Long-Term Consumption of Hydrogen-Rich Water Mitigates Oxidative Stress, Hepatic Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Rats with LPS-Induced Chronic Liver Injury.
Luyao Zhang, Hanyu Wang, Yingxuan Mai, Qi He, Tao Liu, Na Zhang, Jiantao Zhang · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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In Sprague-Dawley rats, long-term HRW consumption significantly reduced LPS-induced inflammatory cell infiltration in liver tissue, suppressed the abnormal elevation of pro-inflammatory factors, and maintained relatively stable expression levels of anti-inflammatory factors. 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 hydrogen-rich water affected the outcomes measured in Sprague-Dawley rats. Long-term HRW consumption significantly reduced LPS-induced inflammatory cell infiltration in liver tissue, suppressed the abnormal elevation of pro-inflammatory factors, and maintained relatively stable expression levels of anti-inflammatory factors.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Long-term HRW consumption significantly reduced LPS-induced inflammatory cell infiltration in liver tissue, suppressed the abnormal elevation of pro-inflammatory factors, and maintained relatively stable expression levels of anti-inflammatory factors. The authors concluded that long-term consumption of HRW may delay the onset and progression of chronic inflammation-related liver injury by alleviating inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptotic activity, thus exerting a preventive protective effect on the liver. Chronic inflammation is considered an important pathological basis underlying the development and progression of multiple metabolic liver diseases. Although hydrogen-rich water (HRW) has shown beneficial effects in acute inflammation, its long-term impact on chronic hepatic inflammation remains unclear. (2) Methods.
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 Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water.
Limitations and Safety
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