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MHID-6653093PMID: 258736622024Journal of Plant Physiology and Metabolism
John T. Hancock
Gaseous hydrogen (H2) has emerged as a molecule that has a significant influence on the growth and development of plants, particularly if they are under stress. Often research has shown the ameliorating effects of H2 during drought, in the presence of heavy metals or salt, or during UV light irradiation. Postharvest, H2 has been shown to increase the quality of fruits and vegetables during storage
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MHID-87403452024Molecular Hydrogen in Health and Disease
Yunbo Xie, Guohua Song
It has been demonstrated that hydrogen molecules possess biological effects, and furthermore, they are colorless, non-toxic, and have a small molecular weight, enabling them to traverse the blood–brain barrier. This review synthesizes more than 100 publications on the use of hydrogen therapy in clinical ailments and categorizes the applications of hydrogen medicine into nine major systemic disease
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MHID-9342689PMID: 371112992023Pharmaceuticals
Fei Xie, Yifei Song, Yang Yi, Xue Jiang, Shiwen Ma, Chen Ma, et al.
Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation have been implicated in the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM), metabolic syndrome (MS), fatty liver (FL), atherosclerosis (AS), and obesity. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has long been considered a physiologically inert gas. In the last two decades, accumulating evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies has indicated th
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MHID-7822057PMID: 362047812023Medical Gas Research
Yusuke Ichikawa, Shin-ichi Hirano, Bunpei Sato, Haru Yamamoto, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
Despite the fact that we have reported on the dangers of the explosion of hydrogen gas inhalers, hydrogen gas inhalers with explosive hazards are, as a matter of fact, still being sold today. In this study, we investigated past reports of hydrogen gas inhaler explosion accidents to clarify the causes of these explosion incidents. As a result of this investigation, we found that the central cause w
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MHID-5981744PMID: 370771212023Medical Gas Research
He Li, Hong-Yu Ma, Wei-Long Hua, Yong-Xin Zhang, Lei Zhang, Peng-Fei Xing, et al.
The medical use of molecular hydrogen, including hydrogen-rich water and hydrogen gas, has been extensively explored since 2007. This article aimed to demonstrate the trend in medical research on molecular hydrogen. A total of 1126 publications on hydrogen therapy were retrieved from the PubMed database until July 30, 2021. From 2007 to 2020, the number of publications in this field had been on an
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MHID-3562676PMID: 372693852023Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Kwannapas Saengsin, Rekwan Sittiwangkul, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn, Nipon Chattipakorn
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Excessive oxidative stress and inflammation play an important role in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. Molecular hydrogen, a small colorless and odorless molecule, is considered harmless in daily life when its concentration is below 4% at room temperature. Owing to the small size of the hydrogen molecule,
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MHID-86080102023Oxygen
John T. Hancock, Tyler W. LeBaron
In 2007 a paper in Nature Medicine sparked a new wave of interest in the use of molecular hydrogen (H2) for medical treatments. Since then there has been a flurry of papers looking at a range of medical aspects, from neurodegenerative disease to sports injuries. Several methods of application have been developed, including breathing the gas, or making a hydrogen-rich solution that can be ingested,
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MHID-40908422023Oxygen
Tyler W. LeBaron, Kinji Ohno, John T. Hancock
Over 2000 publications including more than 100 human studies seem to indicate that humans have only recently benefited from or known about the medical effects of H2 within the past 15 years. However, we have unknowingly benefited from H2 since the dawn of time, from H2-producing bacteria to the use of naturally occurring hydrogen-rich waters. Moreover, the first writings on the therapeutic effects of
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MHID-61283312023SciBase Clinical and Medical Case Reports
Grace Russell, Alexander Nenov
Human reproductive health is an integral part of personal well-being that can markedly impact upon individuals, couples,
families and the wider society. It is estimated that infertility affects 13 to 15% of the world’s population and with parents often
deciding to delay planning for pregnancy until later in life, age-related concerns about the viability of female oocytes, in partic
ular, are at th
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MHID-5381032PMID: 369788842023Antioxidants
Mikhail Yu. Artamonov, Andrew K. Martusevich, Felix A. Pyatakovich, Inessa A. Minenko, Sergei V. Dlin, Tyler W. LeBaron
It is known that molecular hydrogen is a relatively stable, ubiquitous gas that is a minor component of the atmosphere. At the same time, in recent decades molecular hydrogen has been shown to have diverse biological effects. By the end of 2022, more than 2000 articles have been published in the field of hydrogen medicine, many of which are original studies. Despite the existence of several review
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MHID-1879460PMID: 378931902023Biomedicines
Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
As diabetes rates surge globally, there is a corresponding rise in the number of patients suffering from diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a common complication of diabetes. DKD is a significant contributor to chronic kidney disease, often leading to end-stage renal failure. However, the effectiveness of current medical treatments for DKD leaves much to be desired. Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an antio
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MHID-5708535PMID: 373757652023Pharmaceuticals
Dmitri Atiakshin, Andrey Kostin, Artem Volodkin, Anna Nazarova, Viktoriya Shishkina, Dmitry Esaulenko, et al.
Knowledge of the biological effects of molecular hydrogen (H2), hydrogen gas, is con- stantly advancing, giving a reason for the optimism in several healthcare practitioners regarding the management of multiple diseases, including socially significant ones (malignant neoplasms, diabetes mellitus, viral hepatitis, mental and behavioral disorders). However, mechanisms underlying the biological effect
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MHID-6539221PMID: 372378542023Antioxidants
Md. Habibur Rahman, Eun-Sook Jeong, Hae Sun You, Cheol-Su Kim, Kyu-Jae Lee
Age-related diseases represent the largest threat to public health. Aging is a degenerative, systemic, multifactorial and progressive process, coupled with progressive loss of function and eventually leading to high mortality rates. Excessive levels of both pro- and anti-oxidant species qualify as oxidative stress (OS) and result in damage to molecules and cells. OS plays a crucial role in the dev
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MHID-2770098PMID: 365713722023Medical Gas Research
Dinesh Ramanathan, Lei Huang, Taylor Wilson, Warren Boling
Reactive oxygen species and other free radicals cause oxidative stress which is the underlying pathogenesis of cellular injury in various neurological diseases. Molecular hydrogen therapy with its unique biological property of selectively scavenging pathological free radicals has demonstrated therapeutic potential in innumerable animal studies and some clinical trials. These studies have implicate
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MHID-8327320PMID: 365673612023Molecular Neurobiology
Chongyun Wu, Peibin Zou, Shu Feng, Ling Zhu, Fanghui Li, Timon Cheng‑Yi Liu, et al.
Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation are the main physiopathological changes involved in the initiation and progression of various neurodegenerative disorders or brain injuries. Since the landmark finding reported in 2007 found that hydrogen reduced the levels of peroxynitrite anions and hydroxyl free radicals in ischemic stroke, molecular hydrogen’s antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects have
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MHID-5798437PMID: 354938142022Frontiers in Neurology
Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disorder that is characterized by fatigue that persists for more than 6 months, weakness, sleep disturbances, and cognitive dysfunction. There are multiple possible etiologies for ME/CFS, among which mitochondrial dysfunction plays a major role in abnormal energy metabolism. The potential of many substances for the treatment of ME/CF
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MHID-7890987PMID: 364990792022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Tyler W. LeBaron, Randy Sharpe, Kinji Ohno
Numerous benefits have been attributed to alkaline-electrolyzed–reduced water (ERW). Sometimes these claims are associated with easily debunked concepts. The observed benefits have been conjectured to be due to the intrinsic properties of ERW (e.g., negative oxidation–reduction potential (ORP), alkaline pH, H2 gas), as well enigmatic characteristics (e.g., altered water structure, microclusters, fre
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MHID-2004094PMID: 364988382022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Tyler W. LeBaron, Randy Sharpe, Kinji Ohno
Many studies demonstrate the safety of alkaline-electrolyzed–reduced water (ERW); however, several animal studies have reported significant tissue damage and hyperkalemia after drinking ERW. The mechanism responsible for these results remains unknown but may be due to electrode degradation associated with the production of higher pH, in which platinum nanoparticles and other metals that have harmf
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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-8761287PMID: 357430352022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Ryszard Pluta, Sławomir Januszewski, Stanisław J. Czuczwar
Currently, there is a lot of public interest in naturally occurring substances with medicinal properties that are minimally toxic, readily available and have an impact on health. Over the past decade, molecular hydrogen has gained the attention of both preclinical and clinical researchers. The death of pyramidal neurons in especially the CA1 area of the hippocampus, increased permeability of the b
