PMID- 32630731 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210419 LR - 20210419 IS - 2218-273X (Electronic) IS - 2218-273X (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul 2 TI - Hydrogen Sulfide Alleviates Anxiety, Motor, and Cognitive Dysfunctions in Rats with Maternal Hyperhomocysteinemia via Mitigation of Oxidative Stress. LID - 10.3390/biom10070995 [doi] LID - 995 AB - Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is endogenously produced from sulfur containing amino acids, including homocysteine and exerts neuroprotective effects. An increase of homocysteine during pregnancy impairs fetal growth and development of the offspring due to severe oxidative stress. We analyzed the effects of the H(2)S donor-sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) administered to female rats with hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcy) on behavioral impairments and levels of oxidative stress of their offspring. Rats born from females fed with control or high methionine diet, with or without H(2)S donor injections were investigated. Rats with maternal hHcy exhibit increased levels of total locomotor activity and anxiety, decreased muscle endurance and motor coordination, abnormalities of fine motor control, as well as reduced spatial memory and learning. Oxidative stress in brain tissues measured by activity of glutathione peroxidases and the level of malondialdehyde was higher in rats with maternal hHcy. Concentrations of H(2)S and the activity and expression of the H(2)S generating enzyme-cystathionine-beta synthase-were lower compared to the control group. Administration of the H(2)S donor to females with hHcy during pregnancy prevented behavioral alterations and oxidative stress of their offspring. The acquisition of behavioral together with biochemical studies will add to our knowledge about homocysteine neurotoxicity and proposes H(2)S as a potential agent for therapy of hHcy associated disorders. FAU - Yakovleva, Olga AU - Yakovleva O AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Bogatova, Ksenia AU - Bogatova K AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Mukhtarova, Renata AU - Mukhtarova R AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Yakovlev, Aleksey AU - Yakovlev A AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Shakhmatova, Viktoria AU - Shakhmatova V AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Gerasimova, Elena AU - Gerasimova E AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Ziyatdinova, Guzel AU - Ziyatdinova G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8219-2813 AD - Department of analytical chemistry, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. FAU - Hermann, Anton AU - Hermann A AD - Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. FAU - Sitdikova, Guzel AU - Sitdikova G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5412-2204 AD - Department of Human and Animal physiology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., 420008 Kazan, Russia. LA - eng GR - numero sign 20-15-00100/Russian Science Foundation/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200702 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomolecules JT - Biomolecules JID - 101596414 RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0LVT1QZ0BA (Homocysteine) RN - EC 4.2.1.22 (Cystathionine beta-Synthase) RN - YY9FVM7NSN (Hydrogen Sulfide) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anxiety/etiology/metabolism/*prevention & control MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology/*prevention & control MH - Cystathionine beta-Synthase/metabolism MH - Female MH - Homocysteine/blood MH - Hydrogen Sulfide/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Hyperhomocysteinemia/*drug therapy/psychology MH - Male MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications/*drug therapy/psychology MH - Rats MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC7408246 OTO - NOTNLM OT - H2S production OT - anxiety OT - hydrogen sulfide (H2S) OT - learning and memory OT - locomotor activity OT - maternal hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcy) OT - motor dysfunction OT - oxidative stress COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/07/08 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2020/07/01 CRDT- 2020/07/08 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/06/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biom10070995 [pii] AID - biomolecules-10-00995 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biom10070995 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomolecules. 2020 Jul 2;10(7):995. doi: 10.3390/biom10070995.