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Studies Found: 230

BRAIN - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

Inhaling Hydrogen Ameliorates Early Postresuscitation EEG Characteristics in an Asphyxial Cardiac ...

Year Published: 2019

Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) is commonly used to assess the neurological prognosis of comatose patients after cardiac arrest (CA). However, the early prognostic accuracy of EEG may be affected by postresuscitation interventions. Recent animal studies found that hydrogen inhalation after CA greatly improved neurological outcomes by selectively neutralizing highly reactive oxidants, but ...
BRAIN - DEMENTIA

Effect of Hydrogen Water Drinking on Dementia Patient through Mechanism of Oxidative Stress and ...

Year Published: 2019

Hydrogen water (HW) which is produced by electrolysis of water has characteristics of extremely low oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) value and high dissolved hydrogen (DH). It has been proved to have various beneficial effects including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; however, HW effect on dementia that is associated with cognitive impairment and memory loss, is poorly documented. In ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen Inhalation Attenuates Oxidative Stress Related Endothelial Cells Injury After Subarachnoid ...

Year Published: 2020

Background: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating cerebrovascular disease with poor clinical outcome. Nucleotide binding and oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome serves a key role in inflammatory response, which may lead to endothelial cell injury and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Hydrogen (H2) is considered a neuroprotective ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Molecular hydrogen attenuates sepsis-induced neuroinflammation through regulation of microglia ...

Year Published: 2020

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is the cognitive impairment resulting from sepsis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Hydrogen has emerged as a promising therapeutic agent to alleviate SAE. The mechanism, however, remains unclear. This research aimed to determine whether hydrogen alleviates SAE by regulating microglia polarization and whether it is mediated by the ...
BRAIN - ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Hydrogen rich water ameliorate Trimethyltin induced spatial learning and memory impairment by ...

Year Published: 2020

Background: As an important member of organic tin compounds, Trimethyltin (TMT) exists widely in industrial and agricultural productions. TMT can induce significant neurodegeneration in the limbic system, particular in hippocampus. However, the molecular mechanisms in TMT-induced learning and memory impairment are not fully clear. Thus, this research was to explore the role of Synaptophysin (SYP) ...
BRAIN - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen inhalation inhibits microglia activation and neuroinflammation in a rat model of traumatic ...

Year Published: 2020

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and disability worldwide. To date, therapies to treat any forms of TBI are still limited. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential neuroprotective effects of molecular hydrogen on TBI. Although it has been demonstrated that hydrogen inhalation (HI) for about 5 hrs immediately after TBI has a beneficial effect on brain injury, the ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Hydrogen gas alleviates blood-brain barrier impairment and cognitive dysfunction of septic mice in ...

Year Published: 2020

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a cognitive impairment caused by sepsis and is related to increased morbidity and mortality. Damage to the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has been proved to be one of the important causes of SAE. Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a promising method for the treatment of SAE, yet the underlying mechanism is not clear. This study was designed to demonstrate whether H2 ...
BRAIN - SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Hydrogen vs. Caffeine for Improved Alertness in Sleep-Deprived Humans

Year Published: 2020

Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been suggested as an agent capable of exerting neuromodulating effects; yet, its potential to affect brain circuits linked to alertness remains poorly examined. In this randomized controlled cross-over pilot trial, we compared acute effects of single-dose hydrogen-rich water (HRW) and caffeine on estimates by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for alertness and on Attention ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Hydrogen Gas Alleviates Sepsis-Induced Brain Injury by Improving Mitochondrial Biogenesis Through ...

Year Published: 2020

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) affects approximately one-third of septic patients, and there is a lack of effective therapeutics for SAE. Hydrogen gas is a new medical gas that exerts anti-inflammation, antioxidation, and anti-apoptotic effects and can effectively protect septic mice. Mitochondrial dysfunction, which can be improved by mitochondrial biogenesis, is a type of molecular ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Hydrogen attenuates sepsis-associated encephalopathy by NRF2 mediated NLRP3 pathway inactivation

Year Published: 2020

Objective Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Oxidative stress, inflammatory response and apoptosis participate in the pathogenesis of SAE. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor containing pyrin domain 3 (NLRP3) pathway is involved in oxidative stress and inflammatory response. We ...
BRAIN - ADDICTION

Molecular hydrogen attenuates methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization and activation of ...

Year Published: 2020

Methamphetamine (METH) is one of the most prevalently used illegal psychostimulants in many countries. Continuous exposure to METH leads to behavioral sensitization in animals, which can be used as a behavioral model with many mechanisms in common with relapse in humans. Molecular hydrogen has recently gained attention for its potential as a novel healthcare product with preventive and therapeutic ...
BRAIN - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen improves cell viability partly through inhibition of autophagy and activation of ...

Year Published: 2020

Objective：Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most serious public health problems in the world. Hydrogen (H2), a flammable, colorless, and odorless gas, has been observed to have preventive and therapeutic effects on brain trauma and other neurological disorders, but its exact mechanism has not been fully clarified. Methods: To further study the mechanism underlying the role of hydrogen ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen Gas Attenuates Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury via Regulation of the MAPK/HO-1/PGC-1a Pathway ...

Year Published: 2020

Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a leading cause of death in neonates with no effective treatments. Recent advancements in hydrogen (H2) gas offer a promising therapeutic approach for ischemia reperfusion injury; however, the impact of this approach for HIE remains a subject of debate. We assessed the therapeutic effects of H2 gas on HIE and the underlying molecular mechanisms in ...
BRAIN - DIABETES (TYPE II)

Effects of a high concentration of hydrogen on neurological function after traumatic brain injury in ...

Year Published: 2020

Reactive oxygen species, inflammation, and apoptosis are major contributors to secondary injuries that follow traumatic brain injury (TBI) in diabetic patients. Hydrogen (H2) can selectively neutralize reactive oxygen species and downregulate inflammatory and apoptotic factors. Therefore, we investigated the effects of inhaled high and low concentrations of hydrogen on neurological function after ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen gas inhalation improves delayed brain injury by alleviating early brain injury after ...

Year Published: 2020

Molecular hydrogen (H2) protect neurons against reactive oxygen species and ameliorates early brain injury (EBI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study investigated the effect of H2 on delayed brain injury (DBI) using the rat SAH + unilateral common carotid artery occlusion (UCCAO) model with the endovascular perforation method. 1.3% H2 gas (1.3% hydrogen premixed with 30% oxygen and ...
BRAIN - PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Renoprotective and neuroprotective effects of enteric hydrogen generation from Si-based agent

Year Published: 2020

We have developed Si-based agent which can generate a large amount of hydrogen. Si-based agent continues generating hydrogen for more than 24 h by the reaction with water under conditions similar to those in bowels, i.e., pH8.3 and 36 °C, and generates ~400 mL hydrogen. To investigate beneficial effects for diseases associated with oxidative stress, Si-based agent is administered to remnant ...
BRAIN - AGING

Short-Term H2 Inhalation Improves Cognitive Function in Older Women: A Pilot Study

Year Published: 2020

We analyzed the effects of 4-week H2 inhalation on cognitive performance in women aged 65 and above. The participants (n = 13) were community-dwelling older women (age 68.0 ± 3.0 years; weight 66.9 ± 10.3 kg; height 161.1 ± 5.8 cm) who volunteered to participate in this open-label pilot trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02830854). The participants received H2 by inhalation for 15 min once per day ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Inhaled H2 or CO2 Do Not Augment the Neuroprotective Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia in a Severe ...

Year Published: 2020

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is still a major cause of neonatal death and disability as therapeutic hypothermia (TH) alone cannot afford sufficient neuroprotection. The present study investigated whether ventilation with molecular hydrogen (2.1% H2) or graded restoration of normocapnia with CO2 for 4 h after asphyxia would augment the neuroprotective effect of TH in a subacute (48 h) HIE ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Longitudinal multiparametric MRI study of hydrogen-enriched water with minocycline combination ...

Year Published: 2020

Free radicals are downstream mediators of several cytotoxic cascades contributing to ischemic brain injury. Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an antioxidant potentially useful in the treatment of stroke. Hydrogen is easy to deliver, biologically non-toxic and diffuses freely through all biological structures including the blood-brain barrier and cellular membranes. This study evaluated the efficacy of ...
BRAIN - DIABETES

Protective effects of hydrogen‑rich saline against experimental diabetic peripheral neuropathy via ...

Year Published: 2020

It has previously been demonstrated that hyperglycemia‑induced oxidative stress and inflammation are closely associated with the development of diabetic complications, including diabetic neuropathy. Additionally, mitochondrial ATP‑sensitive potassium (Mito‑K‑ATP) channels play a homeostatic role on blood glucose regulation in organisms. Molecular hydrogen (H2) exhibits anti‑inflammatory, ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Molecular hydrogen alleviates brain injury and cognitive impairment in a chronic sequelae model of ...

Year Published: 2020

Sepsis-related encephalopathy (SAE), which causes a series of brain injuries and long-term, potentially irreversible cognitive dysfunction, is closely associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Hydrogen (H2) is a new type of medical gas molecule that has been widely used in the treatment of various diseases in recent years. The aim of the present study was to explore the protective effects ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Chronic molecular hydrogen inhalation mitigates short and long-term memory loss in polymicrobial ...

Year Published: 2020

The central nervous system (CNS) is one of the first physiological systems to be affected in sepsis. During the exacerbated systemic inflammatory response at the early stage of sepsis, circulatory inflammatory mediators are able to reach the CNS leading to neuroinflammation and, consequently, long-term impairment in learning and memory formation is observed. The acute treatment with molecular ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Hydrogen-rich saline ameliorates hippocampal neuron apoptosis through up-regulating the expression ...

Year Published: 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of hydrogen in rats after cerebral ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Materials and methods: The experimental samples were composed of sham group, model group of rats that received middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2 hr followed by reperfusion for 24 hr, and the hydrogen saline group treated by hydro¬gen-rich saline (1 ml/kg) ...
BRAIN - NEUROPATHIC PAIN

Abstract: Consumption of hydrogen water prevents the occurrence of neuropathic pain in mice

Year Published: 2015

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BRAIN - PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Hydrogen-saturated saline mediated neuroprotection through autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in ...

Year Published: 2021

Some cardiovascular symptoms in the early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) were related to degeneration of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) catecholaminergic neurons. To date, little is known about the effects of hydrogen water on early stage of PD. Here, protective actions of hydrogen-saturated saline (HS) on rotenone-induced PD rats, as well as its underlying mechanisms were ...