Hydrogen Gas Therapy Attenuates Inflammatory Pathway Signaling in Septic Mice.
Hiroshi Matsuura, Hisatake Matsumoto, Daisuke Okuzaki, Kentaro Shimizu, Hiroshi Ogura, Takeshi Ebihara, Tsunehiro Matsubara, Shin-Ichi Hirano, Takeshi Shimazu · The Journal of surgical research · 2021
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In mice, H₂ treatment attenuated serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels at 24 h after CLP, and blood glucose levels were maintained in the H₂-treated group. 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 inhaled hydrogen gas affected the outcomes measured in mice. H₂ treatment attenuated serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels at 24 h after CLP, and blood glucose levels were maintained in the H₂-treated group.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
7% inhaled H₂ concentration. H₂ treatment attenuated serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels at 24 h after CLP, and blood glucose levels were maintained in the H₂-treated group. The authors concluded that these findings may contribute to clarifying the mechanism of action of H₂ therapy in sepsis.
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 mice. The reported sample size was 6. The study used a preclinical animal experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was inhaled hydrogen gas. The reported hydrogen concentration was 7% inhaled H₂ concentration.
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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