The overlooked benefits of hydrogen-producing bacteria.
Yusuke Ichikawa, Haru Yamamoto, Shin-Ichi Hirano, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh · Medical gas research · 2023
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the available molecular-hydrogen literature. In a joint study with the Osaka University School of Medicine, it was revealed that the administration of hydrogen water to sepsis-induced mice models for 7 days suppressed bacterial translocation that was causing sepsis and also increased the number of Bacteroides in the intestine. The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed this publication as a synthesis of molecular-hydrogen research and summarizes the outcomes emphasized by the authors. In a joint study with the Osaka University School of Medicine, it was revealed that the administration of hydrogen water to sepsis-induced mice models for 7 days suppressed bacterial translocation that was causing sepsis and also increased the number of Bacteroides in the intestine.
What the Researchers Studied
The authors reviewed the overlooked benefits of hydrogen-producing bacteria.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
In a joint study with the Osaka University School of Medicine, it was revealed that the administration of hydrogen water to sepsis-induced mice models for 7 days suppressed bacterial translocation that was causing sepsis and also increased the number of Bacteroides in the intestine. Hydrogen may be supplied via the inhalation of hydrogen gas without relying on hydrogen-producing bacteria. The authors concluded that 3 Most species of this bacteria are deemed as “Beneficial Bacteria,” and in this paper, the researchers focus on these hydrogen-producing bacteria that bring extraordinary benefits to human health. Although it is widely known that molecular hydrogen can react with hydroxyl radicals, generated in the mitochondria, to protect cells from oxidative stress, the beneficial effects of hydrogen are not fully pervasive because it is not generally thought to be metabolized in vivo. Since hydrogen is the smallest diatomic molecule, it can easily permeate mitochondrial membranes to react with these hydroxyl radicals and prevent cells from oxidative stress without any side effects.
Why These Findings Matter
The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is review or synthesis evidence (narrative review).
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as narrative review with review or synthesis evidence. The study used a narrative review. The hydrogen delivery method was inhaled hydrogen gas.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.
Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.