Ternary Schottky Junction for Sonocatalytic Water Splitting in Gas-Immunotherapy-Mediated Cancer Treatment.
Rui Zhang, Qian Wang, Junjie Pan, Jun Du, Han Yang, Bingfeng Wang, Yuhao Li, Yuqing Miao, Xumin Hou, Jingxiang Wu, Qing Miao · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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In Hydrogen disrupts the mitochondrial function of cancer cells, interferes with their energy metabolism, and ultimately leads to energy depletion and apoptosis, by simultaneously generating hydrogen and oxygen within the tumor microenvironment and depleting glutathione, BPM effectively triggers oxidative stress and alleviates hypoxia, thereby disrupting mitochondrial function and inhibiting energy metabolism in cancer cells. The authors concluded that the results indicate that BPM holds potential for gas-immunotherapy combination treatments, offering a multifunctional strategy to improve cancer therapy outcomes. 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 Hydrogen disrupts the mitochondrial function of cancer cells, interferes with their energy metabolism, and ultimately leads to energy depletion and apoptosis. By simultaneously generating hydrogen and oxygen within the tumor microenvironment and depleting glutathione, BPM effectively triggers oxidative stress and alleviates hypoxia, thereby disrupting mitochondrial function and inhibiting energy metabolism in cancer cells.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Hydrogen disrupts the mitochondrial function of cancer cells, interferes with their energy metabolism, and ultimately leads to energy depletion and apoptosis. 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?
This may be due to BPM generating substantial H₂, which can cause extensive DNA damage by inhibiting mitochondrial function and blocking adenosine ATP synthesis, thereby promoting cellular apoptosis. the researchers conducted a Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis to understand how BPM exerts its effects through H₂ and O₂ in tumor cells. By simultaneously generating hydrogen and oxygen within the tumor microenvironment and depleting glutathione, BPM effectively triggers oxidative stress and alleviates hypoxia, thereby disrupting mitochondrial function and inhibiting energy metabolism in cancer cells. The authors concluded that the results indicate that BPM holds potential for gas-immunotherapy combination treatments, offering a multifunctional strategy to improve cancer therapy outcomes.
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.
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