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Yang CT, Wang Y, Marutani E, Ida T, Ni X, Xu S, Chen W, Zhang H, Akaike T, Ichinose F, Xian M. Data-Driven Identification of Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10898-10902. [PMID: 31194894 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) is an important signaling molecule whose up- and down-regulation have specific biological consequences. Although significant advances in H2 S up-regulation, by the development of H2 S donors, have been achieved in recent years, precise H2 S down-regulation is still challenging. The lack of potent/specific inhibitors for H2 S-producing enzymes contributes to this problem. We expect the development of H2 S scavengers is an alternative approach to address this problem. Since chemical sensors and scavengers of H2 S share the same criteria, we constructed a H2 S sensor database, which summarizes key parameters of reported sensors. Data-driven analysis led to the selection of 30 potential compounds. Further evaluation of these compounds identified a group of promising scavengers, based on the sulfonyl azide template. The efficiency of these scavengers in in vitro and in vivo experiments was demonstrated.
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- Chun-Tao Yang
- Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute, Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510095, China
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- Dept. Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- Dept. Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Dept. Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- Dept. Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- Dept. Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute, Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510095, China
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Dept. Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Dept. Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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Yang C, Wang Y, Marutani E, Ida T, Ni X, Xu S, Chen W, Zhang H, Akaike T, Ichinose F, Xian M. Data‐Driven Identification of Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chun‐tao Yang
- Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute, Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510095 China
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- Dept. Chemistry Washington State University Pullman 99164 WA USA
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- Dept. Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology Tohoku University Sendai 980-8575 Japan
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- Dept. Chemistry Washington State University Pullman 99164 WA USA
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- Dept. Chemistry Washington State University Pullman 99164 WA USA
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- Dept. Chemistry Washington State University Pullman 99164 WA USA
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute, Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510095 China
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology Tohoku University Sendai 980-8575 Japan
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- Dept. Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- Dept. Chemistry Washington State University Pullman 99164 WA USA
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A rapid evaluation of acute hydrogen sulfide poisoning in blood based on DNA-Cu/Ag nanocluster fluorescence probe. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9638. [PMID: 28852006 PMCID: PMC5575022 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09960-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a highly toxic gas as a cause of inhalational death. Accurate detection of H2S poisoning concentration is valuable and vital for forensic workers to estimate the cause of death. But so far, it is no uniform and reliable standard method to measure sulfide concentrations in H2S poisoning blood for forensic identification. This study introduces a fluorescence sensing technique into forensic research, in which a DNA-templated copper/silver nanocluster (DNA-Cu/AgNCs) fluorescence probe has been proposed to selective detection of S2-. Under an optimized condition, the proposed method can allow for determination of S2- in the concentration range of 10 pM to 1 mM with a linear equation: y = -0.432 lg[S2-] + 0.675 (R2 = 0.9844), with the limit of detection of 3.75 pM. Moreover, acute H2S poisoning mouse models were established by intraperitoneally injected different doses of Na2S, and the practical feasibility of the proposed fluorescence sensor has been demonstrated by 35 poisoning blood samples. This proposed method is proved to be quite simple and straightforward for the detection of H2S poisoning blood. Also it may provide a basis for sulfide metabolizing study in body, and it would be meaningful to further push forensic toxicology identification and clinical laboratory research.
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Lin VS, Chen W, Xian M, Chang CJ. Chemical probes for molecular imaging and detection of hydrogen sulfide and reactive sulfur species in biological systems. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:4596-4618. [PMID: 25474627 PMCID: PMC4456340 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00298a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 705] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous species produced by both bacteria and higher eukaryotic organisms, including mammalian vertebrates, has attracted attention in recent years for its contributions to human health and disease. H2S has been proposed as a cytoprotectant and gasotransmitter in many tissue types, including mediating vascular tone in blood vessels as well as neuromodulation in the brain. The molecular mechanisms dictating how H2S affects cellular signaling and other physiological events remain insufficiently understood. Furthermore, the involvement of H2S in metal-binding interactions and formation of related RSS such as sulfane sulfur may contribute to other distinct signaling pathways. Owing to its widespread biological roles and unique chemical properties, H2S is an appealing target for chemical biology approaches to elucidate its production, trafficking, and downstream function. In this context, reaction-based fluorescent probes offer a versatile set of screening tools to visualize H2S pools in living systems. Three main strategies used in molecular probe development for H2S detection include azide and nitro group reduction, nucleophilic attack, and CuS precipitation. Each of these approaches exploits the strong nucleophilicity and reducing potency of H2S to achieve selectivity over other biothiols. In addition, a variety of methods have been developed for the detection of other reactive sulfur species (RSS), including sulfite and bisulfite, as well as sulfane sulfur species and related modifications such as S-nitrosothiols. Access to this growing chemical toolbox of new molecular probes for H2S and related RSS sets the stage for applying these developing technologies to probe reactive sulfur biology in living systems.
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- Vivian S Lin
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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Cao J, Lopez R, Thacker JM, Moon JY, Jiang C, Morris SNS, Bauer JH, Tao P, Mason RP, Lippert AR. Chemiluminescent Probes for Imaging H 2S in Living Animals. Chem Sci 2015; 6:1979-1985. [PMID: 25709805 PMCID: PMC4335805 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03516j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is an endogenous mediator of human health and disease, but precise measurement in living cells and animals remains a considerable challenge. We report the total chemical synthesis and characterization of three 1,2-dioxetane chemiluminescent reaction-based H2S probes, CHS-1, CHS-2, and CHS-3. Upon treatment with H2S at physiological pH, these probes display instantaneous light emission that is sustained for over an hour with high selectivity against other reactive sulphur, oxygen, and nitrogen species. Analysis of the phenol/phenolate equilibrium and atomic charges has provided a generally applicable predictive model to design improved chemiluminescent probes. The utility of these chemiluminescent reagents was demonstrated by applying CHS-3 to detect cellularly generated H2S using a multi-well plate reader and to image H2S in living mice using CCD camera technology.
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- J. Cao
- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA .
- Center for Drug Discovery , Design, and Delivery (CD4) , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
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- Laboratory of Prognostic Radiology , Pre-clinical Imaging Section , Department of Radiology , UT Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , TX 75390-9058 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA .
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- Hockaday School , Dallas , TX 75229 , USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery , Design, and Delivery (CD4) , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
- Department of Biological Sciences , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA .
- Center for Drug Discovery , Design, and Delivery (CD4) , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
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- Laboratory of Prognostic Radiology , Pre-clinical Imaging Section , Department of Radiology , UT Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , TX 75390-9058 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA .
- Center for Drug Discovery , Design, and Delivery (CD4) , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX 75275-0314 , USA
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Yuan S, Patel RP, Kevil CG. Working with nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in biological systems. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 308:L403-15. [PMID: 25550314 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00327.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are gasotransmitter molecules important in numerous physiological and pathological processes. Although these molecules were first known as environmental toxicants, it is now evident that that they are intricately involved in diverse cellular functions with impact on numerous physiological and pathogenic processes. NO and H2S share some common characteristics but also have unique chemical properties that suggest potential complementary interactions between the two in affecting cellular biochemistry and metabolism. Central among these is the interactions between NO, H2S, and thiols that constitute new ways to regulate protein function, signaling, and cellular responses. In this review, we discuss fundamental biochemical principals, molecular functions, measurement methods, and the pathophysiological relevance of NO and H2S.
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- Shuai Yuan
- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; and
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; and
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Zhang Y, Weiner JH. A simple semi-quantitative in vivo method using H₂S detection to monitor sulfide metabolizing enzymes. Biotechniques 2014; 57:208-10. [PMID: 25312091 DOI: 10.2144/000114218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Here we present a simple in vivo microtiter plate assay using lead acetate [Pb(OAc)2]-soaked filter paper to detect H2S released by Escherichia coli metabolizing cysteine. The released H2S precipitates as brown lead sulfide (PbS) on Pb(OAc)2 soaked filter paper. The PbS stain quantitated by ImageJ software is proportional to the amount of H2S released from the culture. Expression of recombinant Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase (SQR) converts the H2S to sulfur, resulting in less PbS formation. The in vivo H2S oxidation activity of SQR was calculated based on the density of the PbS stain formed by E. coli expressing SQR compared with cells harboring the empty vector pLM1. The results are consistent with the in vitro activity of SQR measured by decylubiquinone (DUQ) reduction. This assay can be applied to sulfide metabolizing enzymatic studies, mutant screening and high-throughput inhibitor screens.
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- Yanfei Zhang
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Montoya L, Pluth MD. Hydrogen sulfide deactivates common nitrobenzofurazan-based fluorescent thiol labeling reagents. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6032-9. [PMID: 24852143 PMCID: PMC4063329 DOI: 10.1021/ac501193r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sulfhydryl-containing compounds, including thiols and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), play important but differential roles in biological structure and function. One major challenge in separating the biological roles of thiols and H2S is developing tools to effectively separate the reactivity of these sulfhydryl-containing compounds. To address this challenge, we report the differential responses of common electrophilic fluorescent thiol labeling reagents, including nitrobenzofurazan-based scaffolds, maleimides, alkylating agents, and electrophilic aldehydes, toward cysteine and H2S. Although H2S reacted with all of the investigated scaffolds, the photophysical response to each scaffold was significantly different. Maleimide-based, alkylating, and aldehydic thiol labeling reagents provided a diminished fluorescence response when treated with H2S. By contrast, nitrobenzofurazan-based labeling reagents were deactivated by H2S addition. Furthermore, the addition of H2S to thiol-activated nitrobenzofurazan-based reagents reduced the fluorescence signal, thus establishing the incompatibility of nitrobenzofurazan-based thiol labeling reagents in the presence of H2S. Taken together, these studies highlight the differential reactivity of thiols and H2S toward common thiol-labeling reagents and suggest that sufficient care must be taken when labeling or measuring thiols in cellular environments that produce H2S due to the potential for both false-positive and eroded responses.
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- Leticia
A. Montoya
- Department
of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, Materials Science Institute, 1253
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, Materials Science Institute, 1253
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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