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MHID-2698536PMID: 280038792016F1000Research
Sergej M Ostojic
Molecular hydrogen (H ) has recently been recognized as a potential novel therapeutic agent in biomedicine. Initially proposed to be a possible treatment for certain types of neuromuscular disorders, cardio-metabolic diseases and cancer, H improved clinical end-points and surrogate markers in several clinical trials, mainly acting as an anti-inflammatory agent and powerful antioxidant. In this pap
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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-1221967PMID: 267838402015Antioxidants
Tetsuji Azuma, Mayu Yamane, Daisuke Ekuni, Yuya Kawabata, Kota Kataoka, Kenta Kasuyama, et al.
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. A reduction of oxidative stress by drinking hydrogen-rich water (HW) might be beneficial to periodontal health. In this pilot study, we compared the effects of non-surgical periodontal treatment with or without drinking HW on periodontitis. Thirteen patients (3 women, 10 men) with periodontitis were divided into two groups: The con
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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-29235562014Sports medicine / News in Molecular Hydrogen Biomedicine
Sergej M Ostojic, Boris Vukomanovic, Julio Calleja-Gonzalez, Jay R Hoffman
Background: Because hydrogen therapy has been found beneficial for the treatment of inflammation, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and oxidative stress in humans, it seems useful to evaluate the effects of exogenously administered hydrogen as an element in the immediate management of sports-related soft tissue injuries. The main aim of this pilot study was to examine the effects of 2-week administrati
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MHID-2487803PMID: 306788962013International Journal of Biological Sciences
Liren Qian, Jianliang Shen, Yunhai Chuai, Jianming Cai
It is well known that most of the ionizing radiation-induced damage is caused by hydroxyl radicals (·OH) follows radiolysis of H2O. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has antioxidant activities by selectively reducing ·OH and peroxynitrite(ONOO-). We firstly hypothesized and demonstrated the ra-dioprotective effect of H2 in vitro and in vivo, which was also repeated on different experimental animal models by
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MHID-38265332012Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Sergej M. Ostojic, MD, PhD
Metabolic acidosis is a clinical disturbance characterized by low pH in body tissues and blood and a variety of neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory responses.1 Besides treating the initial disorder, the main goal for patients with acidosis is to increase the systemic pH with alkalizing agents, such as bicarbonates2; however, adverse reactions linked to the administration of sodium bicarbonate (eg,
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MHID-1756030PMID: 221460822011Medical Gas Research
Shigeo Ohta, Atsunori Nakao, Kinji Ohno
This report summarizes a brief description/history of the Hydrogen Research Meetings as well as key presentations/oral abstracts delivered in the most recent symposium. Additionally, we introduced 38 diseases and physiological states for which hydrogen exhibits beneficial effects.
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MHID-4803545PMID: 221460042011Medical Gas Research
Ki-Mun Kang, Young-Nam Kang, Ihil-Bong Choi, Yeunhwa Gu, Tomohiro Kawamura, Yoshiya Toyoda, et al.
Background: Cancer patients receiving radiotherapy often experience fatigue and impaired quality of life (QOL). Many side effects of radiotherapy are believed to be associated with increased oxidative stress and inflammation due to the generation of reactive oxygen species during radiotherapy. Hydrogen can be administered as a therapeutic medical gas, has antioxidant properties, and reduces inflam
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MHID-8766045PMID: 202169472010Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
Atsunori Nakao, Yoshiya Toyoda, Prachi Sharma, Malkanthi Evans, Najla Guthrie
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by cardiometabolic risk factors that include obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Oxidative stress is known to play a major role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of hydrogen rich water (1.5–2 L/day) in an open label, 8-week study on 20 subjects with potential metabolic
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MHID-6761448PMID: 185630582009Neuropsychopharmacology
Kazufumi Nagata, Naomi Nakashima-Kamimura, Toshio Mikami, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Shigeo Ohta
We have reported that hydrogen (H2) acts as an efficient antioxidant by gaseous rapid diffusion. When water saturated with hydrogen (hydrogen water) was placed into the stomach of a rat, hydrogen was detected at several mM level in blood. Because hydrogen gas is unsuitable for continuous consumption, we investigated using mice whether drinking hydrogen water ad libitum, instead of inhaling hydroge
