Hydrogen-Rich Saline Attenuates Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation via Activating p53-Mediated Autophagy.
Hongyin Du, Mingwei Sheng, Li Wu, Yamin Zhang, Dongjing Shi, Yiqi Weng, Rubin Xu, Wenli Yu · Transplantation · 2016
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In male Sprague-Dawley rats, compared with the OLT group, HRS dramatically attenuated the histopathologic damage, restored the renal function, and decreased the oxidative stress level. 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 molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Compared with the OLT group, HRS dramatically attenuated the histopathologic damage, restored the renal function, and decreased the oxidative stress level.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied male Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Compared with the OLT group, HRS dramatically attenuated the histopathologic damage, restored the renal function, and decreased the oxidative stress level. The authors concluded that hRS is able to protect against AKI after liver transplantation partly by reducing apoptosis, which is possibly involved in the modulation of p53-mediated autophagy.
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 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the 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. The original scholarly source is available at https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/abstract/10.1097/tp.0000000000001052~hydrogen-rich-saline-attenuates-acute-kidney-injury-after?redirectionsource=fulltextview.