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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2014

The role of hydrogen sulphide in the control of breathing in hypoxic zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Cosima S Porteus, Sara J Abdallah, Jacob Pollack, Yusuke Kumai, Raymond W M Kwong, Hong M Yew, William K Milsom, Steve F Perry

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Article in The Journal of physiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cosima S PorteusDepartment of Biosciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada c.s.porteus@exeter.ac.uk.
Sara J AbdallahDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jacob PollackDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Yusuke KumaiDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Raymond W M KwongDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Hong M YewDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
William K MilsomDepartment of Biosciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Steve F PerryDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study investigated the role of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in oxygen sensing, intracellular signalling and promotion of ventilatory responses to hypoxia in adult and larval zebrafish (Danio rerio). Both larval and adult zebrafish exhibited a dose-dependent increase in ventilation to sodium sulphide (Na2S), an H2S donor. In vertebrates, cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) are enzymes that catalyse the endogenous production of H2S. In adult zebrafish, inhibition of both CBS and CSE with aminooxyacetate (AOA) and propargyl glycine (PPG) blunted or abolished the hypoxic hyperventilation, and the addition of Na2S to the water partially rescued the effects of inhibiting endogenous H2S production. In zebrafish larvae (4 days post-fertilization), gene knockdown of either CBS or CSE using morpholinos attenuated the hypoxic ventilatory response. Furthermore, the intracellular calcium concentration of isolated neuroepithelial cells (NECs), which are putative oxygen chemoreceptors, increased significantly when these cells were exposed to 50 μm Na2S, supporting a role for H2S in Ca(2+)-evoked neurotransmitter release in these cells. Finally, immunohistochemical labelling showed that NECs dissociated from adult gill contained CBS and CSE, whereas cutaneous NECs in larval zebrafish expressed only CSE. Taken together, these data show that H2S can be produced in the putative oxygen-sensing cells of zebrafish, the NECs, in which it appears to play a pivotal role in promoting the hypoxic ventilatory response.

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Hydrogen SulfideRespirationAlkynesAminooxyacetic AcidAnimalsCystathionine beta-SynthaseCystathionine gamma-LyaseGlycineHypoxiaNeuroepithelial CellsOxygenSulfidesZebrafishAlkynesAminooxyacetic AcidCystathionine beta-SynthaseCystathionine gamma-LyaseGlycineHydrogen SulfideOxygenpropargylglycinesodium sulfideSulfides

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PMID24756639
PMCPMC4214661
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