Hydrogen gas inhalation during ex vivo lung perfusion of donor lungs recovered after cardiac death.
Seokjin Haam, Jin Gu Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Moo Suk Park, Beom Jin Lim · The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2018
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In a laboratory model, hydrogen gas inhalation during EVLP improved donation after cardiac death lung function via reduction of inflammation and apoptosis, and this effect persisted after LTx. 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 was evaluated in this publication and summarizes the source-grounded findings below. Hydrogen gas inhalation during EVLP improved donation after cardiac death lung function via reduction of inflammation and apoptosis, and this effect persisted after LTx.
What the Researchers Studied
The study used a laboratory experiment. The comparison condition was control condition or baseline measurements.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Reported treatment duration: 1 hour. Hydrogen gas inhalation during EVLP improved donation after cardiac death lung function via reduction of inflammation and apoptosis, and this effect persisted after LTx. The expressions of IL-6 (p = 0.024) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (p = 0.042) were higher in the control group, but IL-10 (p = 0.037) was higher in the hydrogen group.
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 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 study used a laboratory experiment. The reported treatment duration was 1 hour.
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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