A review of experimental studies of hydrogen as a new therapeutic agent in emergency and critical care medicine.
Meihua Shen, Hongying Zhang, Congjun Yu, Fan Wang, Xuejun Sun · Medical gas research · 2014
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the findings of recent studies on the use of hydrogen in emergency and critical care medicine using different disease models. Hydrogen is a new potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of various diseases in emergency and critical care medicine. The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed this publication as a synthesis of molecular-hydrogen research and summarizes the outcomes emphasized by the authors. Hydrogen is a new potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of various diseases in emergency and critical care medicine.
What the Researchers Studied
The authors reviewed the findings of recent studies on the use of hydrogen in emergency and critical care medicine using different disease models.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Hydrogen is a new potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of various diseases in emergency and critical care medicine. Although further investigations are required, with deepening of the basic theory and research into clinical applications, hydrogen may meet medical needs that at present incur considerable health burdens. Recent evidence has shown that hydrogen is a potent antioxidative, antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory agent and so may have potential medical applications in cells, tissues and organs.
Why These Findings Matter
The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is review or synthesis evidence (narrative review).
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as narrative review with review or synthesis evidence. The study used a narrative review. The hydrogen delivery method was inhaled hydrogen gas.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.
Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.