Brain- Molecular Hydrogen as a Neuroprotective Agent
Conclusion
The study examined the neuroprotective effects of hydrogen (H₂) therapy in animal models and human clinical studies experiencing neurodegenerative damage induced by oxidative stress.
Hydrogen was administered through three routes: H₂ gas inhalation, ingestion of H₂-dissolved water, and injection of H₂-dissolved saline, exerting its effects primarily by selectively reducing highly toxic reactive oxygen radicals (·OH) and peroxynitrite.
Hydrogen therapy significantly reduced oxidative stress and inflammation in cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) and other neurodegenerative disorders, demonstrating neuroprotective effects (p < 0.05) and being proposed as a clinically safe and effective therapeutic alternative.