PMID- 37987780 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240105 LR - 20240208 IS - 1522-1504 (Electronic) IS - 1040-0605 (Linking) VI - 326 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan 1 TI - Exogenous hydrogen sulfide attenuates hyperoxia effects on neonatal mouse airways. PG - L52-L64 LID - 10.1152/ajplung.00196.2023 [doi] AB - Supplemental O(2) remains a necessary intervention for many premature infants (<34 wk gestation). Even moderate hyperoxia (<60% O(2)) poses a risk for subsequent airway disease, thereby predisposing premature infants to pediatric asthma involving chronic inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway remodeling, and airflow obstruction. Moderate hyperoxia promotes AHR via effects on airway smooth muscle (ASM), a cell type that also contributes to impaired bronchodilation and remodeling (proliferation, altered extracellular matrix). Understanding mechanisms by which O(2) initiates long-term airway changes in prematurity is critical for therapeutic advancements for wheezing disorders and asthma in babies and children. Immature or dysfunctional antioxidant systems in the underdeveloped lungs of premature infants thereby heightens susceptibility to oxidative stress from O(2). The novel gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is involved in antioxidant defense and has vasodilatory effects with oxidative stress. We previously showed that exogenous H(2)S exhibits bronchodilatory effects in human developing airway in the context of hyperoxia exposure. Here, we proposed that exogenous H(2)S would attenuate effects of O(2) on airway contractility, thickness, and remodeling in mice exposed to hyperoxia during the neonatal period. Using functional [flexiVent; precision-cut lung slices (PCLS)] and structural (histology; immunofluorescence) analyses, we show that H(2)S donors mitigate the effects of O(2) on developing airway structure and function, with moderate O(2) and H(2)S effects on developing mouse airways showing a sex difference. Our study demonstrates the potential applicability of low-dose H(2)S toward alleviating the detrimental effects of hyperoxia on the premature lung.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Chronic airway disease is a short- and long-term consequence of premature birth. Understanding effects of O(2) exposure during the perinatal period is key to identify targetable mechanisms that initiate and sustain adverse airway changes. Our findings show a beneficial effect of exogenous H(2)S on developing mouse airway structure and function with notable sex differences. H(2)S donors alleviate effects of O(2) on airway hyperreactivity, contractility, airway smooth muscle thickness, and extracellular matrix deposition. FAU - Bartman, Colleen M AU - Bartman CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3624-669X AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. FAU - Schiliro, Marta AU - Schiliro M AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. FAU - Nesbitt, Lisa AU - Nesbitt L AD - Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. FAU - Lee, Kenge K AU - Lee KK AD - Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. FAU - Prakash, Y S AU - Prakash YS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2968-224X AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. AD - Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. FAU - Pabelick, Christina M AU - Pabelick CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4632-2174 AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. AD - Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States. LA - eng GR - 20POST35210002/American Heart Association (AHA)/ GR - R01HL160570/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ GR - R01HL056470/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20231121 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology JID - 100901229 RN - YY9FVM7NSN (Hydrogen Sulfide) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Pregnancy MH - Child MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Mice MH - Male MH - *Hyperoxia/metabolism MH - Animals, Newborn MH - *Hydrogen Sulfide/pharmacology MH - Antioxidants/pharmacology MH - Lung/metabolism MH - *Asthma/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - airway hyperresponsiveness OT - airway smooth muscle OT - asthma OT - hyperoxia OT - prematurity EDAT- 2023/11/21 12:44 MHDA- 2024/01/05 06:42 CRDT- 2023/11/21 11:05 PHST- 2024/01/05 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/21 12:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/21 11:05 [entrez] AID - 10.1152/ajplung.00196.2023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Jan 1;326(1):L52-L64. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00196.2023. Epub 2023 Nov 21.