title: Protective effect of hydrogen sulfide on hypoxic respiratory suppression in medullary slice of neonatal rats.
abstract: Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) has been shown to play a protective role in injury of cells induced by hypoxia. Little is known however about its effect on medullary hypoxia-induced rhythmic respiratory suppression. In the present study, a decrease in frequency of rhythmic discharge of hypoglossal rootlets was observed in medullary slices of neonatal rats perfused with 95% N(2)-5% CO(2) to produce hypoxia. Perfusion with NaHS (H(2)S donor) prevented the inhibitory effect of hypoxia on the burst activity of the rootlets, whereas such action of NaHS was suppressed by pretreatment with glibenclamide, a blocker of K(ATP) channels. In addition, the increase in malondialdehyde content and the up-regulation of c-fos mRNA expression of the slices induced by hypoxia was significantly reduced by NaHS. These results indicate that exogenous H(2)S may protect the medullary respiratory center against hypoxic injury via activation of K(ATP) channels, reduction of lipid peroxidation and down-regulation of c-fos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, 3-17 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Ji-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hai-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000187:drug effects; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015221:Potassium Channels; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide