Hydrogen gas (XEN) inhalation ameliorates airway inflammation in asthma and COPD patients.
S-T Wang, C Bao, Y He, X Tian, Y Yang, T Zhang, K-F Xu · QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians · 2020
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
A single inhalation of hydrogen for 45 min attenuated inflammatory status in airways in patients with asthma and COPD. This source-grounded publication contributes evidence relevant to molecular hydrogen and is retained in a transparent general research category when a more specific study design is not supported by the indexed record.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how hydrogen-rich water was evaluated in this publication and summarizes the source-grounded findings below. A single inhalation of hydrogen for 45 min attenuated inflammatory status in airways in patients with asthma and COPD.
What the Researchers Studied
Hydrogen was proven to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammation effects to various diseases.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Source-reported hydrogen concentration: 2.4% source-reported H₂ gas concentration; Source-reported hydrogen exposure: 2.4% source-reported H₂ gas concentration; reported treatment duration: 45 min. A single inhalation of hydrogen for 45 min attenuated inflammatory status in airways in patients with asthma and COPD. Hydrogen was proven to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammation effects to various diseases.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the biological process and outcomes directly measured in this publication and contribute to the growing body of molecular-hydrogen research.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
H2HUBB classifies this publication as other research and interprets only the outcomes directly supported by the source record.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as other research with other supported evidence. The reported sample size was 10. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water. The source-reported hydrogen concentration was 2.4% source-reported H₂ gas concentration. The reported treatment duration was 45 min.
Limitations and Safety
Reported limitations: The first is the small sample size as this is a pilot study to evaluate the effect of hydrogen gas (XEN) inhalation on COPD and asthma, further studies are required to determine optimal dosing method for long-term treatment for patients.
Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.