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Studies Found: 55

HEART - EXTRACORPOREAL CPR (ECPR)

Hydrogen gas with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves survival after prolonged ...

Year Published: 2021

Background: Despite the benefits of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in cohorts of selected patients with cardiac arrest (CA), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) includes an artificial oxygenation membrane and circuits that contact the circulating blood and induce excessive oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, resulting in coagulopathy and endothelial cell ...

An H2-infused, nitric oxide-producing functional beverage as a neuroprotective agent for TBIs and ...

Year Published: 2021

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a leading cause of death and disability. Sports-related TBIs are estimated to be more than several million per year. The pathophysiology of TBIs involves high levels of inflammation, oxidative stress, dysregulation of ion homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis. There is also a reduction in cerebral blood flow, leading to hypoxia and reduced ...
WHOLE BODY - HYDROGEN BIOLOGY

Safety of Prolonged Inhalation of Hydrogen Gas in Air in Healthy Adults

Year Published: 2021

Ischemia-reperfusion injury is common in critically ill patients, and directed therapies are lacking. Inhaled hydrogen gas diminishes ischemia-reperfusion injury in models of shock, stroke, and cardiac arrest. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety of inhaled hydrogen gas at doses required for a clinical efficacy study. Design: Prospective, single-arm study. Setting: Tertiary care ...
BONE - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

In vivo quantification of hydrogen gas concentration in bone marrow surrounding magnesium fracture ...

Year Published: 2018

Statement of significance: An electrochemical H2 sensor was used to monitor the degradation of a Mg fracture fixation system in a lapine ulna fracture model. Interestingly, the H2 concentration in the bone marrow is 82% higher than H2 saturated water solution. This suggests H2 generated in situ is trapped in the bone marrow and bone is less permeable than the surrounding tissues. The detectable H2 ...
INTESTINE - HYDROGEN BIOLOGY

Production and Excretion of Hydrogen Gas in Man

Year Published: 1969

Technics employing intestinal infusions of gas were used to study H2 production in the human intestine. The volume of H2 in the bowel of 10 normal subjects varied from 0.06 to 29 ml. H2 production, which averaged 0.24 ml per minute in the fasting state, sharply increased after intestinal instillation of lactose to a mean peak rate of 1.6 ml per minute. Ingestion of food also increased H2 ...
LUNG - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Abstract B95: Hydrogen Gas Inhalation Attenuates Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury In Mice

Year Published: 2010

No abstract available
WHOLE BODY - EXCERCISE

Effects of an H2-infused, Nitric Oxide-Producing Functional Beverage on Exercise and Cognitive ...

Year Published: 2021

Background. Exercise performance and recovery are impaired by excessive levels of oxidative stress and inflammation. However, both reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammation improve exercise performance including mitochondrial ATP production and force of muscle contraction. They also are essential mediators in providing the benefits and training adaptations that occur from exercise. Nitric ...
INTESTINE - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Senn on the Diagnosis of Gastro-Intestinal Perforation by the Rectal Insufflation of Hydrogen Gas

Year Published: 1888

No abstract available
SKIN - CANCER

Hyperbaric hydrogen therapy: A possible treatment for cancer

Year Published: 1975

Hairless albino mice with squamous cell carcinoma were exposed to a mixture of 2.5 percent oxygen and 97.5 percent hydrogen at a total pressure of 8 atmospheres for periods up to 2 weeks in order to see if a free radical decay catalyzer, such as hydrogen, would cause a regression of the skin tumors. Marked aggression of the tumors was found, leading to the possibility that hyperbaric hydrogen ...
WHOLE BODY - CANCER

Response of five established solid transplantable mouse tumors and one mouse leukemia to hyperbaric ...

Year Published: 1978

A variety of transplantable mouse tumors were used in experiments to determine the efficacy of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment. After 7 continuous days of hyperbaric hydrogen treatment, no inhibition of tumor growth was observed.
WHOLE BODY - DIVING

Decompression comparison of helium and hydrogen in rats

Year Published: 1997

The hypothesis that there are differences in decompression risk between He and H2 was examined in 1,607 unanesthetized male albino rats subjected to dives on 2% O2-balance He or 2% O2-balance H2 (depths < or = 50 ATA, bottom times < or = 60 min). The animals were decompressed to 10.8 ATA with profiles varying from rapid to slow, with up to four decompression stops of up to 60 min each. Maximum ...
WHOLE BODY - AGING

Effect of electrolyzed water intake on lifespan of autoimmune disease prone mice

Year Published: 1998

Recent studies on electrolyzed water indicate that anode or acidic water is most effective as disinfectants; whereas, reduced or alkaline water processed through cathode is used as safe drinking water. The present drinking water study was undertaken in two strains of autoimmune disease prone mice to establish the spontaneous disease process and longevity. Weanling MRL/lpr and NZBxNZW [B/W] F1 ...

The Efficacy and Tolerability of Electrolyzed Oxidized Water in Treating Mild to Moderate Acne

Year Published: 2004

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and the tolerability of the Charme™ system, a hand-held device that electrolyzes a water-based sodium chloride solution and delivers electrolyzed oxidized water (EOW) to the skin, in the treatment of mild to moderate acne. A total of 31 patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were enrolled in this 8-week, open-label, split-face pilot ...
INTESTINE - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Hydrogen Inhalation Ameliorates Oxidative Stress in Transplantation Induced Intestinal Graft Injury

Year Published: 2008

Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury during small intestinal transplantation (SITx) frequently causes complications including dysmotility, inflammation and organ failure. Recent evidence indicates hydrogen inhalation eliminates toxic hydroxyl radicals. Syngeneic, orthotopic SITx was performed in Lewis rats with 3 h of cold ischemic time. Both donor and recipient received perioperative air or 2% ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen gas is ineffective in moderate and severe neonatal hypoxia-ischemia rat models

Year Published: 2009

Hydrogen gas (H(2)) has been shown to ameliorate brain injury in experimental adult rat focal ischemia and in a mild neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI, 90 min hypoxia) rat model. In this study we tested H(2) in moderate (120 min hypoxia) and severe (150 min hypoxia) neonatal HI rat models. We hypothesized that H(2) would improve outcomes after neonatal HI by scavenging free radicals. Two hundred (200) ...
LIVER - AUTOIMMUNE

Hydrogen from intestinal bacteria is protective for Concanavalin A-induced hepatitis

Year Published: 2009

It is well known that some intestinal bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, can produce a remarkable amount of molecular hydrogen (H(2)). Although the antioxidant effects of H(2) are well documented, the present study examined whether H(2) released from intestinally colonized bacteria could affect Concanavalin A (ConA)-induced mouse hepatitis. Systemic antibiotics significantly decreased the level ...

Hydrogen mediates suppression of colon inflammation induced by dextran sodium sulfate

Year Published: 2009

By its antioxidant effect, molecular hydrogen gas (H2) was reported to protect organs from tissue damage induced by ischemia reperfusion. To evaluate its anti-inflammatory effects, we established a mouse model of human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by supplying mice with water containing (1) dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) (5%), (2) DSS (5%) and H2, or (3) H2 only ad libitum up to 7 days. At ...
WHOLE BODY - METABOLIC SYNDROME

Effectiveness of hydrogen rich water on antioxidant status of subjects with potential metabolic ...

Year Published: 2010

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by cardiometabolic risk factors that include obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Oxidative stress is known to play a major role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of hydrogen rich water (1.5-2 L/day) in an open label, 8-week study on 20 subjects with potential metabolic ...
HEART - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Amelioration of rat cardiac cold ischemia/reperfusion injury with inhaled hydrogen or carbon ...

Year Published: 2010

Recent advances in novel medical gases, including hydrogen and carbon monoxide (CO), have demonstrated significant opportunities for therapeutic use. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of inhaled hydrogen or CO, or both, on cold ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of the myocardium. Syngeneic heterotopic heart transplantation was performed in rats after 6 or 18 hours of cold ischemia in ...
BONE MARROW - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Hydrogen gas treatment prolongs replicative lifespan of bone marrow multipotential stromal cells in ...

Year Published: 2010

Cell therapy with bone marrow multipotential stromal cells/mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represents a promising approach in the field of regenerative medicine. Low frequency of MSCs in adult bone marrow necessitates ex vivo expansion of MSCs after harvest; however, such a manipulation causes cellular senescence with loss of differentiation, proliferative, and therapeutic potentials of MSCs. ...
LUNG - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Inhaled Hydrogen Gas Therapy for Prevention of Lung Transplant-Induced Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury ...

Year Published: 2010

Successful abrogation of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of lung grafts could significantly improve short- and long-term outcomes for lung transplant (LTx) recipients. Hydrogen gas has potent antioxidant and antiapoptotic properties and has been recently used in number of experimental and clinical studies. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether inhaled hydrogen gas could reduce ...
LUNG - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Hydrogen inhalation ameliorates ventilator-induced lung injury

Year Published: 2010

Mechanical ventilation (MV) can provoke oxidative stress and an inflammatory response, and subsequently cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), a major cause of mortality and morbidity of patients in the intensive care unit. Inhaled hydrogen can act as an antioxidant and may be useful as a novel therapeutic gas. We hypothesized that, owing to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, ...
KIDNEY - SURGERY/TRANSPLANTATION

Oral hydrogen water prevents chronic allograft nephropathy in rats

Year Published: 2010

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to the development of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy seen in chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). As molecular hydrogen gas can act as a scavenger of ROS, we tested the effect of treatment with hydrogen water (HW) in a model of kidney transplantation, in which allografts from Lewis rats were orthotopically transplanted into Brown Norway ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Hydrogen Inhalation is Neuroprotective and Improves Functional Outcomes in Mice After Intracerebral ...

Year Published: 2011

Oxidative stress contributes significantly to the development of secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). It has been previously demonstrated that hydrogen gas can decrease oxidative stress by scavenging reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that hydrogen therapy will reduce brain oxidative stress in mice after ICH and thereby will lead to reduced brain edema and improved ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Protective Effect of Hydrogen Gas Therapy After Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage in Neonatal Rats

Year Published: 2011

Germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH) is a neurological disease of very low birth weight premature infants leading to post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation. Hydrogen (H2) is a potent antioxidant shown to selectively reverse cytotoxic oxygen-radical injury in the brain. This study investigated the therapeutic effect of hydrogen gas after neonatal GMH injury. Neonatal ...