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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 267, Issue 1, Pages 129-133Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1915
Keywords
hydrogen sulfide; gaseous neuromodulator; cAMP; NMDA receptor
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R21GM57504] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [R29NS31202] Funding Source: Medline
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced endogenously from L-cysteine in mammalian tissues, and may function as a neuromodulator in the brain as well as a tone regulator in smooth muscle. H2S is present at relatively high levels in the brain, and cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS), which is highly expressed in the hippocampus, is involved in the production of brain H2S. Physioloscal concentrations of H2S selectively enhance NMDA receptor-mediated currents and facilitate the induction of hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP), The NMDA receptor subunits are directly phosphorylated at specific sites by protein kinase A (PRA), resulting in the activation of NMDA-receptormediated excitatory postsynaptic currents. PKA activation is also observed in the induction of LTP. Here we show that physiological concentrations of H2S increase the production of cAMP in primary cultures of brain cells, neuronal and glial cell lines, and Xenopus oocytes, NMDA receptors expressed on Xenopus oocyte membrane are modulated by H2S. This modulation by H2S is specifically inhibited by adenylyl cyclase-specific inhibitor MDL-12,330A. The present findings provide a mechanism for the previous observation that H2S modulates NMDA receptors and enhances the induction of LTP. (C) 2000 Acaaemic Press.
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