Intravenous infusion of H2-saline suppresses oxidative stress and elevates antioxidant potential in Thoroughbred horses after racing exercise.
Masahiko Yamazaki, Kanichi Kusano, Toru Ishibashi, Masataka Kiuchi, Katsuhiro Koyama · Scientific reports · 2015
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In participants, intravenous H₂-saline significantly suppressed oxidative stress immediately, 3 h, and 24 h after the race, although the antioxidant capability was not affected throughout the study. These findings add human evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential to influence oxidative-stress regulation.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how molecular hydrogen was evaluated in this publication and summarizes the source-grounded findings below. Intravenous H₂-saline significantly suppressed oxidative stress immediately, 3 h, and 24 h after the race, although the antioxidant capability was not affected throughout the study.
What the Researchers Studied
The comparison condition was placebo.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Immediately after removing the soft bags from the hydrogen circulator, 2 L of H₂ -saline was infused into the jugular vein of each horse over 5 min, 2 h before the race. Intravenous H₂-saline significantly suppressed oxidative stress immediately, 3 h, and 24 h after the race, although the antioxidant capability was not affected throughout the study. The authors concluded that taken together, these results indicate that intravenous H₂-saline can significantly and specifically suppress oxidative stress induced after exhaustive racing in Thoroughbred horses. Recently, the therapeutic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of molecular hydrogen (H₂) for human rheumatoid arthritis have been demonstrated. as demonstrated herein, it seems important to prepare for unexpected or dangerous oxidative stress increases that may overwhelm the effects of hydrogen-enriched water.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings add human evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential to influence oxidative-stress regulation and contribute to the growing body of molecular-hydrogen research.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is human clinical evidence from a human clinical study. H2HUBB interprets the findings in the context of the study design, sample, comparator, and measured outcomes rather than using one publication as a verdict on hydrogen therapy.
Technical Study Details
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Limitations and Safety
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