title: Gasotransmitters, poisons, and antimicrobials: it's a gas, gas, gas!
abstract: We review recent examples of the burgeoning literature on three gases that have major impacts in biology and microbiology. NO, CO and H2S are now co-classified as endogenous gasotransmitters with profound effects on mammalian physiology and, potentially, major implications in therapeutic applications. All are well known to be toxic yet, at tiny concentrations in human and cell biology, play key signalling and regulatory functions. All may also be endogenously generated in microbes. NO and H2S share the property of being biochemically detoxified, yet are beneficial in resisting the bactericidal properties of antibiotics. The mechanism underlying this protection is currently under debate. CO, in contrast, is not readily removed; mounting evidence shows that CO, and especially organic donor compounds that release the gas in biological environments, are themselves effective, novel antimicrobial agents.
authors: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN UK.
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Tinajero-Trejo
authors: Helen E
authors: HE
authors: Jesse
authors: Robert K
authors: RK
authors: Poole
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