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MHID-2493537PMID: 390620202024Biomedicines
Sing-Hua Tsou, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Wei-Jen Chen, Hui-Chih Hung, Chun-Cheng Liao, Edy Kornelius, et al.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is characterized by exces- sive fat accumulation in the liver. Intracellular oxidative stress induced by lipid accumulation leads to various hepatocellular injuries including fibrosis. However, no effective method for mitigating MASLD without substantial side effects currently exists. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has garnered attention du
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MHID-9892485PMID: 388393612024Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Risako Morishita, Ayaka Onishi, Maresuke Oya, Hirotsugu Karashima, Misato Mori, Yuka Kawatani, et al.
Ultrafine bubbles (UFBs), which are bubbles with diameters of less than 1 µm, are widely recognized for their ability to exist stably in liquid as a result of the effects of Brownian motion. In this study, we focused on hydrogen, known for its antioxidant potential, and explored the function of H2-filled UFBs, which encapsulate hydrogen, to determine their potential use as oral carriers for the de
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MHID-3427886PMID: 373542432023Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Muhammad Nooraiman Zufayri Mohd Noor, Adlin Sofea Alauddin, Yin How Wong, Chung Yeng Looi, Eng Hwa Wong, Priya Madhavan, et al.
Background: Cancer remains a challenging target to cure, with present therapeutic methods unable to exhibit restorative outcomes without causing severe negative effects. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been reported to be a promising adjunctive therapy for cancer treatment, having the capability to induce anti-proliferative, anti-oxidative, pro-apoptotic and anti-tumoural effects. This review summaris
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MHID-30414712023Processes
Richard J. Bloomer, Yufeng Zhang, Joshua Y. Shirazi, Chidimma Okegbe, Jacquelyn Pence, Keith Martin, et al.
Alpha Hope is a dietary supplement containing pyrroloquinoline quinone and elemental magnesium, which produces molecular hydrogen (H2 gas) when dissolved in water. We determined the impact of Alpha Hope on Nrf-2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator (PGC-1α), and citrate synthase (CS) activity in C2C12 myoblasts. Alpha Hope was titrated to three concentrations of pyrroloqui
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MHID-6109070PMID: 362356282022Nutrients
Ahad Abdulkarim D. Alharbi, Noriaki Iwamoto, Naoyuki Ebine, Satoshi Nakae, Tatsuya Hojo, Yoshiyuki Fukuoka
This research examined the effects of single-dose molecular hydrogen (H2) supplements on acid-base status and local muscle deoxygenation during rest, high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) performance, and recovery. Ten healthy, trained subjects in a randomized, double-blind, crossover design received H2-rich calcium powder (HCP) (1500 mg, containing 2.544 µg of H2) or H2-depleted placebo (15
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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
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MHID-2655528PMID: 352732492022Scientific Reports
Yao Mawulikplimi Adzavon, Fei Xie, Yang Yi, Xue Jiang, Xiaokang Zhang, Jin He, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) has emerged as a new therapeutic option in several diseases and is widely adopted by healthy people. However, molecular data to support therapeutic functions attributed to the biological activities of H2 remain elusive. Here, using transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches coupled with biochemistry and micro-CT technics, we evaluated the effect of long-term (6 months) and d
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MHID-9740359PMID: 345320232021Food Science & Nutrition
Nikola Todorovic, Dragana Zanini, Valdemar Stajer, Darinka Korovljev, Jelena Ostojic, Sergej M Ostojic
The main aim of this randomized-controlled cross-over interventional trial was to assess the acute effects of taking a single dose of hydrogen-rich water (HRW), and compare it with caffeine, HRW plus caffeine, and control water, for alertness, brain metabolism, brain and oxygen saturation, and self-reported adverse events in healthy men and women who were habitual coffee drinkers and were sleep-de
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MHID-2423362PMID: 334391022021American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Shao-Wei Li, Terumi Takahara, Weitao Que, Masayuki Fujino, Wen-Zhi Guo, Shin-ichi Hirano, et al.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) could progress to hepatic fibrosis in the absence of effective control. The purpose of our experiment was to investigate the protective effect of drinking water with a high concentration of hydrogen, namely, hydrogen-rich water (HRW), on mice with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease to elucidate the mechanism underlying the therapeutic action of molecular hydrogen.
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MHID-8428241PMID: 331161632020Scientific Reports
Zhi‑ming Xun, Qing‑hui Zhao, Yan Zhang, Fang‑di Ju, Jin He, Ting‑ting Yao, et al.
The potential therapeutic effects of molecular hydrogen (H2) have now been confirmed in various human and animal-disease models. However, the effects of H2 on the physiological function in a normal state have been largely neglected. Hydrogen-rich water (HRW) intake and hydrogen inhalation (HI) are the most common used methods for hydrogen administration, the difference in the effects between HRW i
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MHID-9900832PMID: 294242532018
Hiroshi Nishiwaki, Mikako Ito, Shuto Negishi, Sayaka Sobue, Masatoshi Ichihara, Kinji Ohno
Background: Molecular hydrogen exerts its effect on multiple pathologies, including oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. However, its molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In order to explore the effects of molecular hydrogen, we meta-analyzed gene expression profiles modulated by molecular hydrogen.
Methods: We performed microarray analysis of the mouse liver with or wit
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MHID-7672684PMID: 301277282018Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Qingjun Guo, Xi Yin, Meng Qiao, Yujiao Jia, Dandan Chen, Juan Shao, et al.
Due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects, recent research has demonstrated that molecular hydrogen can serve as a new medical approach for depression, anxiety and traumatic brain injury. However, its potential effects on neurodevelopmental diseases, such as autism are still elusive. The present study aims to investigate the potential effects of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) administratio
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MHID-9957925PMID: 282930842017World Journal of Gastroenterology
Nai-Ying Shen, Jian-Bin Bi, Jing-Yao Zhang, Si-Min Zhang, Jing-Xian Gu, Kai Qu, et al.
AIM
To investigate the therapeutic effect of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to explore the potential mechanisms involved.
METHODS
Male mice were randomly divided into the following four groups: control group, in which the mice received equivalent volumes of normal saline (NS) intraperitoneally (ip); dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) group, in which the mice received NS
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MHID-7644453PMID: 277741162016Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Jiaming Guo, Deyun Zhao, Xiao Lei, Hainan Zhao, Yanyong Yang, Pei Zhang, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been previously reported playing an important role in ameliorating damage caused by acute radiation. In this study, we investigated the effects of H2 on the alterations induced by low-dose long-term radiation (LDLTR). All the mice in hydrogen-treated or radiation-only groups received 0.1 Gy, 0.5 Gy, 1.0 Gy, and 2.0 Gy whole-body gamma radiation, respectively. After the
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MHID-8667127PMID: 277892932016Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Takafumi Ushida, Tomomi Kotani, Hiroyuki Tsuda, Kenji Imai, Tomoko Nakano, Shima Hirako, et al.
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Recently, molecular hydrogen (H2) has been shown to have therapeutic potential in various oxidative stress-related diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of H2 on preeclampsia. We used the reduced utero-placental perfusion pressure (RUPP) rat model, which has been widely used as a model of preeclamps
Literature Review
MHID-0365812PMID: 282172942016Medical Gas Research
Lei Huang
Molecular hydrogen (H2) medicine research has flourished since a landmark publication in Nature Medicine that revealed the antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of hydrogen gas in a focal stroke model. Emerging evidence has consistently demonstrated that molecular hydrogen is a promising therapeutic option for a variety of diseases and the underlying comprehensive mechanisms is beyond pure hydrox
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MHID-8944005PMID: 303740532016Scientific Reports
Yingni Lin, Bisei Ohkawara, Mikako Ito, Nobuaki Misawa, Kentaro Miyamoto, Yasuhiko Takegami, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is effective for many diseases. However, molecular bases of H2 have not been fully elucidated. Cumulative evidence indicates that H2 acts as a gaseous signal modulator. We found that H2 suppresses activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling by promoting phosphorylation and degradation οf β-catenin. Either complete inhibition of GSK3 or mutations at CK1- and GSK3-phosphorylation sites
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MHID-7479916PMID: 264839532015Medical Gas Research
Masatoshi Ichihara, Sayaka Sobue, Mikako Ito, Masafumi Ito, Masaaki Hirayama, Kinji Ohno
Therapeutic effects of molecular hydrogen for a wide range of disease models and human diseases have been investigated since 2007. A total of 321 original articles have been published from 2007 to June 2015. Most studies have been conducted in Japan, China, and the USA. About three-quarters of the articles show the effects in mice and rats. The number of clinical trials is increasing every year. I
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MHID-0431541PMID: 265045152015Medical Gas Research
Ryosuke Kurokawa, Tomoki Seo, Bunpei Sato, Shin-ichi Hirano, Fumitake Sato
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is clinically administered; however, in some hospitals, H2 is given to patients without consideration of its safe use. In the present study, we prepared convenient and safe devices for the drinking of super-saturated H2 water, for intravenous drip infusion of H2-rich saline, and for the inhalation of H2 gas. In order to provide useful information for researchers using these
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MHID-5889693PMID: 257075802015Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Sayaka Sobue, Kazuaki Yamai, Mikako Ito, Kinji Ohno, Masafumi Ito, Takashi Iwamoto, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an agent with po- tential applications in oxidative stress-related and/or in- flammatory disorders. H2 is usually administered by inhaling H2-containing air (HCA) or by oral intake of H2- rich water (HRW). Despite mounting evidence, the mole- cular mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects and the optimal method of H2 administration remain unclear. Here, we investigate
