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MHID-6449583PMID: 412075402026Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Naomi Kamimura, Katsuya Iuchi, Tsutomu Igarashi, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Chikako Nito, Jitsuo Usuda, et al.
Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose induces severe liver injury, especially in diabetic patients. N -acetylcysteine (NAC) is commonly used as an approved an- tidote for APAP toxicity; however, its narrow therapeutic window limits its clinical utility. This study investigated the protective effects of molecular hydro- gen (H2 ) against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity in diabetic mice. Diabetic db/db mice wer
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MHID-9975059PMID: 394361892025Medical Gas Research
Wanqiu Chen, Yinyin Zhang, Gen Miao, Yajing Ying, Zifu Ren, Xuejun Sun, et al.
There is strong evidence connecting increased serum lipid levels to cardiovascular disorders, including atherosclerosis. Statins is prescribed as the primary medication to decrease lipid levels. Recent research has demonstrated that hydrogen possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties by modulating the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α, ultima
Literature Review
MHID-1025411PMID: 411942432025European Journal of Medical Research
Qian Zhu, Xianzhi Li, Shiyang Li, Shunjin Liu, Yunyun Tian, Xiangyi Xing, et al.
Oxidative stress and inflammation play a key role in the occurrence and progression of liver diseases, inducing hepatocyte apoptosis, fibrosis, and even cancer. However, there is a lack of effective therapeutic interventions to slow liver inflammation and the progression of metabolic liver diseases. The unique biological properties of molecular hydrogen’s selective scavenging of pathological free
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MHID-0845802PMID: 399115282025Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Fatmanur Yıldız, Tyler W. LeBaron, Duried Alwazeer
Oxidative stress is responsible for the pathogenesis of many diseases, and antioxidants are commonly included in their treatment protocols. Over the past two decades, numerous biomedical reports have revealed the therapeutic benefits of molecular hydrogen (H2) in relieving oxidation-related diseases. H2 has been found to have selective antioxidant properties against the most dangerous oxidants (hy
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MHID-44233202024Molecular Hydrogen in Health and Disease, Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease
Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Xiao-Kang Li, Fumitake Satoh
Mitochondria originated from aerobic bacteria in endosymbiosis. Through this symbiosis, eukaryotes acquired an efficient energy-producing system, but at the cost of exposure to oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS). Molecular hydrogen (H2) was recently identified as an antioxidant that selectively reduces ROS, such as hydroxyl radicals and peroxynitrite, which are strong oxidants, and
Animal Study
MHID-5436392PMID: 389291852024Antioxidants
Hung-Tsung Wu, Chin-Shiang Tsai, Ting-Hsing Chao, Horng-Yih Ou, Liang-Miin Tsai
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has dramatically increased in recent years, and it is highly associated with metabolic diseases, as well as the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of NAFLD are still scarce. Although hydrogen-rich water shows beneficial effects for hepatic steatosis, the inconvenience limit
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MHID-1049920PMID: 404064272024Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench
Ghazaleh Khalili-Tanha, Hamid Jamialahmadi, Mostafa Rezaei-Tavirani, Elham Nazari
Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on liver enzyme levels.
Background: Liver disease is a significant global health concern, greatly affecting mortality rates. Elevated levels of liver enzymes, such as ALT, AST, ALP, and GGT are early symptoms of liver disorders, and various approaches can help reduce them. Recent studies have sho
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MHID-2493537PMID: 390620202024Biomedicines
Sing-Hua Tsou, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Wei-Jen Chen, Hui-Chih Hung, Chun-Cheng Liao, Edy Kornelius, et al.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is characterized by exces- sive fat accumulation in the liver. Intracellular oxidative stress induced by lipid accumulation leads to various hepatocellular injuries including fibrosis. However, no effective method for mitigating MASLD without substantial side effects currently exists. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has garnered attention du
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MHID-9892485PMID: 388393612024Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Risako Morishita, Ayaka Onishi, Maresuke Oya, Hirotsugu Karashima, Misato Mori, Yuka Kawatani, et al.
Ultrafine bubbles (UFBs), which are bubbles with diameters of less than 1 µm, are widely recognized for their ability to exist stably in liquid as a result of the effects of Brownian motion. In this study, we focused on hydrogen, known for its antioxidant potential, and explored the function of H2-filled UFBs, which encapsulate hydrogen, to determine their potential use as oral carriers for the de
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MHID-7707676PMID: 375698502023International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Zuzana Sumbalova, Jarmila Kucharská, Zuzana Rausová, Anna Gvozdjakova, Mária Szántová, Branislav Kura, et al.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been recognized as a novel medical gas with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a liver pathology with increased fat accumulation in liver tissue caused by factors other than alcohol consumption. Platelet mitochondrial function is considered to reflect systemic mitochondrial health. We studied the ef- fect of adjuvant th
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MHID-1279019PMID: 372155682023Theranostics
Geru Tao, Feng Liu, Zhaokui Jin, Boyan Liu, Hao Wang, Daosheng Li, et al.
Background: Chronic liver diseases (CLD) frequently derive from hepatic steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis, and become a leading inducement of cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an emerging wide-spectrum anti-inflammatory molecule which is able to improve hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, and holds obvious advantages in biosafety over traditional anti-CLD dru
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MHID-2649268PMID: 357349742022Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Geru Tao, Guangjie Zhang, Wei Chen, Chao Yang, Yazhuo Xue, Guohua Song, et al.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease
worldwide with increasing incidence consistent with obesity, type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases. No approved medication was currently available for NAFLD
treatment. Molecular hydrogen (H2), an anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory biomedical
agent is proved to exhibit therapeutic and preventive effect in variou
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MHID-6639794PMID: 362906572022Antioxidants
Branislav Kura, Mária Szántová, Tyler W. LeBaron, Viliam Mojto, Miroslav Barancik, Barbara Szeiffova Bacova, et al.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a liver pathology affecting around 25% of the population worldwide. Excess oxidative stress, inflammation and aberrant cellular signaling can lead to this hepatic dysfunction and eventual carcinoma. Molecular hydrogen has been recognized for its selective antioxidant properties and ability to attenuate inflammation and regulate cellular function. We admin
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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
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
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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-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
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MHID-6163351PMID: 305683872018World Journal of Gastroenterology
Karen Jackson, Noa Dressler, Rotem S Ben-Shushan, Ari Meerson, Tyler W. LeBaron, Snait Tamir
AIM To identify the effect of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) and electrolyzed-alkaline water (EAW) on high-fat-induced non-alcoholic fatty acid disease in mice.
METHODS Mice were divided into four groups: (1) Regular diet (RD)/regular water (RW); (2) high-fat diet (HFD)/RW; (3) RD/EAW; and (4) HFD/EAW. Weight and body composition were measured. After twelve weeks, animals were sacrificed, and livers w
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MHID-7490434PMID: 287851462017World Journal of Gastroenterology
Ching-Pin Lin, Wen-Chen Chuang, Fung-Jou Lu, Chih-Yen Chen
AIM To investigate the effects of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) treatment on prevention of ethanol (EtOH)-induced early fatty liver in mice.
METHODS In vitro reduction of hydrogen peroxide by HRW was determined with a chemiluminescence system. Female mice were randomly divided into five groups: control, EtOH, EtOH + silymarin, EtOH + HRW and EtOH + silymarin + HRW. Each group was fed a Lieber-DeCarli
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MHID-2847992PMID: 278264242016Medical Gas Research
Ou-yang Chen, Zhou-heng Ye, Chong Li
June 27, 2015, the Second Hydrogen Molecule Biomedical Symposium and the Second meeting of the Professional Committee of Molecular Hydrogen Biology and Medicine of China Association of Promoting International Communication of health care was grand opening in the Capital of China, Beijing, sponsored by China Association of Promoting International Communication of health care, undertaken by Professi
