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BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen gas post-conditioning alleviates cognitive dysfunction and anxiety-like behavior in a rat ...

Year Published: 2021

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) results in high rates of mortality and lasting disability. Hydrogen gas (H2) is an antioxidant with demonstrated neuroprotective efficacy. The present study examined the therapeutic efficacy of H2 inhalation on early brain injury following experimental SAH in rats and the potential underlying molecular mechanisms. The rats were randomly separated into three groups ...
WHOLE BODY - HYDROGEN BIOLOGY

Safety of Prolonged Inhalation of Hydrogen Gas in Air in Healthy Adults

Year Published: 2021

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: Tertiary care ...
BRAIN - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

An H2-infused, nitric oxide-producing functional beverage as a neuroprotective agent for TBIs and ...

Year Published: 2021

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a leading cause of death and disability. Sports-related TBIs are estimated to be more than several million per year. The pathophysiology of TBIs involves high levels of inflammation, oxidative stress, dysregulation of ion homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis. There is also a reduction in cerebral blood flow, leading to hypoxia and reduced ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen-rich saline alleviates early brain injury through regulating of ER stress and autophagy ...

Year Published: 2021

Purpose: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common complication of cerebral vascular disease. Hydrogen has been reported to alleviate early brain injury (EBI) through oxidative stress injury, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and autophagy. Autophagy is a programmed cell death mechanism that plays a vital role in neuronal cell death after SAH. However, the precise role of autophagy in ...
LUNG - SEPSIS

High concentration of hydrogen ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in a ...

Year Published: 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and underlying mechanism of high concentration of hydrogen on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). We have established a corresponding mouse model and examined the function of hydrogen inhalation on lung pathology and pulmonary edema induced by LPS, as well as contents of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-8. The pulmonary microvascular ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen-Rich Water Improves Cognitive Ability and Induces Antioxidative, Antiapoptotic, and ...

Year Published: 2021

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 ...
WHOLE BODY - HYDROGEN BIOLOGY

Pharmacokinetics of hydrogen after ingesting a hydrogen-rich solution: A study in pigs

Year Published: 2021

Drinking hydrogen (H2)-rich water is a common way to consume H2. Although many studies have shown efficacy of drinking H2-rich water in neuropsychiatric and endocrine metabolic disorders, their authenticity has been questioned because none examined the associated pharmacokinetics of H2. Therefore, we performed the first study to investigate the pharmacokinetics of H2 in pigs given an H2-rich ...
BRAIN - ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Therapeutic Effects of Hydrogen Gas Inhalation on Trimethyltin-Induced Neurotoxicity and Cognitive ...

Year Published: 2021

Oxidative stress (OS) is one of the causative factors in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive dysfunction. In the present study, we investigated the effects of hydrogen (H2) gas inhalation in trimethyltin (TMT)-induced neurotoxicity and cognitive dysfunction in the C57BL/6 mice. First, mice were divided into the following groups: ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen Attenuated Inflammation Response and Oxidative in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy via Nrf2 ...

Year Published: 2021

Hypoxia and ischemia cause neonatal encephalopathy and brain injury and can further result in cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, growth restriction, and epilepsy. Induction of neuroprotection is a crucial therapeutic strategy for the treatment of perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Hydrogen has neuroprotective effects against brain-related diseases. Inflammation and oxidative ...
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) ...
WHOLE BODY - MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION

Molecular hydrogen suppresses superoxide generation in the mitochondrial complex I and reduced ...

Year Published: 2020

Molecular hydrogen (H2) is recognized as a medical gas applicable to numerous diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis. Although the efficacy of H2 is reportedly attributed to its scavenging capability against the hydroxyl radical, the mechanisms underlying its therapeutic efficacy are not fully understood. Herein, we estimated the role of H2 in ...
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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ...
WHOLE BODY - METABOLIC SYNDROME

The Effects of 24-Week, High-Concentration Hydrogen-Rich Water on Body Composition, Blood Lipid ...

Year Published: 2020

Purpose: Metabolic syndrome is associated with several medical risk factors including dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and obesity, which has become a worldwide pandemic. The sequelae of this condition increase the risk of cardiovascular and neurological disease and increased mortality. Its pathophysiology is associated with redox dysregulation, excessive inflammation, and perturbation of cellular ...
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 ...
WHOLE BODY - EXCERCISE

Inhaled molecular hydrogen attenuates intense acute exercise-induced hippocampal inflammation in ...

Year Published: 2020

Physical exercise-induced inflammation may be beneficial when exercise is regular but it may be harmful when exercise is intense and performed by unaccustomed individuals/rats. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has recently emerged as a powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic molecule in a number of pathological conditions, but little is known about its putative role under physiological ...
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ...