Molecular hydrogen promotes wound healing by inducing early epidermal stem cell proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition.
Pengxiang Zhao, Zheng Dang, Mengyu Liu, Dazhi Guo, Ruiliu Luo, Mingzi Zhang, Fei Xie, Xujuan Zhang, Youbin Wang, Shuyi Pan, Xuemei Ma · Inflammation and regeneration · 2023
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The researchers found that a high concentration of H₂ (66% H₂) greatly increased the healing rate (3 times higher than the control group) on day 11 post-wounding. The authors concluded that have discovered a novel pattern of wound healing induced by molecular hydrogen treatment. These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in Blood oxygen levels were tested by the moorVMS-OXY Tissue Oxygen Monitor (Moor Instruments Limited, UK) according to the instructions. The researchers found that a high concentration of H₂ (66% H₂) greatly increased the healing rate (3 times higher than the control group) on day 11 post-wounding.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Blood oxygen levels were tested by the moorVMS-OXY Tissue Oxygen Monitor (Moor Instruments Limited, UK) according to the instructions. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. The comparison condition was control condition or baseline measurements.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Hydrogen treatment was given immediately after establishment of the mouse cutaneous wound healing establishment, and then daily administration was given until the end of the experiment. The researchers found that a high concentration of H₂ (66% H₂) greatly increased the healing rate (3 times higher than the control group) on day 11 post-wounding. The authors concluded that have discovered a novel pattern of wound healing induced by molecular hydrogen treatment. Although there are evidences showing the positive role of hydrogen in multiple wound care, the therapeutic impact and the authors' concept in the mechanism of hydrogen in the treatment of complicated wounds, still need to be further established.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is laboratory evidence from a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. It is most informative for the biological mechanisms, cellular responses, or biochemical outcomes directly measured.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as laboratory study with laboratory or cellular evidence. The research population or model was Blood oxygen levels were tested by the moorVMS-OXY Tissue Oxygen Monitor (Moor Instruments Limited, UK) according to the instructions. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
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H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.