Combating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in COVID-19 by Molecular Hydrogen Therapy: Mechanisms and Perspectives.
Duried Alwazeer, Franky Fuh-Ching Liu, Xiao Yu Wu, Tyler W LeBaron · Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the available molecular-hydrogen literature. The infection induces pathological responses including increased inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. 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. The infection induces pathological responses including increased inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.
What the Researchers Studied
The authors reviewed combating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in COVID-19 by Molecular Hydrogen Therapy: Mechanisms and Perspectives.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
This may partly be attributable to their inability at restoring redox and inflammatory homeostasis, for which molecular hydrogen (H₂), an emerging novel medical gas, may complement. H₂ has been demonstrated to suppress NF-κB inflammatory signaling and induce the Nrf2/Keap1 antioxidant pathway, as well as to improve mitochondrial function and enhance cellular bioenergetics. The infection induces pathological responses including increased inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.
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.
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.