Abstract

GOMEZ, Carolina et al. Diet as a source of hydrogen sulfide and its effects on health and disease. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.5, pp.1088-1095.  Epub Feb 05, 2024. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.04471.

Initially known for its deleterious health effects, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has recently been recognized as a biologically important gas carrier, like nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. H2S is produced endogenously in mammalian cells by enzymatic and non-enzymatic pathways. When it is produced by the enzymatic pathway, its synthesis is carried out from the amino acid L-cysteine through the transsulfuration pathway. It can also be produced endogenously from exogenous compounds that function as H2S donors as, for example, the naturally occurring organic donors found in some plants. Currently, the role of H2S is well known as brain and cardiac protector, and its research as a therapeutic adjuvant in metabolic diseases such as obesity and type-2 diabetes is becoming increasingly important. The objective of this review is to examine how the contribution of donors and precursors of hydrogen sulfide by the diet impacts health and disease.

Keywords : Hydrogen sulfide; Dietary intake; Diet; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes.

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