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Hydrogen-rich saline alleviates inflammation and apoptosis in myocardial I/R injury via PINK-mediated autophagy.

Li Yao, Hongguang Chen, Qinghua Wu, Keliang Xie · International journal of molecular medicine · 2019

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Primary topic Blood Pressure and Vascular Function
Evidence type Laboratory or cellular evidence
Publication type Laboratory Study
Hydrogen method hydrogen-rich medium

H2HUBB TAKEAWAY

The results demonstrated that treatment with hydrogen improved the myocardial infarction size of hearts, cardiac function, apoptosis and cytokine release following MI/R in rats. The authors concluded that in summary, the present study indicated that treatment with hydrogen‑rich saline improved the inflammatory response and apoptosis in MI/R via PINK1/Parkin‑mediated mitophagy. 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 hydrogen-rich medium affected the outcomes measured in MI/R injury was performed by surgical ligation of the left coronary artery in vivo and H9C2 cell injury was performed by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in vitro. The results demonstrated that treatment with hydrogen improved the myocardial infarction size of hearts, cardiac function, apoptosis and cytokine release following MI/R in rats.

What the Researchers Studied

The researchers studied MI/R injury was performed by surgical ligation of the left coronary artery in vivo and H9C2 cell injury was performed by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in vitro. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. The comparison condition was control condition or baseline measurements.

What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?

The hydrogen-rich saline was administered via intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 10 ml/kg and at 5 min prior to reperfusion, as described in a previous study ( 30 ). Then, hydrogen, 3-MA and/or Rap were administered throughout the hypoxia and the reoxygenation phases. The results demonstrated that treatment with hydrogen improved the myocardial infarction size of hearts, cardiac function, apoptosis and cytokine release following MI/R in rats. The authors concluded that in summary, the present study indicated that treatment with hydrogen‑rich saline improved the inflammatory response and apoptosis in MI/R via PINK1/Parkin‑mediated mitophagy.

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 MI/R injury was performed by surgical ligation of the left coronary artery in vivo and H9C2 cell injury was performed by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in vitro. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich medium.

Limitations and Safety

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

Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context

H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.