Saturated hydrogen saline ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by reducing excessive autophagy.
Yiming Liu, Jin Zhang · Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2017
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It has been suggested that saturated hydrogen saline may downregulate expression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB, leading to a decrease in Beclin-1 transcription and inhibition of autophagy. 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
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What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
In LPS-induced ALI, saturated hydrogen saline may reduce levels of inflammation not only by inhibiting apoptosis, but also by inhibiting excessive autophagy. In particular, saturated hydrogen saline may inhibit the expression of autophagy-related genes, thus reducing autophagy in injured lung cells and improving the survival rate of lung tissue. Saturated hydrogen saline may downregulate NF-κB and Beclin-1, and upregulate mTOR and LC3B, thus inhibiting excessive autophagy. The present review focuses on potential molecular mechanisms regarding the effects of saturated hydrogen saline in the reduction of autophagy during LPS-induced ALI. The authors concluded that it has been suggested that saturated hydrogen saline may downregulate expression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB, leading to a decrease in Beclin-1 transcription and inhibition of autophagy. Saturated hydrogen saline may alleviate LPS-induced ALI by inhibiting autophagy, however its underlying mechanisms of action remain unknown.
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