Literature Review
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-4619667PMID: 360570012022Journal of Molecular Modeling
Song‑Ae Kim, Yu‑Chol Jong, Myong‑Su Kang, Chol‑Jun Yu
Recently, molecular hydrogen has been found to exhibit antioxidation activity through many clinical experiments, but the mechanism has not been fully understandable at atomic level. In this work, we perform systematic ab initio calculations of protoheme-hydrogen complexes to clarify the antioxidation mechanism of molecular hydrogen. We make molecular modeling of iron–protoporphyrin coordinated by
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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-7464677PMID: 340520182022The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
John N. Kheir, MD, James A. DiNardo, MD
Diatomic hydrogen (H2) is the lightest and most abundant molecule in the universe. Hydrogen's reactivity with oxygen is well recognized as a thermodynamically favorable redox reaction that forms water. H2's small size results in unsurpassed diffusivity (even diffusing through steel), enabling it to reach therapeutic targets effectively even in low-flow states. In vivo, inhaled H2 undergoes solubil
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MHID-6868466PMID: 352700302022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Tomoya Hasegawa, Mikako Ito, Satoru Hasegawa, Masaki Teranishi, Koki Takeda, Shuto Negishi, et al.
Molecular hydrogen ameliorates pathological states in a variety of human diseases, animal models, and cell models, but the effects of hydrogen on cancer have been rarely reported. In addition, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of hydrogen remain mostly unelucidated. We found that hydrogen enhances proliferation of four out of seven human cancer cell lines (the responders). The prolif
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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-9667503PMID: 349703492022Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Yun Hu, Xiaoyan Feng, Junhui Chen, Yan Wu, Liuyan Shen
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been recognized as a serious public health issue and a key contributor to disability and death, with a huge economic burden worldwide. Hydrogen, which is a slight and specific cytotoxic oxygen radical scav‑enger, has been demonstrated to ameliorate early brain injury (EBI) through reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress injury, apoptosis and necroptosis. Ne
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MHID-5758484PMID: 353001732022Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Yujie Li, Chengcheng Shen, Xin Zhou, Jianghe Zhang, Xiaoyue Lai, Yiming Zhang
Wound healing is a complex dynamic process involving a large number of biological events. Excessive oxidative stress is a key factor delaying wound healing. Hydrogen is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic medical gas with safety, effectiveness, and penetrability. However, the effects of local treatment of hydrogen on wound healing and its potential mechanisms remain unclear. In this
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MHID-1024639PMID: 350759432022The International Journal of Artificial Organs
Foivos Leonidas Mouzakis, Lal Babu Khadka, Miguel Pereira da Silva, Khosrow Mottaghy
The prevalence of oxidative and inflammatory stress in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients has often been associated with chronic haemodialysis therapies. Over the past decades, several reports have shown the potential of hydrogen molecule as an antioxidant in the treatment of various medical conditions in animal models, as well as in pilot studies with human patients. Recently, a hydrogen-enr
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MHID-0634713PMID: 347707842021Molecules
In-Soo You, Subham Sharma, Ailyn Fadriquela, Johny Bajgai, Thuy Trinh Thi, Md. Habibur Rahman, et al.
Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the development of airway diseases. Recently, hydrogen (H2) gas has been explored for its antioxidant properties. This study investigated the role of H2 gas in oxidative stress-induced alveolar and bronchial airway injury, where A549 and NCI-H292 cells were stimulated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vitro. Results show that tim
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MHID-32438852021Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
Xin Zhang, Fei Xie, Zhao Zhang, Yao Mawulikplimi Adzavon, Zehua Su, Qinghui Zhao, et al.
Molecular hydrogen has been shown to exert beneficial effects on plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance, however, the exact mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated. H2 is able to diffuse directly across the plasma membrane, which is the first barrier between H2 and cells. It is possible that H2 may exert its biological effects on plant cells by interacting with PM. Hydrogenases can catalyze
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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-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
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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
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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-35801392020Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
Rahima Begum, Cheol‑Su Kim, Ailyn Fadriquela, Johny Bajgai, Xingyu Jing, Dong‑Heui Kim, et al.
Background: Oxidative stress is involved in the development of many inflammatory, metabolic and aging diseases.
Objective: In this study we investigated, the protective effects of H2 on RAW 264.7 macrophage cell against LPS-and H2O2-induced oxidative stress by the inhibition of MAPK pathway and also activate the Nrf2 pathway.
Results: Our results showed H2 increased the macrophage cell prolifera
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MHID-98806872020bioRxiv
Xin Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Zehua Su, Qinghui Zhao, Tyler W. LeBaron, Qinjian Li, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) exhibits a wide breadth of botanical effects especially in improving the resistance to abiotic stress. However, the primary target is not clear. Bidirectional hydrogenases have been well studied in microbes and alga, but there is a paucity of research in higher plants. Here, we used real-time spectrophotometry, gas chromatography and H2 sensor to detect the H2-evolving and
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MHID-2592715PMID: 351026012020Antioxidants
Miroslav Barancik, Branislav Kura, Tyler W. LeBaron, Roberto Bolli, Jozef Buday, Jan Slezak
The increased production of reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress are important factors contributing to the development of diseases of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. Molecular hydrogen is recognized as an emerging therapeutic, and its positive effects in the treatment of pathologies have been documented in both experimental and clinical studies. The therapeutic potential of
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MHID-7135279PMID: 345586532020Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Wei Fang, Luyan Tang, Guizhen Wang, Jinran Lin, Wanqing Liao, Weihua Pan, et al.
Oxidative stress is proven to be critical for the initiation and progression of vitiligo. Molecular hydrogen (H2) possesses potent antioxidant activity and has been shown to protect against various oxidative stresserelated diseases. In this study, we first investigated the effects and mechanisms of H2 in human melanocytes damaged by hydrogen peroxide. We initially found that H2 reduced intracellula
