Hydrogen sulfide: Therapeutic Potential, delivery, and Patents

What is it about?

Although hydrogen sulfide is generally considered a foul smelling toxic gas, it has got developed as a third gasotransmitter after nitric oxide and carbon, and reported to modulate many signal transduction pathway. This article reviews many of its reported therapeutic applications and patents submitted/granted on it. Being a gas its in vivo administration is a challenge. Approaches to overcome its delivery challenges also have been discussed.

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Why is it important?

There are tons of literatures on therapeutic potential of hydrogen sulfide. However, there is a scarcity of publications on its delivery and what patentes are submitted/granted. This article provides these unmet needs.

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