Paradigm shift in hydrogen medicine: Target molecules and catalytic mechanisms elucidated at the atomic level.
Motoaki Sano, Masaki Shibuya, Hitoshi Uchinoumi, Yoshinori Katsumata, Kosuke Shirakawa, Zenzo Fujii, Takeshi Yamamoto · Journal of cardiology · 2026
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the available molecular-hydrogen literature. 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.
What the Researchers Studied
The authors reviewed paradigm shift in hydrogen medicine: Target molecules and catalytic mechanisms elucidated at the atomic level.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Molecular hydrogen (H₂) has been shown to exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects across a broad spectrum of disease models and clinical trials; however, its direct reaction rate with hydroxyl radicals (•OH) in aqueous solution is exceedingly slow, and the underlying mechanism of action has remained unresolved for many years as the "hydrogen paradox".
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.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the current-study 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.