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MHID-7483719PMID: 329948212020Oncology Letters
Junji Akagi, Hideo Baba
As previously reported, hydrogen gas improves the prognosis of patients with cancer by restoring exhausted CD8+ T cells into active CD8+ T cells, possibly by activating mitochondria. As mitochondrial activators exhibit synergistic effects with nivolumab, the current study investigated whether hydrogen gas also affects the clinical outcomes of nivolumab. A total of 42 of 56 patients with lung cance
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MHID-0038979PMID: 324700222020PLoS ONE
Toru Ishibashi, Kosuke Kawamoto, Kasumi Matsuno, Genki Ishihara, Takamichi Baba, Nobuaki Komori
Background: Measurement of the reactive hyperemia index (RHI) using peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) has shown benefits in the evaluation of vascular endothelial function and prediction of cardiovascular disease prognosis. Thus, it is important to examine the factors that promote the RHI. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of molecular hydrogen (H2) on reactive hyperemia-PAT of t
Animal Study
MHID-1878579PMID: 322460952020Scientific Reports
Yuki Kobayashi, Ryoichi Imamura, Yoshihisa Koyama, Makoto Kondo, Hikaru Kobayashi, Norio Nonomura, et al.
We have developed Si-based agent which can generate a large amount of hydrogen. Si-based agent continues generating hydrogen for more than 24 h by the reaction with water under conditions similar to those in bowels, i.e., pH8.3 and 36 °C, and generates ~400 mL hydrogen. To investigate beneficial effects for diseases associated with oxidative stress, Si-based agent is administered to remnant kidney
Clinical Trial
MHID-9025289PMID: 326992872020Scientific Reports
Minju Sim, Chong‑Su Kim, Woo‑Jeong Shon, Young‑Kwan Lee, Eun Young Choi, Dong‑Mi Shin
The evidence for the beneficial effects of drinking hydrogen-water (HW) is rare. We aimed to investigate the effects of HW consumption on oxidative stress and immune functions in healthy adults using systemic approaches of biochemical, cellular, and molecular nutrition. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, healthy adults (20–59 y) consumed either 1.5 L/d of HW (n = 20) or plain
Literature ReviewHypothesis
MHID-1633113PMID: 321896692020Medical Gas Research
Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Ryosuke Kurokawa, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
It has been revealed that the cause of senescence and diseases is associated with the reactive oxygen species “hydroxyl radicals” (·OH). Se- nescence and diseases may be overcome as long as we can scavenge •OH mostly produced in mitochondria. It is one and only one “molecular hydrogen” (H2) that can both penetrate into the mitochondria and scavenge the •OH. The H2 in the body can function in disea
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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
Literature Review
MHID-3062702PMID: 327638202020Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Qiongge Hu, Yunxiang Zhou, Shijie Wu, Wei Wu, Yongchuan Deng, Anwen Shao
In recent years, many studies have shown that hydrogen has therapeutic and preventive effects on various diseases. Its selective antioxidant properties were well noticed. Most of the ionizing radiation-induced damage is caused by hydroxyl radicals (.OH) from radiolysis of H2O . Since hydrogen can mitigate such damage through multiple mechanisms, it presents noteworthy potential as a novel radio-pro
Literature Review
MHID-3461972PMID: 309702152019Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Tyler W. LeBaron, Ismail Laher, Branislav Kura, Jan Slezak
H2 has been clinically demonstrated to provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which makes it an attractive agent in exercise medicine. Although exercise provides a multiplicity of benefits including decreased risk of disease, it can also have detrimental effects. For example, chronic high-intensity exercise in elite athletes, or sporadic bouts of exercise (i.e. noxious exercise) in unt
Clinical Trial
MHID-2512221PMID: 315745442019International Journal of Sports Medicine
Michal Botek, Jakub Krejčí, Andrew J. McKune, Barbora Sládečková, Nenad Naumovski
The potential anti-fatigue and performance benefits of hydrogen rich water (HRW) have resulted in increased research interest over the past 5 years. The aim of this study was to assess physiological and perceptual responses to an incremental exercise protocol after administration of 600 ml HRW within 30 min before exercise. This randomized, double blinded placebo-controlled cross over study includ
MHID-9961867PMID: 311134922019Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Meng-yu Liu, Fei Xie, Yan Zhang, Ting-ting Wang, Sheng-nan Ma, Peng-xiang Zhao, et al.
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor. Molecular hydrogen has been considered a preventive and therapeutic medical gas in many diseases including cancer. In our study, we sought to assess the potential role of molecular hydrogen on GBM.
Methods: The in vivo studies were performed using a rat orthotopic glioma model and a mouse subcutaneous xenograf
Literature Review
MHID-23826142019Journal of Nutritional Oncology
Dong Yue Du, Yun Hua Peng, Jian Kang Liu, Jian Gang Long
Molecular hydrogen is an effective antioxidant. Numerous studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of hydrogen in the treatment of various human diseases. The possibility of using hydrogen in the treatment of cancer was first discovered in 1975, and in recent studies, researchers have reported numerous positive effects of hydrogen in cancer therapy, including: 1) the alleviation of complic
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MHID-21966452019Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Toshio Mikami, Kohei Tano, Hosung Lee, Hyowon Lee, Jonghyuk Park, Fumiaki Ohta, et al.
Acute physical exercise increases reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle, leading to tissue damage and fatigue. Molecular hydrogen (H2) acts as a therapeutic antioxidant directly or indirectly by inducing anti-oxidative enzymes. Here, we examined the effects of drinking H2 water (H2-infused water) on psychometric fatigue and endurance capacity in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
MHID-2078465PMID: 305434592019Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology
Kura B, Bagchi AK, Singal PK, Barancik M., LeBaron TW, Valachova K, et al.
Uncontrolled production of oxygen and nitrogen radicals results in oxidative and nitrosative stresses that impair cellular functions and have been regarded as causative common denominators of many pathological processes. In this review, we report on the beneficial effects of molecular hydrogen in scavenging radicals in an artificial system of •OH formation. As a proof of principle, we also demonst
MHID-6863633PMID: 299020792019Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993)
Matsuoka H, Miyata S, Okumura N, Watanabe T, Hashimoto K, Nagahara M, et al.
Purpose: Hypertension is an important risk factor for death resulting from stroke, myocardial infarction, and end-stage renal failure. Hydrogen (H2) gas protects against many diseases, including ischemia-reperfusion injury and stroke. The effects of H2 on hypertension and its related left ventricular (LV) function have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the eff
Literature ReviewMechanisms Review
MHID-7292103PMID: 310571052019Current Pharmaceutical Design
Toru Ishibashi
Background: Molecular hydrogen (H2) is now recognized as a therapeutic gas for the treatment of numerous diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, and inflammatory diseases. Non- polar, neutral H2 is assumed to have health benefits facilitated by its passive diffusion across the human body immediately after administration and is considered a safe therapeutic inert gas tha
Literature Review
MHID-1929560PMID: 317383892019Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica
Geru Tao, Guohua Song, Shucun Qin
Ever since molecular hydrogen was first reported as a hydroxyl radical scavenger in 2007, the beneficial effect of hydrogen was documented in more than 170 disease models and human diseases including ischemia/reperfusion injury, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and cancer. All these pathological damages are concomitant with overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) where molecular hydrogen has
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MHID-4871667PMID: 309188322019Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Tyler W. LeBaron, Abigail J. Larson, Shigeo Ohta, Toshio Mikami, Jordon Barlow, Josh Bulloch, et al.
Background: Clinical studies have reported hydrogen-rich water (HRW) to have therapeutic and ergogenic effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of acute supplementation with HRW on exercise performance as measured by VO2, respiratory exchange ratio (RER), heart rate (HR), and respiratory rate (RR).
Methods: Baseline levels of all exercise indices were determined in nineteen (4 f
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MHID-0587967PMID: 319380042019Biology of Sport
Dejan Javorac, Valdemar Stajer, Laszlo Ratgeber, Jozsef Betlehem, Sergej Ostojic
In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot trial, we evaluated the effects of 7-day H2 inhalation on exercise performance outcomes and serum hormonal and inflammation profiles in a cohort of young men and women. All participants (age 22.9 ± 1.5 years; body mass index 23.4 ± 2.5 kg m-2; 10 women and 10 men) were allocated to receive either gaseous hydrogen (4%) or placebo
Observational StudyHighlighted
MHID-3602984PMID: 312492542019Medical Gas Research
Ryoko Asada, Yasukazu Saitoh, Nobuhiko Miwa
Hydrogen-dissolved water has been shown to improve diverse oxidation stress-related diseases, which drove us to examine effects of hydrogen-rich water on oxidation stress-related skin troubles and lipid-metabolism markers. The purpose of this study is whether the dissolved hydrogen in hydrogen-rich water was kept even after boiling, and whether hydrogen-bath utilization improves cosmetic effects s
Clinical TrialHighlighted
MHID-9688108PMID: 309827482019Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology
Darinka Korovljev, Valdemar Stajer, Jelena Ostojic, Tyler W. LeBaron, Sergej M Ostojic
Background and aims: While non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly becoming the most common liver disease worldwide, its treatment remains elusive. Since metabolic impairment plays a major role in NAFLD pathogenesis, any pharmaceuticals, such as molecular hydrogen (H2), that advance lipid and glucose metabolism could be appropriate to tackle this complex condition. The aim of this stu
