Hydrogen Water Protects Embryonic Cells from Oxidative Stress
- Authors
- A. G. Pogorelov, V. N. Pogorelova, M. A. Pogorelova
- Journal
- Biophysics
- Year
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1134/S0006350918010153
- Study Type
- Cell Culture
- Outcome
- Neutral
- Peer Reviewed
- Yes
- Country
- Russia
- Health Condition
- Oxidative Stress
- Body System
- Reproductive
TL;DR
A special water treatment used in a growth medium helps protect early mouse embryos from oxidative stress, but it doesn't stop cell death caused by hydrogen peroxide.
Key Finding
Electrochemically reduced water reduced oxidative stress in embryonic cell cultures exposed to hydrogen peroxide, but did not prevent the cells from dying through apoptosis.
Summary
Researchers tested whether water treated with electrical current (electrochemically reduced water) could protect embryonic cells from damage caused by hydrogen peroxide, a chemical that creates oxidative stress (cellular damage from unstable molecules). The water did reduce some oxidative damage, but it did not prevent the cells from undergoing apoptosis (programmed cell death) when exposed to hydrogen peroxide.
Practical Takeaway
This is a laboratory study in embryonic cells only, not in humans or animals. While it suggests electrochemically reduced water may have some antioxidant properties, the study does not demonstrate any health benefit, and findings from cell cultures often do not translate to real-world effects. Much more research would be needed before drawing any conclusions about potential applications.
Abstract
It has been shown that Dulbecco’s incubation medium prepared with electrochemically reduced water compensates for oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide addition (H2O2, 0.2 mM) to the incubation medium. The incubation medium modified in this way does not affect the H2O2 induced apoptosis in an early mouse embryo. The embryonic cell in the experimental model of apoptosis shows the presence of characteristic morphological changes and decreased cell volume. These apoptosis-related changes were detected using laser-scanning microtomography.