Hydrogen inhibits microglial activation and regulates microglial phenotype in a mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion model.
Jun-Long Huang, Wen-Wu Liu, Anatol Manaenko, Xue-Jun Sun, Qi-Yong Mei, Qin Hu · Medical gas research · 2019
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In mice, hCH attenuated brain injury and consequently reduced neurological dysfunction after I/R. 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 inhaled hydrogen gas affected the outcomes measured in mice. HCH attenuated brain injury and consequently reduced neurological dysfunction after I/R.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
66.7% inhaled H₂ concentration; reported treatment duration: 90 minutes. HCH attenuated brain injury and consequently reduced neurological dysfunction after I/R. The authors concluded that this study indicates hydrogen may exert neuroprotective effects by inhibiting the microglial activation and regulating microglial polarization. Previous studies have demonstrated that hydrogen protects brain after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) by inhibiting inflammation, but the specific mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of hydrogen is poorly understood.
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 mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was inhaled hydrogen gas. The reported hydrogen concentration was 66.7% inhaled H₂ concentration. The reported treatment duration was 90 minutes.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.
Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
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