Postconditioning with inhaled hydrogen promotes survival of retinal ganglion cells in a rat model of retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury.
Ruobing Wang, Jiangchun Wu, Zeli Chen, Fangzhou Xia, Qinglei Sun, Lin Liu · Brain research · 2016
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In the study aims to explore whether postconditioning with inhaled H₂ can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat model of retinal I/R injury, hE and CTB tracing showed that the survival rate of RGCs in the H₂-treated group was significantly higher than the rate in the I/R group. The authors concluded that the results demonstrate that postconditioning with inhaled high-dose H₂ appears to confer neuroprotection against retinal I/R injury via anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis pathways. 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 inhaled hydrogen gas affected the outcomes measured in the study aims to explore whether postconditioning with inhaled H₂ can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat model of retinal I/R injury. HE and CTB tracing showed that the survival rate of RGCs in the H₂-treated group was significantly higher than the rate in the I/R group.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied the study aims to explore whether postconditioning with inhaled H₂ can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat model of retinal I/R injury. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
67% inhaled H₂ concentration. HE and CTB tracing showed that the survival rate of RGCs in the H₂-treated group was significantly higher than the rate in the I/R group. The authors concluded that the results demonstrate that postconditioning with inhaled high-dose H₂ appears to confer neuroprotection against retinal I/R injury via anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis pathways. Intraperitoneal injection or ocular instillation with hydrogen (H₂)-rich saline was recently shown to be neuroprotective in the retina due to its anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects.
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 the study aims to explore whether postconditioning with inhaled H₂ can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat model of retinal I/R injury. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was inhaled hydrogen gas. The reported hydrogen concentration was 67% inhaled H₂ concentration.
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