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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2011

The pathogenic role of cystathionine γ-lyase/hydrogen sulfide in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice.

Guangdong Yang, Guanghua Tang, Ling Zhang, Lingyun Wu, Rui Wang

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent Advances in Molecular Research on Hydrogen Sulfide (HInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  3. Crosstalk Between HHandbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  4. Black gas, bright future: HNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  6. Diabetic Nephropathy and Gaseous Modulators.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  7. Reduced Levels of HAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  9. The DR1‑CSE/HInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2022
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  11. Hydrogen Sulfide and the Kidney.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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  12. The Role of HAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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  16. Hydrogen Sulfide, Adipose Tissue and Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020
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  17. Hydrogen Sulfide in Renal Physiology and Disease.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2016
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  19. Mini-review: diabetic renal complications, a potential stinky remedy.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guangdong YangSchool of Kinesiology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Guanghua Tang
Ling Zhang
Lingyun Wu
Rui Wang
Lakehead University · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reduced β-cell mass and increased activities of ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in pancreatic β cells are associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes. Cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) is a major hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S)-producing enzyme in pancreatic β cells. Herein, we examine the effects of genetic and pharmacologic ablation of CSE on β-cell functions and their correlation with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. Compared with wild-type mice, CSE knockout (CSE KO) mice that received STZ injections exhibited a delayed onset of diabetic status. The application of dl-propargylglycine (PPG) to inhibit CSE activity protected wild-type mice from STZ-induced hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia. STZ significantly increased pancreatic H(2)S production in wild-type mice but not in CSE KO mice. STZ induced more apoptotic β-cell death in wild-type mice than in CSE KO mice. STZ exposure decreased the viability of cultured INS-1E cells, which was partly reversed by PPG co-treatment. STZ also significantly stimulated H(2)S production in cultured INS-1E cells. In addition, STZ stimulated ATP-sensitive K(+) currents in pancreatic β cells from wild-type mice but not in the presence of PPG or in β cells from CSE KO mice. Sodium hydrosulfide injection instantly increased blood glucose, decreased plasma insulin, and deteriorated glucose tolerance in mice. Take together, these results provide evidence that the CSE/H(2)S system plays a critical role in regulating β-cell functions.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBlood GlucoseCell LineCell SurvivalCystathionine gamma-LyaseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGenotypeHydrogen SulfideInsulinInsulinomaInsulin SecretionIslets of LangerhansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutBlood GlucoseCystathionine gamma-LyaseHydrogen SulfideInsulinStreptozocin

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PMID21718679
PMCPMC3157274
OpenAlexW2072733365

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