Abstract

MOLECULAR HYDROGEN THERAPY: A MAJOR MILESTONE IN MEDICINE

Devi Gopinath*, Gurupriya V. S, Aswathi P. B, Anu G

ABSTRACT

First paper regarding the therapeutic use of molecular hydrogen was published by Ohsawa et al., Nature medicine. It described the potent antioxidant property of molecular hydrogen for medical applications. Since the publication of first paper, effects of hydrogen have been reported in more than 38 diseases, physiological states and clinical tests in leading biological/medical journals. Based on these cumulative knowledge, beneficial effects of molecular hydrogen have been confirmed. Characters of molecular hydrogen favourable for its medical uses are mildness, non-combustibility, abilily to dissolve in water and favourable distribution characteristics with its own physical ability to penetrate biomembranes and diffuse in to cytosol unlike most known anti oxidants. These properties made it one among the most promising antioxidants in use today.

Keywords: hydrogen, non-combustibility, cytosol