Anti‑inflammatory and antitumor action of hydrogen via reactive oxygen species (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Ye Yang
    • Yaping Zhu
    • Xiaowei Xi
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  • Published online on: June 26, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9023
  • Pages: 2771-2776
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Abstract

Hydrogen (H2) has advantages that lead it to be used as a novel antioxidant in preventive and therapeutic applications. H2 can permeate into biomembranes, cytosol, mitochondria and nuclei, and can be dissolved in water or saline to produce H2 water or H2‑rich saline. H2 selectively reduces oxidants of the detrimental reactive oxygen species (ROS), including hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and peroxynitrite (ONOO‑), which serve a causative role in the promotion of tumor cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis, but do not disturb metabolic oxidation‑reduction reactions in cell signaling. Compared with traditional antioxidants, H2 is a small molecule that can easily dissipate throughout the body and cells; thus, it may be a safe and effective antioxidant for inflammatory diseases and cancer, since ROS usually initiates tumor progression. Treatment with H2 may involve correction of the oxidative/anti‑oxidative imbalance and suppression of inflammatory mediators. Therefore the present review will discuss the anti‑inflammatory and anti‑tumorigenic action of H2 via ROS.
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Yang Y, Zhu Y and Xi X: Anti‑inflammatory and antitumor action of hydrogen via reactive oxygen species (Review). Oncol Lett 16: 2771-2776, 2018
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Yang, Y., Zhu, Y., & Xi, X. (2018). Anti‑inflammatory and antitumor action of hydrogen via reactive oxygen species (Review). Oncology Letters, 16, 2771-2776. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9023
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Yang, Y., Zhu, Y., Xi, X."Anti‑inflammatory and antitumor action of hydrogen via reactive oxygen species (Review)". Oncology Letters 16.3 (2018): 2771-2776.
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Yang, Y., Zhu, Y., Xi, X."Anti‑inflammatory and antitumor action of hydrogen via reactive oxygen species (Review)". Oncology Letters 16, no. 3 (2018): 2771-2776. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9023