Abstract:To research the effect of H?S on intestinal microcirculation of newborn SD rats with neonatalnecrotizing enterocolitis(NEC).M ethodsTen newborn Sprague-Dewley (SD)ratswere used to detectthe expression ofH?S synthase.EightySD ratswererandomlydivided into4 groups:controlgroup in which theratswere treated with 0.9% NaCl,NEC group in which the ratswere treated with LPS+0.9% NaCl,NEC+GYY4137 group in which the ratswere treated with LPS+ GYY4137 and NEC+AOAA group in which the ratswere treated with LPS+AOAA.GYY4137 isthedonorofH?S and AOAA is the inhibitor of cystathionine β-synthase(CBS).TheNEC modelof SD rats was induced by bottle-feeding, hypoxia treatment, cold stimulation, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)peritoneal injection for 3 days. Then HE stain, the Histologic Injury Score and photos taken under animal microscope were used to show the injury ofintestinaltissues.W hat'smore,the intestinalmicrovascularblood flow wasdetected by real-time imaging system ofFLPI2 laserspeckle blood flow and the survivaltime ofthe newborn rats was surveyed.The protective effectofH 2 S on intestinalmicrocirculation ofnewborn NEC rats was explored.ResultsCompared with the NEC group,the intestinalmicrovascularblood flow wassignificantly increased and the Histologic Injury Score was significantly decreased in the NEC +GYY4137 group ( < 0.05). Importantly, administration ofAOAA totheNEC ratssignificantlyincreased theHistologicInjuryScore( < 0.05),buttherewas no significantdifference in the intestinalmicrovascularblood flow between the NEC group and the NEC+ AOAA group.W hen compared to the controlgroup,the intestinalmicrovascularblood flow wassignificantly decreased and the Histologic Injury Score wassignificantly increased in the NEC group. Conclusions H 2 S [7.5 mg/(kg·d)]could protectnewborn NEC ratsand increasethesurvivalratebyincreasingblood flow ofintestinalmicrocirculation.