Hydrogen-rich saline protects immunocytes from radiation-induced apoptosis
Yang Y, Li B, Liu C, Chuai Y, Lei J, Gao F, Cui J, Sun D, Cheng Y, Zhou C, Cai J. · Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research. 2012;18(4):BR144-8.
Study at a glance
Preclinical
mice, cells, cell used to study immune and inflammatory conditions.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in saline. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 1 day, 0.6 mmol/L, 0.2 ml, 5 minutes. · H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 1 day, 0.6 mmol/L, 0.2 ml, 5 minutes. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.
1 day
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “H_2 significantly reduced the •OH level produced by irradiation ([Figure 1A, B])..” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.
Preclinical evidence only; findings do not establish a treatment effect in people. Funding or grant information is reported in the full article. The article declares no conflicts of interest.
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Preclinical
Controlled animal and cell study
Immune and inflammatory conditions
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Methods
mice, cells, cell used to study immune and inflammatory conditions.
Preclinical study; the article does not state one consolidated sample total, so no total is inferred.
1 day
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in saline. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 1 day, 0.6 mmol/L, 0.2 ml, 5 minutes.
H₂ dissolved in saline — H₂ only unless the full text explicitly reports oxygen co-delivery.
H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 1 day, 0.6 mmol/L, 0.2 ml, 5 minutes. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.
Control or comparison condition reported in the full article; see the linked methods for arm-specific details.
Outcomes and reported result
clinical symptoms or functional scores, tumor growth or cancer markers, oxidative-stress and antioxidant markers, apoptosis or cell injury, histology or tissue damage
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “H_2 significantly reduced the •OH level produced by irradiation ([Figure 1A, B])..” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.
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Limitations and applicability
Preclinical evidence only; findings do not establish a treatment effect in people. Funding or grant information is reported in the full article. The article declares no conflicts of interest.
Applies to the reported animal, cell or tissue model, not directly to patients.
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PMID: 22460088 · DOI: 10.12659/msm.882616
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10 August 2026
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