Chronic molecular hydrogen inhalation mitigates short and long-term memory loss in polymicrobial sepsis.
Aline A Jesus, Patrícia Passaglia, Bruna M Santos, Isabelle Rodrigues-Santos, Rafael A Flores, Marcelo E Batalhão, Angelita M Stabile, Evelin C Cárnio · Brain research · 2020
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The second hypothesis is that H₂ treatment decreases sepsis-induced neuroinflammation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, important areas related to short and long-term memory processing. This source-grounded publication contributes evidence relevant to molecular hydrogen and is retained in a transparent general research category when a more specific study design is not supported by the indexed record.
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What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
The authors concluded that (1) chronic exposure of hydrogen gas is a simple, safe and promising therapeutic strategy to prevent memory loss in patients with sepsis and (2) acute H₂ inhalation decreases neuroinflammation in memory-related areas and increases total nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a transcription factorthat regulates a vast group of antioxidant and inflammatory agents expression in these areas of septic animals. The second hypothesis is that H₂ treatment decreases sepsis-induced neuroinflammation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, important areas related to short and long-term memory processing. The acute treatment with molecular hydrogen (H₂) exerts important antioxidative, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory effects in sepsis, but little is known about the mechanism itself and the efficacy of chronic H₂ inhalation in sepsis treatment.
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