S phase, decreased collagen I and III mRNA expression and protein synthesis, attenuated oxidative stress, and suppressed α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) expression as well as Smad2 phosphorylation.
These results indicate that GYY4137 improves myocardial fibrosis perhaps by a mechanism involving inhibition of oxidative stress, blockade of the TGF-β1/Smad2 signaling pathway, and decrease in α-SMA expression in cardiac fibroblasts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Meng, Guoliang& Zhu, Jinbiao& Xiao, Yujiao& Huang, Zhengrong& Zhang, Yuqing& Tang, Xin…[et al.]. 2015. Hydrogen Sulfide Donor GYY4137 Protects against Myocardial Fibrosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075737
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Meng, Guoliang…[et al.]. Hydrogen Sulfide Donor GYY4137 Protects against Myocardial Fibrosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075737
American Medical Association (AMA)
Meng, Guoliang& Zhu, Jinbiao& Xiao, Yujiao& Huang, Zhengrong& Zhang, Yuqing& Tang, Xin…[et al.]. Hydrogen Sulfide Donor GYY4137 Protects against Myocardial Fibrosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075737
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075737