Administration of molecular hydrogen during pregnancy improves behavioral abnormalities of offspring in a maternal immune activation model
Imai Kenji, Kotani Tomomi, Tsuda Hiroyuki, Nakano Tomoko, Ushida Takafumi, Iwase Akira, Nagai Taku, Toyokuni Shinya, Suzumura Akio, Kikkawa Fumitaka · Scientific Reports · 2018
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The publication “Administration of molecular hydrogen during pregnancy improves behavioral abnormalities of offspring in a maternal immune activation model” is organized in H2HUBB under the research focus molecular hydrogen oral health study 2018. The publication is cited as Imai Kenji, Kotani Tomomi, Tsuda Hiroyuki, Nakano Tomoko, Ushida Takafumi, Iwase Akira, Nagai Taku, Toyokuni Shinya, Suzumura Akio, Kikkawa Fumitaka, Scientific Reports, 2018. This animal study examined Administration of molecular hydrogen during pregnancy improves behavioral abnormalities of offspring in a maternal immune activation model. The abstract describes Mouse model. The abstract reports: We have previously demonstrated in the MIA mouse model that maternal administration of H attenuates oxidative damage and neuroinflammation, including induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and…. This is an automated editorial draft based on the abstract and requires source review before publication.
Molecular hydrogen oral health study 2018 overview
The aim of the present study was to investigate long-term outcomes of the offspring in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced maternal immune activation (MIA) model and… Animal research can identify biological effects and support future investigation, but it cannot by itself establish safety or effectiveness in humans.
Study design and hydrogen intervention
Publication type: Animal study. Evidence type: Preclinical animal evidence. Research model or population: Mouse model. Blinding: Unknown. Control status: Unknown.
Delivery method: Other or not reported.
Reported findings and scientific interpretation
For this molecular hydrogen oral health study 2018, the study record reports the following: The abstract reports: We have previously demonstrated in the MIA mouse model that maternal administration of H attenuates oxidative damage and neuroinflammation, including induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and…
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Limitations, safety, and original source
Limitations: Preclinical animal findings may not translate directly to human outcomes.
Safety: The abstract did not provide detailed safety or adverse-event information.
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