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BRAIN - DIABETES

Hydrogen exerts neuroprotective effects by inhibiting oxidative stress in experimental diabetic ...

Year Published: 2023

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a complex disorder caused by long-standing diabetes. Oxidative stress was considered the critical creed in this DPN pathophysiology. Hydrogen has antioxidative effects on diabetes mellitus and related complications. However, there is still no concern on the beneficial effects of hydrogen in DPN. This paper aimed to evaluate the effects of exogenous hydrogen ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Molecular hydrogen attenuates sepsis-induced cognitive dysfunction through regulation of tau ...

Year Published: 2023

Background: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a cognitive dysfunction caused by sepsis. Hyperphosphorylated tau is considered to play a significant role in the progression of neurodegenerative disease and also contributes to cognitive dysfunction in septic mice. Molecular hydrogen (H2) plays an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory role, and plays a protective role in septic mice. This study ...
BRAIN - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD)

Hydrogen-rich water ameliorates neuropathological impairments in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ...

Year Published: 2022

Hydrogen exhibits the potential to treat Alzheimer's disease. Stereotactic injection has been previously used as an invasive method of administering active hydrogen, but this method has limitations in clinical practice. In this study, triple transgenic (3×Tg) Alzheimer's disease mice were treated with hydrogen-rich water for 7 months. The results showed that hydrogen-rich water prevented synaptic ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Gender-based differences in neuroprotective effects of hydrogen gas against intracerebral ...

Year Published: 2022

Background: Post-stroke depression (PSD) severely affects recovery in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Although hydrogen gas (H2) exerts excellent neuroprotective effects in patients with ICH, there are sex-based differences in H2 efficacy in several diseases. Herein, we determined whether estrogen increases susceptibility to the neuroprotective effects of H2 in males with ICH-induced ...
BRAIN - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen-rich saline alleviates early brain injury through inhibition of necroptosis and ...

Year Published: 2022

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been recognized as a serious public health issue and a key contributor to disability and death, with a huge economic burden worldwide. Hydrogen, which is a slight and specific cytotoxic oxygen radical scavenger, has been demonstrated to ameliorate early brain injury (EBI) through reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress injury, apoptosis and necroptosis. ...
BRAIN - COMA

Hydrogen inhalation promotes recovery of a patient in persistent vegetative state from intracerebral ...

Year Published: 2022

Background: Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a devastating and long-lasting clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality; currently, there are no available effective interventions. Case summary: We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with PVS caused by severe intracerebral bleeding in the left hemisphere following anticoagulation treatment. The patient's PVS severity showed no ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

PPARα contributes to the therapeutic effect of hydrogen gas against sepsis-associated ...

Year Published: 2022

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), a fatal complication of sepsis, contributes to cognitive impairment, high morbidity, and mortality. The molecular mechanism of hydrogen (H2) administration, as a promising strategy for the treatment of SAE, is still unclear. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is essential for alleviating symptoms and complications of SAE. However, little ...
BRAIN - CARDIAC ARREST

FDG-PET/CT Assessment of the Cerebral Protective Effects of Hydrogen in Rabbits with Cardiac Arrest

Year Published: 2022

Background: Anatomical imaging methods and histological examinations have limited clinical value for early monitoring of brain function damage after cardiac arrest (CA) in vivo. Objective: We aimed to assess the cerebral protective effects of hydrogen in rabbits with CA by using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). Methods: Male rabbits were divided ...
BRAIN - ANXIETY

Effects of hydrogen water and psychological treatment in a sample of women with panic disorder: a ...

Year Published: 2022

Research suggests that inflammation is an important mediator in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. In addition, women are more likely to develop an anxiety and depression disorder, in comorbidity with a wide spectrum of diseases related to the immune system. In recent years, hydrogen-rich water has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy to prevent and intervene in stress-related ...
BRAIN - DIABETES

Molecular Hydrogen Mediates Neurorestorative Effects After Stroke in Diabetic Rats: the TLR4/NF-κB ...

Year Published: 2022

Diabetes is an independent risk factor for stroke and amplifies inflammation. Diabetic stroke is associated with a higher risk of death and worse neural function. The identification of effective anti-inflammatory molecules with translational advantages is particularly important to promote perioperative neurorestorative effects. Applying molecular hydrogen, we measured blood glucose levels before ...
BRAIN - NEUROPATHIC PAIN

Hydrogen-Rich Water as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for the Affective Disorders Linked with Chronic ...

Year Published: 2022

Neuropathic pain manifested with allodynia and hyperalgesia usually becomes a chronic condition accompanied with mood disorders. Clinical therapies for neuropathic pain are still unsatisfactory with notable side effects. Recent studies have reported the protective role of molecular hydrogen (H2) in different diseases including neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's as well as its ...
BRAIN - NEUROPATHIC PAIN

Treatment with Hydrogen-Rich Water Improves the Nociceptive and Anxio-Depressive-like Behaviors ...

Year Published: 2022

Chronic inflammatory pain is manifested in many diseases. The potential use of molecular hydrogen (H2) as a new therapy for neurological disorders has been demonstrated. Recent studies prove its analgesic properties in animals with neuropathic pain, but the possible antinociceptive, antidepressant, and/or anxiolytic actions of H2 during persistent inflammatory pain have not been investigated. ...
BRAIN - CARDIAC ARREST

Influence of oxygen concentration on the neuroprotective effect of hydrogen inhalation in a rat ...

Year Published: 2022

Background: Post-cardiac arrest (CA) brain injury is the main cause of death in patients resuscitated from CA. Previous studies demonstrated that hydrogen inhalation mitigates post-CA brain injury. However, factors affecting the efficacy of hydrogen remain unknown. In the present study, we investigated the influence of oxygen concentration and targeted temperature on neuroprotective effect in a CA ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Effects of hydrogen-rich saline in neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in rat model of ...

Year Published: 2022

Background: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is one of the most common types of sepsis-related organ dysfunction without overt central nervous system (CNS) infection. It is associated with higher mortality, low quality of life, and long-term neurological sequelae in suspected patients. At present there is no specific treatment for SAE rather than supportive therapy and judicious use of ...
BRAIN - GUT MICROBIOME

Effect of molecular hydrogen treatment on Sepsis-Associated encephalopathy in mice based on gut ...

Year Published: 2022

Introduction: In our experiments, male wild-type mice were randomly divided into four groups: the sham, SAE, SAE + 2% hydrogen gas inhalation (H2 ), and SAE + hydrogen-rich water (HW) groups. The feces of the mice were collected for 16 S rDNA analysis 24 h after the models were established, and the serum and brain tissue of the mice were collected for nontargeted metabolomics analysis. Aim: ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Pharmacokinetics of hydrogen administered intraperitoneally as hydrogen-rich saline and its effect ...

Year Published: 2022

Intraperitoneal administration of hydrogen (H2)-containing saline inhibited neuronal cell death in ischemic stroke in a number of animal models, but it is unknown whether H2 is absorbed from the abdominal cavity into the blood and reaches the brain. In this study, we investigated whether intraperitoneal administration of saline containing H2 inhibits neuronal cell death caused by cerebral ischemia ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Hydrogen alleviated neuronal injury and neuroinflammation induced by microglial activation via the ...

Year Published: 2021

Objective: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is characterized by diffuse cerebral and central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. Microglia play a vital role in protecting the brain from neuronal damage, which is closely related to inflammatory responses. The Nrf2 signaling pathway has an impact on microglial and neuronal injury. Here, we mainly explored the molecular mechanism by which H2 ...
BRAIN - BRAIN INJURY

Hydrogen gas post-conditioning attenuates early neuronal pyroptosis in a rat model of subarachnoid ...

Year Published: 2021

Neuronal pyroptosis serves an important role in the progress of neurologic dysfunction following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which is predominantly caused by a ruptured aneurysm. Hydrogen gas has been previously reported to be an effective anti-inflammatory agent against ischemia-associated diseases by regulating mitochondrial function. The objective of the present study was to investigate the ...
BRAIN - ADDICTION

Hydrogen enriched saline alleviates morphine tolerance via inhibiting neuroinflammation, GLT-1, GS ...

Year Published: 2021

The development and maintenance of morphine tolerance showed association with neuroinflammation and dysfunction of central glutamatergic system (such as nitration of glutamate transporter). Recent evidence indicated that hydrogen could reduce the levels of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, but its role in morphine tolerance has not been studied. The rats were intrathecally administered with ...
BRAIN - PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of hydrogen inhalation for Parkinson's disease: a ...

Year Published: 2021

Background: Oxidative stress is involved in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recent studies have confirmed that molecular hydrogen (H2) functions as a highly effective antioxidant in animal models of PD. A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical pilot study was conducted to assess the efficacy of hydrogen gas inhalation in Japanese patients with PD on ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Intravenous Hydrogen Therapy With Intracisternal Magnesium Sulfate Infusion in Severe Aneurysmal ...

Year Published: 2021

Background and purpose: Poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage still has a poor prognosis. This randomized controlled clinical trial evaluated intracisternal magnesium sulfate infusion combined with intravenous hydrogen therapy in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Methods: Thirty-seven patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage were randomized to Mg+H2, Mg, and control groups. Mg ...
BRAIN - PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Effects of concomitant use of hydrogen water and photobiomodulation on Parkinson disease: A pilot ...

Year Published: 2021

Background: Parkinson disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disease, has no cure or applicable disease-modifying approach, only symptomatic therapy. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction play key roles in PD pathophysiology. Animal studies have demonstrated that photobiomodulation (PBM) may enhance mitochondrial function and boost adenosine triphosphate production, thus ...
BRAIN - SEPSIS

Hydrogen gas alleviates sepsis-induced neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment through regulation ...

Year Published: 2021

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) can cause acute and long-term cognitive impairment and increase the mortality rate in sepsis patients, and we previously reported that 2% hydrogen gas (H2) inhalation has a therapeutic effect on SAE, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Dynamic DNA methylation, which catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), is involved in the formation of ...
BRAIN - PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Hydrogen-saturated saline mediated neuroprotection through autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in ...

Year Published: 2021

Some cardiovascular symptoms in the early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) were related to degeneration of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) catecholaminergic neurons. To date, little is known about the effects of hydrogen water on early stage of PD. Here, protective actions of hydrogen-saturated saline (HS) on rotenone-induced PD rats, as well as its underlying mechanisms were ...
BRAIN - STROKE

Hydrogen‐Powered Microswimmers for Precise and Active Hydrogen Therapy Towards Acute Ischemic ...

Year Published: 2021

Biodegradable microswimmers offer great potential for minimally invasive targeted therapy due to their tiny scale, multifunctionality, and versatility. However, most of the reported systems focused on the proof‐of‐concept on the in vitro level. Here, the successful fabrication of facile hydrogen‐powered microswimmers (HPMs) for precise and active therapy of acute ischemic stroke is ...