Protective effects of hydrogen rich saline solution on ventral penile mathieu type flap with penile tourniquet application in rats.
Merve Altin Gulburun, Ramazan Karabulut, Zafer Turkyilmaz, Sibel Eryilmaz, Cem Kaya, Burak Arslan, Ozlem Gulbahar, Aylar Poyraz, Kaan Sonmez · Journal of pediatric urology · 2021
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In rats, molecular hydrogen can easily attach to biomembranes and enter cytosol, mitochondria and other organelles of the cell and convert the formed OH- to H₂O to prevent cell and tissue damage. 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 rats. Molecular hydrogen can easily attach to biomembranes and enter cytosol, mitochondria and other organelles of the cell and convert the formed OH- to H₂O to prevent cell and tissue damage.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Molecular hydrogen can easily attach to biomembranes and enter cytosol, mitochondria and other organelles of the cell and convert the formed OH- to H₂O to prevent cell and tissue damage. The researchers investigated the effects of hydrogen rich saline solution (HRSS) on penile Mathieu type flap tissue with Pt application in rats.
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 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
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