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High-content hydrogen water-induced downregulation of miR-136 alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by regulating Nrf2 via targeting MEG3.

Xiang Wang, Jiao Wang · Biological chemistry · 2018

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Primary topic Liver and Fatty Liver Disease
Evidence type Laboratory or cellular evidence
Publication type Laboratory Study
Hydrogen method Other or not reported

H2HUBB TAKEAWAY

In What's more, HHW ameliorated lipid accumulation by regulating miR-136/MEG3/Nrf2 axis in vitro and in vivo, miR-136 was downregulated, MEG3 as well as Nrf2 was upregulated and serum lipid level was reduced in NAFLD mice model after HHW treatment, which exerted the same effect in cellular model. These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.

What the Findings Mean

H2HUBB reviewed how molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in What's more, HHW ameliorated lipid accumulation by regulating miR-136/MEG3/Nrf2 axis in vitro and in vivo. MiR-136 was downregulated, MEG3 as well as Nrf2 was upregulated and serum lipid level was reduced in NAFLD mice model after HHW treatment, which exerted the same effect in cellular model.

What the Researchers Studied

The researchers studied What's more, HHW ameliorated lipid accumulation by regulating miR-136/MEG3/Nrf2 axis in vitro and in vivo. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.

What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?

MiR-136 was downregulated, MEG3 as well as Nrf2 was upregulated and serum lipid level was reduced in NAFLD mice model after HHW treatment, which exerted the same effect in cellular model. This study was aimed to investigate the potential regulatory mechanism of high-content hydrogen water (HHW) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Why These Findings Matter

These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.

How Strong Is This Evidence?

This is laboratory evidence from a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. It is most informative for the biological mechanisms, cellular responses, or biochemical outcomes directly measured.

Technical Study Details

H2HUBB classifies this publication as laboratory study with laboratory or cellular evidence. The research population or model was What's more, HHW ameliorated lipid accumulation by regulating miR-136/MEG3/Nrf2 axis in vitro and in vivo. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.

Limitations and Safety

No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.

Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context

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