Hydrogen attenuates radiation-induced intestinal damage by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory response.
Xiaochen Qiu, Kaisheng Dong, Jingzhi Guan, JianMiao He · International immunopharmacology · 2020
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In In vitro experiments using the IEC-6 cell line showed that hydrogen-rich medium significantly inhibited ROS formation, maintained cell viability, and inhibited cell apoptosis, hydrogen treatment decreased cellular apoptosis and maintained intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in mice. The authors concluded that, the study concurrently demonstrated that hydrogen provides an obviously protective effect on radiation-induced intestinal and cell injuries. 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 In vitro experiments using the IEC-6 cell line showed that hydrogen-rich medium significantly inhibited ROS formation, maintained cell viability, and inhibited cellular apoptosis. Hydrogen treatment decreased cellular apoptosis and maintained intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in mice.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied In vitro experiments using the IEC-6 cell line showed that hydrogen-rich medium significantly inhibited ROS formation, maintained cell viability, and inhibited cellular apoptosis. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
In vitro experiments using the IEC-6 cell line showed that hydrogen-rich medium significantly inhibited ROS formation, maintained cell viability, and inhibited cellular apoptosis. Hydrogen treatment decreased cellular apoptosis and maintained intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in mice. The authors concluded that, the study concurrently demonstrated that hydrogen provides an obviously protective effect on radiation-induced intestinal and cell injuries. Radiation-induced oxidative stress damage and systemic inflammatory response were also mitigated by hydrogen treatment.
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 In vitro experiments using the IEC-6 cell line showed that hydrogen-rich medium significantly inhibited ROS formation, maintained cell viability, and inhibited cellular apoptosis. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
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