Cysteine Trisulfide Protects from Electrophile-Induced Death through the Generation of Cysteine Hydropersulfide.

Hydropersulfide and polysulfide species have recently been shown to elicit a wide variety of biological and physiological responses. In this study, we examine the effects of cysteine trisulfide (Cys-SSS-Cys; also known as thiocystine) treatment on . Previous studies in mammalian cells have shown that Cys-SSS-Cys treatment results in protection from the electrophiles.