Animal StudyHighlightedEffects of hydrogen-rich water on abnormalities in a SHR.Cg-Leprcp/NDmcr rat - a metabolic syndrome rat modelMHID-2760312PMID: 221460832011Medical Gas ResearchMichio Hashimoto, Masanori Katakura, Toru Nabika, Yoko Tanabe, Shahdat Hossain, Satoru Tsuchikura, et al.Background: Hydrogen (H2), a potent free radical scavenger, selectively reduces the hydroxyl radical, which is the most cytotoxic of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). An increase in oxygen free radicals induces oxidative stress, which is known to be involved in the development of metabolic syndrome. Therefore, we investigated whether hydrogen-rich water (HRW) affects metabolic abnormalities in th