H2S Donors and Their Use in Medicinal Chemistry.
Biomolecules
; 11(12)2021 12 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1581038
ABSTRACT
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a ubiquitous gaseous signaling molecule that has an important role in many physiological and pathological processes in mammalian tissues, with the same importance as two others endogenous gasotransmitters such as NO (nitric oxide) and CO (carbon monoxide). Endogenous H2S is involved in a broad gamut of processes in mammalian tissues including inflammation, vascular tone, hypertension, gastric mucosal integrity, neuromodulation, and defense mechanisms against viral infections as well as SARS-CoV-2 infection. These results suggest that the modulation of H2S levels has a potential therapeutic value. Consequently, synthetic H2S-releasing agents represent not only important research tools, but also potent therapeutic agents. This review has been designed in order to summarize the currently available H2S donors; furthermore, herein we discuss their preparation, the H2S-releasing mechanisms, and their -biological applications.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Discovery
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Gasotransmitters
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Hydrogen Sulfide
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Biom11121899
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