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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
MHID-6137304PMID: 333565802021Research in sports medicine (Print)
Javorac D, Stajer V, Ratgeber L, Olah A, Betlehem J, Acs P, et al.
We analysed the effects of an experimental novel protocol of intensive hydrotherapy with hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on injury recovery in athletic men who suffered an acute ankle sprain (AAS) and compared it with a RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression, elevation). Professional athletes (age 23.7 ± 4.0 years; weight 78.6 ± 5.7 kg, height 182.5 ± 4.3 cm; professional experience 5.9 ± 3.9 years) who
MHID-1775975PMID: 334857602021Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM
Ostojic SM.
Clinical applications of molecular hydrogen (H2) seem to favorably affect obesity-related metabolic biomarkers in peripheral tissues, yet whether H2 directly tackles obesity pathways in the brain remains elusive. I summarize here several molecular targets in the hypothalamus and beyond that could be altered by H2 gas in obesity.
In VitroHighlighted
MHID-0456102PMID: 347832272021Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)
Jinfang LU, Jin ZHENG, Yadi WANG, Jie CHENG, Xueling LI, Jun HU, et al.
Hydrogen (H2)-rich water, an apparent source of molecular H2, is an emerging functional drink with many purported benefits for human health (Yang et al., 2020; Ostojic, 2021). The preventive and therapeutic effects of H2 on various pathological processes have been intensively investigated in numerous clinical trials; it is commonly believed that the beneficial effects are mainly attributed to its
MHID-8672466PMID: 326322472021European journal of clinical nutrition
Ostojic SM.
Water infused with hydrogen gas (hydrogen-rich water, HRW) appeared recently as an innovative functional drink that may exhibit a number of benefits for human health. Specifically, HRW has recently been advocated as a possible nutritional upregulator of SCFAs production by gut microbiota in three pre-clinical trials, all published from 2018 onward. Ad libitum consumption of HRW (hydrogen 0.32 mM)
Literature ReviewHighlighted
MHID-5389125PMID: 344454282021International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Shin-ichi Hirano, Haru Yamamoto, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
While many antitumor drugs have yielded unsatisfactory therapeutic results, drugs are one of the most prevalent therapeutic measures for the treatment of cancer. The development of cancer largely results from mutations in nuclear DNA, as well as from those in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Molecular hydrogen (H2), an inert molecule, can scavenge hydroxyl radicals (·OH), which are known to be the stron
MHID-1453007PMID: 329626102021Current pharmaceutical design
Ostojic SM.
Background: Hydrogen gas (H2) has entered the world of experimental therapeutics approximately four and a half decades ago. Over the years, this simple molecule appears to drive more scientific attention, perhaps due to a dualism of H2 affirmative features demonstrated in numerous in vitro, animal and human studies on one side, and still puzzling mechanism(s) of its biological activity on the othe
Literature Review
MHID-5326803PMID: 349874192021Frontiers in Physiology
Yan Tian, Yafang Zhang, Yu Wang, Yunxi Chen, Weiping Fan, Jianjun Zhou, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a colorless and odorless gas. Studies have shown that H2 inhalation has the therapeutic effects in many animal studies and clinical trials, and its application is recommended in the novel coronavirus pneumonia treatment guidelines in China recently. H2 has a relatively small molecular mass, which helps it quickly spread and penetrate cell membranes to exert a wide range
Observational StudyHighlighted
MHID-16201432021Renal Replacement Therapy
Yoshihiro Tsujimoto, Daisuke Kuratsune, Shigeru Kabayama, Mariko Miyazaki, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Yoshiki Nishizawa, et al.
Background: Enhanced oxidative stress is involved with fatigue in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Molecular hydrogen (H2) could improve the redox status. Thus, the study examines whether HD solution rendered by electrolyzed water containing H2 (E-HD) could impact the fatigue and autonomic balance of patients.
Methods: This single-arm, prospective observational study examined 95 patients on chronic HD
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MHID-5538038PMID: 345130692021Sovremennye tehnologii v medicine
D.A. Danilova, Yu.D. Brichkin, A.P. Medvedev, V.V. Pichugin, S.A. Fedorov, E.V. Taranov, et al.
The aim of this work was to study the effect of molecular hydrogen on oxidative processes in cardiac surgery patients with acquired valve heart disease applied during surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Materials and Methods. The study involved 20 patients (16 men and 4 women) with acquired heart valve disease who were operated on under CPB. Two groups of patients were formed. In group 1
Literature ReviewHighlighted
MHID-5196947PMID: 342135002021Medical Gas Research
Eugene Iv. Nazarov, Igor Alb. Khlusov, Mami Noda
Among medical gases, including gases used therapeutically, this review discusses the comparative physiological activity of three gases – ozone (O3), xenon (Xe) and molecular hydrogen (H2), which together form representatives of three types of substances – typical oxidizing, inert, and typical reducing agents. Upon analysis of published and proprietary data, we concluded that these three medical ga
Clinical TrialHighlighted
MHID-1947207PMID: 346511332021Critical Care Explorations
Alexis R. Cole, BS, Francesca Sperotto, MD, James A. DiNardo, MD, Stephanie Carlisle, Michael J. Rivkin, MD, Lynn A. Sleeper, ScD, et al.
BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury is common in critically ill patients, and directed therapies are lacking. Inhaled hydrogen gas diminishes ischemia-reperfusion injury in models of shock, stroke, and cardiac arrest. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety of inhaled hydrogen gas at doses required for a clinical efficacy study.
DESIGN: Prospective, single-arm study.
SETTING: T
Clinical TrialIn VitroHighlighted
MHID-7483898PMID: 338995412021Experimental Biology and Medicine
Yanhong Si, Hua Tian, Bingqing Dong, Ying Zhang, Yuanyuan Wen, Xiubin Jia, et al.
Oxidative stress and inflammation are closely related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It is established that hydrogen has significant protective effects on many diseases as a potential antioxidative and anti-inflammatory agent. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of hydrogen on unstable angina in vitro and in vivo. An atherosclerosis model in vitro was constructed by ox-
Animal StudyHighlighted
MHID-1280112PMID: 344009012021International Journal of Medical Sciences
Hongxiao Yang, Shuang Liu, Huijun Du, Zi Hong, Yajing Lv, Chaoqun Nie, et al.
Purpose: Hydrogen (H2) is an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory and apoptosis functions.This study aimed to estimate the effects of H2 on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in rats and its association with the inhibition of oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte pyroptosis. Methods: Sixty-four rats were randomly divided into three groups (Sham, AMI, and H2). The left anterior descending coronary artery
Literature Review
MHID-3527018PMID: 338995452021Experimental Biology and Medicine
Lini Quan, Bin Zheng, Huacheng Zhou
Lung grafts may experience multiple injuries during lung transplantation, such as warm ischaemia, cold ischaemia, and reperfusion injury. These injuries all contribute to primary graft dysfunction, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplanta-
tion. As a potential selective antioxidant, hydrogen molecule (H2) protects against post-
transplant complications in animal mod
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MHID-2665690PMID: 333492132021Current Pharmaceutical Design
Motoaki Sano, Tomoyoshi Tamura
Background: Mounting evidence indicates that hydrogen gas (H2) is a versatile therapeutic agent, even at very low, non-combustible concentrations. The Chinese National Health and Medical Commission recently recommended the use of inhaled H2 in addition to O2 therapy in the treatment of COVID-19-associated pneumonia, and its effects extend to anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions.
MHID-3902561PMID: 347463152021BioMed Research International
Dain Lee, Jong-Il Choi
Background. Cerebral ischemia and its reperfusion injury facilitate serious neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia due to cell death; however, there is currently no treatment for it. Reactive oxygen species is one of the many factors that induce and worsen the development of such diseases, and it can be targeted by hydrogen treatment. This study examined the effect of molecular hydrogen in cer
MHID-8791788PMID: 346913522021Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Liren Qian, Jiaxin Liu, Weina Ma, Yu Liu, Xiaona Wang, Daihong Liu
Background. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an important treatment option for various hematopoietic diseases and certain hereditary diseases. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) has become the main life-threatening complication and cause of death in later stage postallo-HSCT. Current treatment options for cGVHD are limited. Hydrogen gas (H2) has been demonst
Animal StudyIn VitroHighlighted
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.
Literature Review
MHID-0972119PMID: 342812642021International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Haru Yamamoto, Yusuke Ichikawa, Shin-ichi Hirano, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
Mibyou, or pre-symptomatic diseases, refers to state of health in which a disease is slowly developing within the body yet the symptoms are not apparent. Common examples of mibyou in modern medicine include inflammatory diseases that are caused by chronic inflammation. It is known that chronic inflammation is triggered by the uncontrolled release of proinflammatory cytokines by neutrophils and macroph
