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MHID-45792272025International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Dominika Zajac, Monika Jampolska, Piotr Wojciechowski
Molecular hydrogen is gaining increasing attention as an antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, and antiapoptotic agent. Once considered an inert gas, it reveals current
therapeutic potential among others in inflammatory diseases, cancer, and sports medicine,
among others. The present review aims to provide a consistent summary of the findings
of the last twenty years on the use of molecular hydrogen in
Animal StudyHighlighted
MHID-5834617PMID: 398578172025Biomedicines
Masaki Shibuya, Masafumi Fujinaka, Mako Yonezawa, Natsumi Nishimura, Hitoshi Uchinoumi, Hiroshi Sunahara, et al.
Background: Hydrogen gas (H2) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of various clinical conditions, from acute illnesses to chronic illnesses. However, its clinical indications and the corresponding appropriate hydrogen delivery methods have yet to be determined. This is due to the fact that the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of hydrogen in each delivery method have not been exper
Human StudyLiterature ReviewAnimal Study
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-2226442PMID: 374635172023Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Barbora Kalocayova, Branislav Kura, Jana Vlkovicova, Denisa Snurikova, Norbert Vrbjar, Karel Frimmel, et al.
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) is a common postoperative complication, mostly due to increasing oxidative stress. Recently, molecular hydrogen (H2 gas), has also been applied to cardiac surgery due to its ability to reduce oxidative stress. We evaluated the potential effect of H2 application on the kidney in an in vivo model of simulated heart transplantation. Pigs underwe
Literature ReviewSystematic Review
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
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MHID-2877540PMID: 355582592022Translational Andrology and Urology
Yoshitaka Kinoshita, Kohsuke Shirakawa, Motoaki Sano, Takashi Yokoo, Haruki Kume, Eiji Kobayashi
Background: Acute kidney injury and its central pathology, renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI), have been studied in many animal models. Although renal IRI has been induced in pig models in many ways, simultaneous bilateral ischemia or unilateral ischemia along with contralateral nephrectomy models only provide data on the renal response to a single ischemia time. Moreover, it has been reporte
Literature Review
MHID-9272690PMID: 330783742021Neuroscience Bulletin
Wei Chen, Han-Ting Zhang, Shu-Cun Qin
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a physiologically inert gas. However, during the last 10 years, increasing evidence has revealed its biological functions under pathological conditions. More specifically, H2 has protec- tive effects against a variety of diseases, particularly nervous system disorders, which include ischemia/reperfu- sion injury, traumatic injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, neuropathic pain
Human StudyLiterature ReviewAnimal Study
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.
Animal StudyHighlighted
MHID-8554516PMID: 310619202019JACC: Basic to Translational Science
Alexis R. Cole, BS, Dorothy A. Perry, MBCHB, Ali Raza, MD, Arthur P. Nedder, DVM, Elizabeth Pollack, DVM CANDIDATE, William L. Regan, CCP, LP, et al.
This study used a swine model of mildly hypothermic prolonged circulatory arrest and found that the addition of 2.4% inhaled hydrogen gas to inspiratory gases during and after the ischemic insult significantly decreased neurologic and renal injury compared with controls. With proper precautions, inhalational hydrogen may be administered safely through conventional ventilators and may represent a co
Animal StudyHighlighted
MHID-6423123PMID: 298670312018Toxins
Weijiang Zheng, Xu Ji, Qing Zhang, Wenchao Du, Quanwei Wei, Wen Yao
The objective of the current experiment was to evaluate whether hydrogen-rich water (HRW) or lactulose (LAC) could protect against the adverse effects of Fusarium mycotoxins-contaminated diet on the growth performance and antioxidant status in weaning piglets. A total of 24 individually housed female piglets were randomly assigned to receive four treatments for 25 days (six pigs/treatment): uncont
Literature Review
MHID-9316740PMID: 272811762017Current Neuropharmacology
Masumi Iketani, Ikuroh Ohsawa
Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation cause many neurological disorders. Recently, it has been reported that molecular hydrogen (H2) functions as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. The routes of H2 administration in animal model and human clinical studies are roughly classified into three types, inhalation of H2 gas, drinking H2-dissolved water, and injection of H2-dissolved saline. This
Literature Review
MHID-5039793PMID: 227201172012Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Kinji Ohno, Mikako Ito, Masatoshi Ichihara, Masafumi Ito
Effects of molecular hydrogen on various diseases have been documented for 63 disease models and human diseases in the past four and a half years. Most studies have been performed on rodents including two models of Parkinson’s disease and three models of Alzheimer’s disease. Prominent effects are observed especially in oxidative stress-mediated diseases including neonatal cerebral hypoxia; Parkinson
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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.
