Hydrogen: A Potential New Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Patients

Hydrogen: A Potential New Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Patients

Hydrogen has been shown to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hormone-regulating, and apoptosis-resistance properties, among others. Based on a review of the research, the use of hydrogen might reduce the destructive cytokine storm and lung injury caused by SARS-CoV-2 during COVID-19 (Corona Virus...

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Main Authors: Fuxun Yang, Ruiming Yue, Xiaoxiu Luo, Rongan Liu, Xiaobo Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Hydrogen
COVID-19
therapy
cytokine storm
mucus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.543718/full
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Summary:Hydrogen has been shown to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hormone-regulating, and apoptosis-resistance properties, among others. Based on a review of the research, the use of hydrogen might reduce the destructive cytokine storm and lung injury caused by SARS-CoV-2 during COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) in the early stage, stimulating ropy sputum drainage, and ultimately reducing the incidence of severe disease. Molecular hydrogen treatment has the potential to become a new adjuvant therapy for COVID-19, but its efficacy and safety require large clinical trials and further confirmation.
ISSN:1663-9812

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