Pharmacokinetics of hydrogen administered intraperitoneally as hydrogen-rich saline and its effect on ischemic neuronal cell death in the brain in gerbils
Hirano M, Sugai K, Fujisawa M, Kobayashi E, Katsumata Y, Hakamata Y, Sano M. · PloS one. 2022;17(12):e0279410.
Study at a glance
Preclinical
tissue, cells used to study cardiovascular and circulatory health.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in saline. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 20 mL/kg, 1 mL, 130 ppm, 0.5 ppm. · H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 20 mL/kg, 1 mL, 130 ppm, 0.5 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): “No difference was seen between the three- and seven-dose H_2-rich saline groups regarding the effectiveness of intraperitoneal H_2-rich saline injection in preventing neuronal death…” 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. No explicit conflict statement was identified in the machine-readable full article; absence is not inferred.
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Preclinical
Controlled cell or tissue study
Cardiovascular and circulatory health
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Methods
tissue, cells used to study cardiovascular and circulatory health.
Preclinical study; group or assay counts reported in the full text include n=54, n=17, n=7, n=8, n=4, n=3.
Multiple article-specific time points; see the linked full methods.
Full text reports H₂ dissolved in saline. Detected intervention quantities or schedules: 20 mL/kg, 1 mL, 130 ppm, 0.5 ppm.
H₂ dissolved in saline — H₂ only unless the full text explicitly reports oxygen co-delivery.
H₂-related quantities reported in the intervention passages: 20 mL/kg, 1 mL, 130 ppm, 0.5 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
survival or mortality, clinical symptoms or functional scores, oxidative-stress and antioxidant markers, apoptosis or cell injury, histology or tissue damage, neurological or behavioral measures
Article-reported result excerpt (24 words maximum): “No difference was seen between the three- and seven-dose H_2-rich saline groups regarding the effectiveness of intraperitoneal H_2-rich saline injection in preventing neuronal death…” 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.
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. No explicit conflict statement was identified in the machine-readable full article; absence is not inferred.
Applies to the reported animal, cell or tissue model, not directly to patients.
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Sources and record status
PMID: 36574398 · DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279410
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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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