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Accurate in vivo real-time determination of the hydrogen concentration in different tissues of mice after hydrogen inhalation

Zhu W, Gu Q, Liu B, Si Y, Sun H, Zhong J, Lu Y, Wang D, Xue J, Qin S. · Heliyon. 2022;8(10):e10778.

PreclinicalInhaled H₂Published 2022Source checked
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Study at a glance

Evidence type

Preclinical

Population or model

mice, tissues, tissue used to study other neurological conditions.

Intervention and dose

Full text reports inhaled H₂-containing gas. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 4%, 42%, 67%. · H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 4%, 42%, 67%. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.

Duration

Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.

Reported result

Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “It could be seen that the H_2 concentrations in five tissues of mice increased significantly over time during the H_2 inhalation of any concentration.” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.

Main limitation

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.

Evidence and classification

What kind of evidence is this?

Evidence type

Preclinical

Reported design

Controlled preclinical study

Research topic

Other neurological conditions

Administration form

Inhaled H₂

Information not yet classified

Some editorial classification fields are still pending. The source-reported outcomes and result are shown below; Hydrogenology does not infer a positive or negative signal from prose automatically.

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Methods

Population or model

mice, tissues, tissue used to study other neurological conditions.

Sample

Preclinical study; group or assay counts reported in the full text include n=3.

Duration

Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.

Intervention

Full text reports inhaled H₂-containing gas. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 4%, 42%, 67%.

Hydrogen form

Inhaled molecular H₂ at 4%; not classified as Brown’s gas without an H₂/O₂ composition.

Dose or H₂ specification

H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 4%, 42%, 67%. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.

H₂ flow

Not reported in the full article — an absolute H₂ flow in mL/min could not be verified.

O₂ delivered with H₂

O₂ concentration and absolute O₂ flow were not both reported in the full article; no value is inferred.

Comparator

Control or comparison condition reported in the full article; see the linked methods for arm-specific details.

Reported, not endorsed

Outcomes and reported result

Outcomes measured

inflammation and cytokines, apoptosis or cell injury, histology or tissue damage, respiratory measures, microbiome composition

Reported result

Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “It could be seen that the H_2 concentrations in five tissues of mice increased significantly over time during the H_2 inhalation of any concentration.” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.

Extraction completeness

The complete machine-readable article was checked for source identity, methods, intervention quantities, results, tables, funding and conflict declarations. This public record is based on the full article.

A reported association, difference or mechanism is not automatically a clinical benefit.

Interpretation limits

Limitations and applicability

Main methodological cautions

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 directly to

Applies to the reported animal, cell or tissue model, not directly to patients.

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Sources and status

Sources and record status

Identifiers

PMID: 36203896 · DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10778

Publisher access

A free full article is available through PubMed Central.

Extraction basis

Official PubMed/PMC full article; source identity, intervention data and declarations re-audited 25 August 2026.

Last reviewed

25 August 2026

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