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l-Cys/CSE/H2S pathway modulates mouse uterus motility and sildenafil effect.
Pharmacological research - 1 Sept 2016
Mitidieri Emma, Tramontano Teresa, Donnarumma Erminia, Brancaleone Vincenzo, Cirino Giuseppe, D Emmanuele di Villa Bianca Roberta, Sorrentino Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
Sildenafil, a selective phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, commonly used in the oral treatment for erectile dysfunction, relaxes smooth muscle of human bladder through the activation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling. H2S is an endogenous gaseous transmitter with myorelaxant properties predominantly formed from l-cysteine (l-Cys) by cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE)....
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