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Sulfur as a Signaling Nutrient Through Hydrogen Sulfide

Sulfur as a Signaling Nutrient Through Hydrogen Sulfide Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) has emerged as an important signaling molecule with beneficial effects on various cellular processes affecting, for example, cardiovascular and neurological functions. The physiological importance of H 2 S is motivating efforts to develop strategies for modulating its levels. However, advancement in the field of H 2 S-based therapeutics is hampered by fundamental gaps in our knowledge of how H 2 S is regulated, its mechanism of action, and its molecular targets. This review provides an overview of sulfur metabolism; describes recent progress that has shed light on the mechanism of H 2 S as a signaling molecule; and examines nutritional regulation of sulfur metabolism, which pertains to health and disease. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Nutrition Annual Reviews

Sulfur as a Signaling Nutrient Through Hydrogen Sulfide

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Annual Reviews
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Copyright © 2014 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
ISSN
0199-9885
eISSN
1545-4312
DOI
10.1146/annurev-nutr-071813-105654
pmid
25033061
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Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) has emerged as an important signaling molecule with beneficial effects on various cellular processes affecting, for example, cardiovascular and neurological functions. The physiological importance of H 2 S is motivating efforts to develop strategies for modulating its levels. However, advancement in the field of H 2 S-based therapeutics is hampered by fundamental gaps in our knowledge of how H 2 S is regulated, its mechanism of action, and its molecular targets. This review provides an overview of sulfur metabolism; describes recent progress that has shed light on the mechanism of H 2 S as a signaling molecule; and examines nutritional regulation of sulfur metabolism, which pertains to health and disease.

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Annual Review of NutritionAnnual Reviews

Published: Jul 17, 2014

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