The effects of hydrogen treatment in a cigarette smoke solution-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-like changes in an animal model
Yang HJ, Tsou WH, Shen MC, Liu CY, Saunders HM, Wang KY, Douglas FL. · Journal of thoracic disease. 2022;14(11):4246-4255.
What kind of evidence is this?
Preclinical
Controlled preclinical study
Respiratory health
Inhaled H₂
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Methods at a glance
mice, mouse, cell used to study respiratory health.
Preclinical study; group or assay counts reported in the full text include n=8, n=10, n=12, n=6, n=4.
0.9 L/min
Full text reports inhaled H₂-containing gas. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 42%, 21%, 43%, 0.9 L/min, 75 minutes, 63 days.
Inhaled molecular H₂ at 42%; oxygen co-delivery is reported.
H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 42%, 21%, 43%, 0.9 L/min, 75 minutes, 63 days. Values are not combined across different experimental arms.
378 mL/min H₂, calculated from 42% H₂ and 900 mL/min total flow reported in the full text.
21% O₂; 189 mL/min O₂ calculated from the reported total flow.
Control or comparison condition reported in the full article; see the linked methods for arm-specific details.
Outcomes and reported result
survival or mortality, clinical symptoms or functional scores, oxidative-stress and antioxidant markers, apoptosis or cell injury, respiratory measures
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “The MLI of the lung in the COPD + H_2/O_2 group (36.254±7.487) was significantly decreased compared to the COPD group (52.068±16.473) (P<0.05, [ Figure…” This excerpt is not a complete result summary; consult the linked full text for all positive and null findings.
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. Null findings, outcome type, study design and precision all matter.
Cautions 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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No single-study GRADE certainty rating is assigned. Certainty is assessed by important outcome across a complete eligible evidence set, not by attaching a final grade to one source.
Sources and record status
PMID: 36524091 · DOI: 10.21037/jtd-22-324
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2026-08-10