Effect of Hydrogen-Rich Water on Gut Microbiota in Mice With High-Fat Diet
Xie G, Liu Z, Wang J, He S, Liu H, Xu J · 2021
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In C57BL/6 mice, body weight, oral glucose tolerance, and blood glucose increased significantly in the HFD group compared with the CD group (P < 0.001), and malondialdehyde levels were significantly increased in the livers of mice fed a HFD (P < 0.05). These preclinical findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the outcomes and biological pathways measured in this model.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how hydrogen-rich water affected the outcomes measured in C57BL/6 mice. Body weight, oral glucose tolerance, and blood glucose increased significantly in the HFD group compared with the CD group (P < 0.001), and malondialdehyde levels were significantly increased in the livers of mice fed a HFD (P < 0.05).
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied C57BL/6 mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Body weight, oral glucose tolerance, and blood glucose increased significantly in the HFD group compared with the CD group (P < 0.001), and malondialdehyde levels were significantly increased in the livers of mice fed a HFD (P < 0.05). The authors concluded that it may improve the diversity and structure of the intestinal flora, enhancing the relative abundance of beneficial flora.
Why These Findings Matter
These preclinical findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the outcomes and biological pathways measured in this model.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is preclinical animal evidence from a preclinical animal experiment. It is most informative for the disease model, mechanisms, biomarkers, and outcomes directly measured in the study.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as animal study with preclinical animal evidence. The research population or model was C57BL/6 mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the current-study 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. The original scholarly source is available at https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-606685/v1.