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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2014

Impaired hydrogen sulfide synthesis and IL-10 signaling underlie hyperhomocysteinemia-associated exacerbation of colitis.

Kyle L Flannigan, Terence A Agbor, Rory W Blackler, Janice J Kim, Waliul I Khan, Elena F Verdu, Jose G P Ferraz, John L Wallace

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The potential role of hydrogen sulfide-autophagy axis in diseases.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025
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  7. Regulation of innate lymphoid cell by microbial metabolites.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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  14. Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  16. Pretreatment withFrontiers in microbiology · 2023
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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.

Kyle L FlanniganDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Terence A AgborDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Rory W BlacklerDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Janice J KimDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Waliul I KhanDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Elena F VerduDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L8;
Jose G P FerrazDepartments of Medicine and.
John L WallacePhysiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1; and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A8 altapharm@hotmail.com.
McMaster University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin B deficiencies, which can lead to hyperhomocysteinemia (Hhcy), are commonly reported in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and may be a causative underlying factor. However, the mechanism for this effect is not known. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous mediator that promotes tissue repair and resolution of inflammation. In experimental colitis, a marked increase in colonic H2S synthesis drives ulcer healing and resolution of inflammation. Because H2S synthesis is in part dependent upon enzymes that require vitamin B6 as a cofactor, we tested the hypothesis that Hhcy in rodent models would increase the susceptibility to colitis. In all three models tested, diet-induced Hhcy significantly exacerbated colitis. The usual elevation of colonic H2S synthesis after induction of colitis was absent in all three models of colitis. Administration of an H2S donor to Hhcy rats significantly decreased the severity of colitis. Compared with wild-type mice, interleukin (IL) 10-deficient mice on a normal diet had decreased levels of colonic H2S synthesis, a 40% increase in serum homocysteine, and a phenotype similar to wild-type mice with Hhcy. IL-10-deficient mice fed the vitamin B-deficient diet exhibited more severe colonic inflammation, but the normal elevation of colonic H2S synthesis was absent. Administration of IL-10 to the IL-10-deficient mice restored colonic H2S synthesis and significantly decreased serum homocysteine levels. These results suggest that the exacerbation of colitis in Hhcy is due in part to impaired colonic H2S synthesis. Moreover, IL-10 plays a novel role in promoting H2S production and homocysteine metabolism, which may have therapeutic value in conditions characterized by Hhcy.

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Disease ProgressionSignal TransductionAnimalsColitisColonDextran SulfateDietHumansHydrogen SulfideHyperhomocysteinemiaInterleukin-10MaleMice, Inbred C57BLPeroxidaseRats, WistarRecombinant ProteinsDextran SulfateHydrogen SulfideInterleukin-10PeroxidaseRecombinant Proteins

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PMID25187563
PMCPMC4169975
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