Hyperbaric Hydrogen Shows No Effect on Cancer Growth in Mice
Response of five established solid transplantable mouse tumors and one mouse leukemia to hyperbaric hydrogen
Research hubs: Immune System
This research was done in animals. Results in animals often don't carry over to people.
- Evidence type
- Animal study (mouse)
- Authors
- B.J. Roberts, W.P. Fife, T.H. Corbett, F.M. Schabel Jr.
- Journal
- Cancer Treatment Reports
- Year
- 1978
- DOI
- 99233
- Study Type
- Mouse
- Delivery
- Gas
- Dose
- 7 continuous days of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment
- Duration
- 1 weeks
- Outcome
- Neutral
- Peer Reviewed
- Yes
- Country
- United States
TL;DR
Breathing high-pressure hydrogen gas did not stop mouse tumors from growing.
Key Finding
Seven days of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment did not slow tumor growth in any of the five solid tumors or leukemia models tested in mice.
Summary
Researchers tested whether hyperbaric hydrogen (hydrogen gas delivered under high pressure) could slow the growth of cancer tumors in mice. After 7 days of treatment, the hydrogen had no effect on tumor growth in any of the six different cancer models tested.
Practical Takeaway
This early-stage mouse study suggests hyperbaric hydrogen may not be effective against established tumors, though this is a single short-term experiment in animals and does not rule out potential effects in other contexts or with different treatment durations.
Abstract (excerpt)
A variety of transplantable mouse tumors were used in experiments to determine the efficacy of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment. After 7 continuous days of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment, no inhibition of tumor growth was observed.