Hydrogen sulfide acts as a mediator of inflammation inacute pancreatitis: in vitro studies using isolated mouse pancreatic acinar cells
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- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 11 (2), 315-326
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00024.x
Abstract
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is synthesized from L-cysteine via the action of cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) and cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS). We have earlier shown that H2S acts as a mediator of inflammation. However the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the presence of H2S and the expression of H2S synthesizing enzymes, CSE and CBS, in isolated mouse pancreatic acini. Pancreatic acinar cells from mice were incubated with or without caerulein (10−7 M for 30 and 60 min). Caerulein increased the levels of H2S and CSE mRNA expression while CBS mRNA expression was decreased. In addition, cells pre-treated with DL-propargylglycine (PAG, 3 mM), a CSE inhibitor, reduced the formation of H2S in caerulein treated cells, suggesting that CSE may be the main enzyme involved in H2S formation in mouse acinar cells. Furthermore, substance P (SP) concentration in the acini and expression of SP gene (preprotachykinin-A, PPT-A) and neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R), the primary receptor for SP, are increased in secretagogue caerulein-treated acinar cells. Inhibition of endogenous production of H2S by PAG significantly suppressed SP concentration, PPT-A expression and NK1-R expression in the acini. To determine whether H2S itself provoked inflammation in acinar cells, the cells were treated with H2S donor drug, sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS), (10, 50 and 100 μM), that resulted in a significant increase in SP concentration and expression of PPT-A and NK1-R in acinar cells. These results suggest that the pro-inflammatory effect of H2S may be mediated by SP-NK-1R related pathway in mouse pancreatic acinar cells.Keywords
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