Therapeutic effects of hydrogen on chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Liren Qian, Xiaopeng Liu, Jianliang Shen, Defeng Zhao, Wenjie Yin · Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2017
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In mice, this article demonstrated that administration of hydrogen-rich saline increased survival rate of cGVHD mice. These results are preclinical and suggest molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential in the condition studied. Further human research is needed to establish clinical effectiveness.
What the Researchers Studied
The study examined mice.
How Molecular Hydrogen Was Used
To determine whether hydrogen could protect mice from cGVHD in an MHC-incompatible murine bone marrow transplantation (BMT) model, survival rates of mice were calculated, and skin lesions were also evaluated after BMT.
What the Researchers Found
This article demonstrated that administration of hydrogen-rich saline increased survival rate of cGVHD mice. Administration of hydrogen-rich saline after transplantation also reduced skin lesions of cGVHD mice.
H₂ Mechanisms / Biological Findings
Recent studies showed that molecular hydrogen has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-fibrosis effects.
Authors’ Conclusion
A distinct authors’ conclusion was not available in the source material reviewed by H2HUBB.