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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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Primary topic Respiratory and Lung Health
Evidence type Other source-grounded research
Publication type Other Research
Hydrogen method Other or not reported

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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 Publication Examined

Saturated hydrogen saline ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by reducing excessive autophagy.

How Molecular Hydrogen Was Addressed

Saturated hydrogen saline may alleviate LPS-induced ALI by inhibiting autophagy, however its underlying mechanisms of action remain unknown. 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. also occurs via the phosphorylation of Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 and autophagy-related protein-13 by mechanistic target of rapamycin, which in turn may be upregulated by saturated hydrogen saline.

What the Publication Reported

The present review focuses on potential molecular mechanisms regarding the effects of saturated hydrogen saline in the reduction of autophagy during LPS-induced ALI.

H₂ Mechanisms / Biological Findings

The present review focuses on potential molecular mechanisms regarding the effects of saturated hydrogen saline in the reduction of autophagy during LPS-induced ALI. Saturated hydrogen saline may alleviate LPS-induced ALI by inhibiting autophagy, however its underlying mechanisms of action remain unknown. signaling pathways involving heme oxygenase-1 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase are associated with the alleviative effects of saturated hydrogen saline on LPS-induced autophagy.

Authors’ Conclusion

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.