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ReviewMedicine2018

The biologic effect of hydrogen sulfide and its function in various diseases.

Qing Xiao, Jiayi Ying, Leihong Xiang, Chengfeng Zhang

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In one paragraph

Review in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The potential role of hydrogen sulfide-autophagy axis in diseases.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025
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  7. Hydrogen Sulfide (HInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. A Mechanistic Review on Toxicity Effects of Methamphetamine.International journal of medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qing XiaoDepartment of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jiayi Ying
Leihong Xiang
Chengfeng Zhang
Huashan Hospital · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHydrogen sulfide (H2S), a colorless, water soluble, flammable gas with a characteristic smell of rotten eggs, has been known as a highly toxic gas for several years. However, much like carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO), the initial negative perception of H2S has developed with the discovery that H2S is generated enzymatically in animals under normal conditions. With the result of this discovery, much more work is needed to elucidate the biologic effects of H2S. In recent years, its cytoprotective properties have been recognized in multiple organs and tissues. In particular, H2S plays important roles in combating oxidative species such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and protect the body from oxidative stress. Therefore, this review discusses the biologic effect of H2S and how it protects cells in various diseases by acting as an antioxidant that reduces excessive amounts of ROS and RNS. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval and informed consent are not required, as the study will be a literature review and will not involve direct contact with patients or alterations to patient care.

conclusionH2S has been found to be cytoprotective in oxidative stress in a wide range of physiologic and pathologic conditions, an increasing number of therapeutic potentials of H2S also have been revealed. However, there is still much debate on the clear mechanism of action of H2S, so that the mechanisms of cell signaling that promote cellular survival and organ protection need to be further investigated to provide better H2S-based therapeutics.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntioxidantsCytoprotectionGene Regulatory NetworksHumansHydrogen SulfideReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsHydrogen SulfideReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID30383685
PMCPMC6221678
OpenAlexW2899497612

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