The role of adipose tissue-derived hydrogen sulfide in inhibiting atherosclerosis

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the third gaseous signaling molecule discovered in the body after NO and CO and plays an important organismal protective role in various diseases. Within adipose tissue, related catalytic enzymes (cystathionine-beta-synthetase, cystathionine-gamma-lyase, and 3-mercaptopyruvate transsulfuration enzyme) can pro-duce and release endogenous H2S. Atherosclerosis (As) is a pathological change in arterial vessels that is closely related to abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism and a chronic inflammatory response. Previous studies have shown that H2S can act on the cardiovascular system, exerting effects such as improving disorders of glycolipid metabolism, alleviating insulin resistance, protecting the function of vascular endothelial cells, inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, regulating vascular tone, inhibiting the inflammatory response, and antagonizing the occurrence and development of As.

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Hydrogen sulfide, as the third gaseous signaling molecule in the body, plays an important protective role in various diseases. It has been found that hydrogen sulfide can improve disorders of glycolipid metabolism, alleviate insulin resistance, protect vascular function, and inhibit the development of atherosclerosis.