Hydrogen-supplemented drinking water protects cardiac allografts from inflammation-associated deterioration.
Kentaro Noda, Yugo Tanaka, Norihisa Shigemura, Tomohiro Kawamura, Yinna Wang, Kosuke Masutani, Xuejun Sun, Yoshiya Toyoda, Christian A Bermudez, Atsunori Nakao · Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2012
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T cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the presence of hydrogen in vitro, accompanied by less production of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ, hydrogen treatment was also associated with increased graft ATP levels and increased activity of the enzymes in mitochondrial respiratory chain. 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 water affected the outcomes measured in Furthermore, T cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the presence of hydrogen in vitro, accompanied by less production of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ. Hydrogen treatment was also associated with increased graft ATP levels and increased activity of the enzymes in mitochondrial respiratory chain.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Furthermore, T cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the presence of hydrogen in vitro, accompanied by less production of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
T cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the presence of hydrogen in vitro, accompanied by less production of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ. Hydrogen treatment was also associated with increased graft ATP levels and increased activity of the enzymes in mitochondrial respiratory chain.
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 Furthermore, T cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the presence of hydrogen in vitro, accompanied by less production of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water.
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Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
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