Medical Xpress October 10, 2024
Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related diseases, new research has concluded.
Mounting evidence suggests that hydrogen sulfide plays an important role in the liver. Previous research shows that tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the body regulate how the liver processes fat, but up until recently, there has been no way to do that specifically. It also impacts the function of mitochondria, known as the “powerhouse” of cells, which generate energy.
The new study is led by Jagiellonian University Medical College in Poland and the University of Exeter and published in Pharmacological Research. For the study, mice who were fed a high-fat diet were injected with...
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