Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues, and organs

G Cirino, C Szabo… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Over the last two decades, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has emerged as an endogenous
regulator of a broad range of physiological functions. H2S belongs to the class of molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Sulfur metabolic response in macrophage limits excessive inflammatory response by creating a negative feedback loop

H Takeda, S Murakami, Z Liu, T Sawa, M Takahashi… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The excessive inflammatory response of macrophages plays a vital role in the pathogenesis
of various diseases. The dynamic metabolic alterations in macrophages, including amino …

Targeting and arginine-driven synergizing photodynamic therapy with nutritional immunotherapy nanosystems for combating MRSA biofilms

A Zhang, H Wu, X Chen, Z Chen, Y Pan, W Qu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The resistance and immune escape of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
biofilms cause recalcitrant infections. Here, we design a targeting and synergizing cascade …

Persulfide biosynthesis conserved evolutionarily in all organisms

S Ogata, T Matsunaga, M Jung, U Barayeu… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Persulfides/polysulfides are sulfur-catenated molecular species (ie, R-Sn-R′,
n> 2; R-Sn-H, n> 1, with R= cysteine, glutathione, and proteins), such as cysteine persulfide …

Supersulfide biology and translational medicine for disease control

U Barayeu, T Sawa, M Nishida, FY Wei… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For decades, the major focus of redox biology has been oxygen, the most abundant element
on Earth. Molecular oxygen functions as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial …

Sensing and regulation of reactive sulfur species (RSS) in bacteria

DP Giedroc, GT Antelo, JN Fakhoury… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The infected host deploys generalized oxidative stress caused by small inorganic reactive
molecules as antibacterial weapons. An emerging consensus is that hydrogen sulfide (H 2 …

Virus-associated organosulfur metabolism in human and environmental systems

K Kieft, AM Breister, P Huss, AM Linz, E Zanetakos… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Viruses influence the fate of nutrients and human health by killing microorganisms and
altering metabolic processes. Organosulfur metabolism and biologically derived hydrogen …

[HTML][HTML] Staphylococcus aureus responds to allicin by global S-thioallylation–role of the Brx/BSH/YpdA pathway and the disulfide reductase MerA to overcome allicin …

V Van Loi, NTT Huyen, T Busche, QN Tung… - Free Radical Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The prevalence of methicillin-resitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals and the
community poses an increasing health burden, which requires the discovery of alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Redox regulation by reversible protein S-thiolation in Gram-positive bacteria

M Imber, AJ Pietrzyk-Brzezinska, H Antelmann - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Low molecular weight (LMW) thiols play an important role as thiol-cofactors for many
enzymes and are crucial to maintain the reduced state of the cytoplasm. Most Gram-negative …

Enhanced cellular polysulfides negatively regulate TLR4 signaling and mitigate lethal endotoxin shock

T Zhang, K Ono, H Tsutsuki, H Ihara, W Islam… - Cell Chemical …, 2019 - cell.com
Cysteine persulfide and cysteine polysulfides are cysteine derivatives having sulfane sulfur
atoms bound to cysteine thiol. Accumulating evidence has suggested that cysteine …