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MHID-6155704PMID: 402510252025Medical Gas Research
Nikola Todorovic, Jovan Kuzmanovic, Dejan Javorac, Sergej M Ostojic
The increasing prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases has become a major global health concern, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality rates. These conditions not only burden healthcare systems but also affect the individual’s quality of life worldwide. As these challenges continue to grow, there is a pressing need to explore treatment options that are effective, affordab
Systematic ReviewHighlighted
MHID-4621543PMID: 380675152023Molecules
Hennie Marie Johnsen, Marianne Hiorth, Jo Klaveness
With its antioxidant properties, hydrogen gas (H2) has been evaluated in vitro, in animal studies and in human studies for a broad range of therapeutic indications. A simple search of “hydrogen gas” in various medical databases resulted in more than 2000 publications related to hydrogen gas as a potential new drug substance. A parallel search in clinical trial registers also generated many hits, r
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MHID-32722772023Pharmaceuticals
Nikola Todorovic, Julen Fernández-Landa, Asier Santibañez, Branislav Kura, Valdemar Stajer, Darinka Korovljev, et al.
Over the last two decades, a plethora of disease models and human studies have confirmed the beneficial effects of molecular hydrogen (H2), a simple biotherapeutic gas. Recent small-scale studies evaluating the effects of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on various metabolic conditions pointed to advantageous effects of HRW in regulating blood lipid profiles. However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge,
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MHID-9342144PMID: 377341172023Nutrition
Darinka Korovljev Ph.D., Nikola Todorovic M.Sc., Marijana Ranisavljev M.Sc., Bogdan Andjelic M.Sc., Nebojsa Kladar M.D., Ph.D., Valdemar Stajer Ph.D., et al.
The intricate relationship between the gut microbiota, its metabolites, and human health has garnered significant attention in recent years because of its potential role in the development of many diseases [1]. Among the various metabolites produced by the microbiota, a group of organic acids, known as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), has emerged as key regulators of host energy metabolism. These
Clinical Trial
MHID-8170738PMID: 381628312023Frontiers in Physiology
Nidhal Jebabli, Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Wissal Abassi, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Mariem Khlifi, Manar Boujabli, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2 gas) dissolved in water to produce Hydrogen-Rich Water. Hydrogen-Rich Water (HRW) is considered as ergogenic aid in different exercise modes. However, acute pre-exercise HRW ingestion effect is unclear regarding athlete performance. This study aimed at investigating acute effect of HRW ingestion on aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance. Twenty-two male amateur middle-di
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MHID-3205850PMID: 359678412022Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Sergej M Ostojic
The molecular footprints of COVID-19 occur everywhere, even reaching the family of biologically active gases and gasotransmitters. Besides nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide, COVID-19 might also alter the homeostasis of dihydrogen (H2), another gaseous bioactive molecule produced endogenously by the human gut bacteria. Many studies have shown various alterations of the gut microbiota in patients wit
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MHID-50217702022European Journal of Inflammation
Aleksandra Milovancev, Jovana Avakumovic, Patrik Drid, Nikola Todorovic, Valdemar Stajer, Sergej M Ostojic
Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been recently put forward as a possible adjunct therapeutics in COVID-19 due to its anti-inflammatory and pulmo-protective effects.1,2 An open-label randomized trial in 44 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from seven hospitals in China demonstrated that 3-day hydrogen inhalation resulted in significantly more patients with improved disease severity and reduced dy
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MHID-0628712PMID: 356757612022Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Sergej M Ostojic
Molecular hydrogen (dihydrogen or hydrogen gas) is a small bioactive molecule involved in various metabolic pathways, from redox-sensitive reactions and cell signaling to bioenergetics and gut microbiota biology. Drinking hydrogen-rich water (HRW) has been suggested as a safe, novel, and promising nutritional strategy to attenuate metabolic disorders and burdensome and highly prevalent conditions
Chemical/Physicochemical Study
MHID-8624125PMID: 363515042022International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Hennie Marie Johnsen, Werner Filtvedt, Marianne Hiorth, Jo Klaveness
Medical use of hydrogen gas (H2) has been given increasing attention over the past 15 years with numerous
clinical trials for a variety of indications. The biological activity of H2 includes antioxidant properties and
thereby the ability to neutralize damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Administration of hydrogen as a
medical gas is limited by the poor water solubility and by the flammability
