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Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in the Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Contractions of Rat Jejunum

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We studied the role of cyclic nucleotides in the influence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor, sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, 200 μM), on motor activity of rat jejunum. NaHS reduced spontaneous and carbachol-induced contractions of rat jejunum segment, which suggests that H2S can act through mechanisms involving muscarinic receptor activation. Against the background of a membrane-penetrating non-hydrolyzable cAMP analogue or under conditions of adenylate cyclase blockade, the inhibitory effect of NaHS on the carbachol-induced contractions was maintained. Against the background of elevated cGMP concentration or guanylate cyclase inhibition, the reduction of carbachol-induced contractions upon exposure to NaHS was less pronounced than in control. It was hypothesized that H2S induces relaxation of carbachol-induced jejunum contractions, affecting protein kinase G targets or activating cGMP synthesis.

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  1. Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Kazan, Russia

    D. M. Gabitova, I. F. Shaidullov, G. I. Sabirullina, M. U. Shafigullin & G. F. Sitdikova

  2. Department of Human Health Protection, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

    D. M. Gabitova, I. F. Shaidullov & F. G. Sitdikov

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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 163, No. 1, pp. 18-22, January, 2017

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Gabitova, D.M., Shaidullov, I.F., Sabirullina, G.I. et al. Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in the Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Contractions of Rat Jejunum. Bull Exp Biol Med 163, 14–17 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-017-3726-x

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