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The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy with Molecular Hydrogen on Endogenous Coenzyme Q10 Levels and Platelet Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Zuzana Sumbalová, Jarmila Kucharská, Zuzana Rausová, Anna Gvozdjáková, Mária Szántová, Branislav Kura, Viliam Mojto, Ján Slezák · International journal of molecular sciences · 2023

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Primary topic Molecular Hydrogen Overview
Evidence type Human clinical evidence
Publication type Human Clinical Study
Hydrogen method hydrogen-rich water

H2HUBB TAKEAWAY

In 30 patients with NAFLD and 15 healthy volunteers were included in this clinical trial, after 8 weeks of adjuvant therapy with HRW, the concentration of CoQ10 in platelets increased, plasma TBARS decreased, and the efficiency of OXPHOS improved, while in the P group, the changes were non-significant.

What the Researchers Studied

30 patients with NAFLD and 15 healthy volunteers were included in this clinical trial.

How the Study Was Conducted

Placebo-controlled human clinical trial.

How Molecular Hydrogen Was Used

A total of 17 patients (H₂ group) drank water three × 330 mL/day with tablets producing HRW (>4 mg/L H₂) for 8 weeks, and 13 patients (P group) drank water with placebo tablets producing CO₂.

What the Researchers Found

After 8 weeks of adjuvant therapy with HRW, the concentration of CoQ10 in platelets increased, plasma TBARS decreased, and the efficiency of OXPHOS improved, while in the P group, the changes were non-significant.