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World J Respirol. Jul 28, 2015; 5(2): 152-159
Published online Jul 28, 2015. doi: 10.5320/wjr.v5.i2.152
Published online Jul 28, 2015. doi: 10.5320/wjr.v5.i2.152
Role of hydrogen sulphide in airways
Apostolia Hatziefthimiou, Rodopi Stamatiou, Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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Correspondence to: Apostolia Hatziefthimiou, Associate Professor of Medical Physiology, Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Panepistimiou 3, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece. axatzi@med.uth.gr
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Received: December 23, 2014
Peer-review started: December 23, 2014
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: February 4, 2015
Accepted: March 5, 2015
Article in press: March 9, 2015
Published online: July 28, 2015
Processing time: 224 Days and 10.7 Hours
Peer-review started: December 23, 2014
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: February 4, 2015
Accepted: March 5, 2015
Article in press: March 9, 2015
Published online: July 28, 2015
Processing time: 224 Days and 10.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a metabolite produced in mammalian organisms both in physiological and in pathological conditions. The measured levels appear differentiated in inflammatory airway diseases, showing the need to acknowledge H2S not only as a metabolic mediator but as a signaling biomarker as well. This could be of clinical importance since H2S levels could be used in order to access staging or treatment efficiency in patients suffering from airway diseases.