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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2017; 23(1): 87-92
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.87
Hydrogen sulfide attenuates gastric mucosal injury induced by restraint water-immersion stress via activation of KATP channel and NF-κB dependent pathway
Hong-Zhao Sun, Shan Zheng, Kai Lu, Feng-Tian Hou, Jie-Xue Bi, Xue-Lian Liu, Shan-Shan Wang
Hong-Zhao Sun, Shan Zheng, Kai Lu, Feng-Tian Hou, Jie-Xue Bi, Xue-Lian Liu, Shan-Shan Wang, College of Life Science, Qi Lu Normal University, Zhangqiu 250200, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Sun HZ and Zheng S contributed equally to this work; Sun HZ conceived and designed the experiments; Zheng S, Lu K, Hou FT, Bi JX, Liu XL and Wang SS performed the experiments; Sun HZ and Zheng S analyzed the data; Sun HZ contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools; Sun HZ wrote the paper.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. ZR2015CL016 and No. ZR2011CL012; and Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province Science and Technology Plan Projects, No. J11LC17.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Qi Lu Normal University Institutional Review Board.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All procedures involving animals were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Qi Lu Normal University (IACUC protocol No. 14276).
Conflict-of-interest statement: To the best of our knowledge, no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Hong-Zhao Sun, Associate Professor, College of Life Science, Qi Lu Normal University, No. 2, Wenbo Road, Zhangqiu 250200, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. sunhongzhao18@126.com
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Received: August 16, 2016
Peer-review started: August 16, 2016
First decision: October 11, 2016
Revised: October 19, 2016
Accepted: November 15, 2016
Article in press: November 16, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: In this study, the authors demonstrate that exogenous hydrogen sulfide plays a protective role against restraint water-immersion stress injury in rats possibly through modulation of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opening and the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells dependent pathway.