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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 296: R133-R140, 2009. First published November 5, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00185.2008
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COMPARATIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY

Hydrogen sulfide stimulates catecholamine secretion in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Steve F. Perry, Brian McNeill, Eshay Elia, Ashish Nagpal, and Branka Vulesevic

Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Submitted 13 March 2008 ; accepted in final form 2 November 2008

We tested the hypothesis that endogenously produced hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can potentially contribute to the adrenergic stress response in rainbow trout by initiating catecholamine secretion from chromaffin cells. During acute hypoxia (water PO2 = 35 mmHg), plasma H2S levels were significantly elevated concurrently with a rise in circulating catecholamine concentrations. Tissues enriched with chromaffin cells (posterior cardinal vein and anterior kidney) produced H2S in vitro when incubated with L-cysteine. In both tissues, the production of H2S was eliminated by adding the cystathionine β-synthase inhibitor, aminooxyacetate. Cystathionine β-synthase and cystathionine {gamma}-lyase were cloned and sequenced and the results of real-time PCR demonstrated that with the exception of white muscle, mRNA for both enzymes was broadly distributed within the tissues that were examined. Electrical field stimulation of an in situ saline-perfused posterior cardinal vein preparation caused the appearance of H2S and catecholamines in the outflowing perfusate. Perfusion with the cholinergic receptor agonist carbachol (1 x 10–6 M) or depolarizing levels of KCl (1 x 10–2 M) caused secretion of catecholamines without altering H2S output, suggesting that neuronal excitation is required for H2S release. Addition of H2S (at concentrations exceeding 5 x 10–7 M) to the perfusion fluid resulted in a marked stimulation of catecholamine secretion that was not observed when Ca2+-free perfusate was used. These data, together with the finding that H2S-induced catecholamine secretion was unaltered by the nicotinic receptor blocker hexamethonium, suggest that H2S is able to directly elicit catecholamine secretion via membrane depolarization followed by Ca2+-mediated exocytosis.

adrenaline; noradrenaline; hypoxia; chromaffin cell; stress; cystathionine {gamma}-lyase; cystathionine β-synthase


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: S. F. Perry, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada (e-mail: sfperry{at}uottawa.ca)






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