Preadministration of Hydrogen-Rich Water Protects Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sepsis and Attenuates Liver Injury.
Masumi Iketani, Jumi Ohshiro, Takuya Urushibara, Mayumi Takahashi, Tomio Arai, Hideo Kawaguchi, Ikuroh Ohsawa · Shock (Augusta, Ga.) · 2017
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In mice, the H₂ concentration immediately increased in the liver but not in the kidney after drinking HW. These preclinical findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the outcomes and biological pathways measured in this model.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how hydrogen-rich water affected the outcomes measured in mice. The H₂ concentration immediately increased in the liver but not in the kidney after drinking HW.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Reported treatment duration: 3 days. The H₂ concentration immediately increased in the liver but not in the kidney after drinking HW. The authors concluded that these results indicate the therapeutic potential of HW in preventing acute injury of the liver with attenuation of an increase in oxidative stress.
Why These Findings Matter
These preclinical findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the outcomes and biological pathways measured in this model.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is preclinical animal evidence from a preclinical animal experiment. It is most informative for the disease model, mechanisms, biomarkers, and outcomes directly measured in the study.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as animal study with preclinical animal evidence. The research population or model was mice. The study used a preclinical animal experiment. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water. The reported treatment duration was 3 days.
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. The original scholarly source is available at https://www.ovid.com/jnls/shockjournal/abstract/10.1097/shk.0000000000000810~preadministration-of-hydrogen-rich-water-protects-against?redirectionsource=fulltextview.