Hydrogen Treatment Protects Mice Against Chronic Pancreatitis by Restoring Regulatory T Cells Loss.
Luguang Chen, Chao Ma, Yun Bian, Jing Li, Tiegong Wang, Li Su, Jianping Lu · Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology · 2017
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The researchers found that hydrogen treatment significantly improved multiple symptoms of chronic pancreatitis. 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 molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in Tissue inflammation, damage and fibrosis were analyzed on HE, TUNEL, MPO, and sirius staining. The researchers found that hydrogen treatment significantly improved multiple symptoms of chronic pancreatitis.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Tissue inflammation, damage and fibrosis were analyzed on HE, TUNEL, MPO, and sirius staining. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
By using an L-arginine induced chronic pancreatitis mouse model, the researchers tested the therapeutic potential of hydrogen, a strong hydroxyl radicals scavenger, in the chronic pancreatitis model. The researchers found that hydrogen treatment significantly improved multiple symptoms of chronic pancreatitis. The authors concluded that hydrogen treatment showed reliable benefits in controlling the severity of chronic pancreatitis.
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 Tissue inflammation, damage and fibrosis were analyzed on HE, TUNEL, MPO, and sirius staining. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
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