Abstract
By its antioxidant effect, molecular hydrogen gas (H2) was reported to protect organs from tissue damage induced by ischemia reperfusion. To evaluate its anti-inflammatory effects, we established a mouse model of human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by supplying mice with water containing (1) dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) (5%), (2) DSS (5%) and H2, or (3) H2 only ad libitum up to 7 days. At day-7, DSS-induced pathogenic outcomes including, loss of body weight, increase of colitis score, pathogenic shortening of colon length, elevated level of IL-12, TNF-α and IL-1β in colon lesion, were significantly suppressed by the addition of H2 to DSS solution. Histological analysis also revealed that the DSS-mediated colonic tissue destruction accompanied by macrophage infiltration was remarkably suppressed by H2. Therefore, the present study indicated that H2 can prevent the development of DSS-induced colitis in mice.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 11-15 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 386 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 14 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
Keywords
- Antioxidant
- Colitis
- Colon
- Dextran sodium sulfate
- IL-1-beta
- IL-12
- Inflammation
- Macrophages
- Molecular hydrogen
- TNF-alpha
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