Effects of hydrogen-rich water in a rat model of polycystic kidney disease
Yamasaki M, Miyazono M, Yoshihara M, Suenaga A, Mizuta M, Fukuda M, Rikitake S, Ikeda Y. · PloS one. 2019;14(4):e0215766.
Study at a glance
Preclinical
rats, rat used to study kidney and urinary health.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in drinking water. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 1.6 ppm. · H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 1.6 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): “This experiment showed that the effect of drinking large volumes of hydrogen-rich water was not significantly different from that of normal water, in terms…” 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. No funding statement was identified in the machine-readable full article; absence is not inferred. The article declares no conflicts of interest.
What kind of evidence is this?
Preclinical
Controlled preclinical study
Kidney and urinary health
H₂-rich water
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Methods
rats, rat used to study kidney and urinary health.
Preclinical study; the article does not state one consolidated sample total, so no total is inferred.
Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in drinking water. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 1.6 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: 1.6 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, oxidative-stress and antioxidant markers, apoptosis or cell injury, metabolic laboratory measures, cardiovascular measures
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “This experiment showed that the effect of drinking large volumes of hydrogen-rich water was not significantly different from that of normal water, in terms…” 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. No funding statement was identified in the machine-readable full article; absence is not inferred. 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: 31013316 · DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215766
A free full article is available through PubMed Central.
Official PubMed/PMC full article; source identity, intervention data and declarations re-audited 25 August 2026.
25 August 2026
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