Effects of inhibitors of hydrogen sulphide synthesis on rat colonic motility
- 28 August 2011
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 164 (2b), 485-498
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01431.x
Abstract
The role of hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) as a putative endogenous signalling molecule in the gastrointestinal tract has not yet been established. We investigated the effect of D,L-propargylglycine (PAG), an inhibitor of cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), amino-oxyacetic acid (AOAA) and hydroxylamine (HA), inhibitors of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) on rat colonic motility. Immunohistochemistry, H₂S production, microelectrode and organ bath recordings were performed on rat colonic samples without mucosa and submucosa to investigate the role of endogenous H₂S in motility. CSE and CBS were immunolocalized in the colon. H₂S was endogenously produced (15.6 ± 0.7 nmol·min⁻¹·g⁻¹ tissue) and its production was strongly inhibited by PAG (2 mM) and AOAA (2 mM). PAG (2 mM) caused smooth muscle depolarization and increased spontaneous motility. The effect was still recorded after incubation with tetrodotoxin (TTX, 1 µM) or N(ω) -nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA, 1 mM). AOAA (2 mM) caused a transient (10 min) increase in motility. In contrast, HA (10 µM) caused a 'nitric oxide-like effect', smooth muscle hyperpolarization and relaxation, which were antagonized by 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-α]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ, 10 µM). Neither spontaneous nor induced inhibitory junction potentials were modified by AOAA or PAG. We demonstrated that H₂S is endogenously produced in the rat colon. PAG and AOAA effectively blocked H₂S production. Our data suggest that enzymatic production of H₂S regulates colonic motility and therefore H₂S ight be a third gaseous inhibitory signalling molecule in the gastrointestinal tract. However, possible non-specific effects of the inhibitors should be considered.Keywords
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