Hyperbaric oxygen combined with hydrogen-rich saline protects against acute lung injury.
Yintao Chang, Qianyu Han, Xiaochen Bao, Mingdong Wang, Yuxiang Jin, Siang Zhang, Xuewei Zhao, Yiqun Fang, Lei Xue · Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc · 2023
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In male Sprague-Dawley rats, hRS or HBO2 single treatment could decrease inflammatory cytokine release in lung tissue, reduce the accumulation of oxidative products and alleviate apoptosis of pulmonary cells, then lead to positive therapeutic effects on ALI induced by LPS. 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 molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats. HRS or HBO2 single treatment could decrease inflammatory cytokine release in lung tissue, reduce the accumulation of oxidative products and alleviate apoptosis of pulmonary cells, then lead to positive therapeutic effects on ALI induced by LPS.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied male Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
HRS or HBO2 single treatment could decrease inflammatory cytokine release in lung tissue, reduce the accumulation of oxidative products and alleviate apoptosis of pulmonary cells, then lead to positive therapeutic effects on ALI induced by LPS.
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 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.
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