Hydrogen Water Drinking Exerts Antifatigue Effects in Chronic Forced Swimming Mice via Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Activities
Ara J, Fadriquela A, Ahmed MF, Bajgai J, Sajo MEJ, Lee SP, Kim TS, Jung JY, Kim CS, Kim SK, Shim KY, Lee KJ. · BioMed research international. 2018;2018:2571269.
Study at a glance
Preclinical
mice, mouse, tissue used to study exercise and recovery.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in drinking water. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 0.0038 ppm, 1.2 ppm. · H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 0.0038 ppm, 1.2 ppm. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.
Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “After forced swimming stress, maximum mobility time revealed that HW group showed longer swimming endurance time than NC and PW groups ( p <…” 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.
What kind of evidence is this?
Preclinical
Controlled preclinical study
Exercise and recovery
H₂-rich water
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Methods
mice, mouse, tissue used to study exercise and recovery.
Preclinical study; group or assay counts reported in the full text include n=7.
Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in drinking water. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 0.0038 ppm, 1.2 ppm.
H₂ dissolved in drinking water — H₂ only unless the full text explicitly reports oxygen co-delivery.
H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 0.0038 ppm, 1.2 ppm. 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, inflammation and cytokines, oxidative-stress and antioxidant markers, apoptosis or cell injury, metabolic laboratory measures
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “After forced swimming stress, maximum mobility time revealed that HW group showed longer swimming endurance time than NC and PW groups ( p <…” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.
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A reported association, difference or mechanism is not automatically a clinical benefit.
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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Sources and record status
PMID: 29850492 · DOI: 10.1155/2018/2571269
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Official PubMed/PMC full article; source identity, intervention data and declarations re-audited 25 August 2026.
25 August 2026
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