Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28498931›Full record

ArticleJournal of radiation research2017

Protective effects of hot spring water drinking and radon inhalation on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in mice.

Reo Etani, Takahiro Kataoka, Norie Kanzaki, Akihiro Sakoda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuu Ishimori, Fumihiro Mitsunobu, Takehito Taguchi, Kiyonori Yamaoka

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of radiation research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Changes in Sulfur Metabolism in Mouse Brains following Radon Inhalation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Agarwood Alcohol Extract Protects against Gastric Ulcer by Inhibiting Oxidation and Inflammation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
    Article
  7. Radon Exposure-Therapeutic Effect and Cancer Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
    Review
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Reo EtaniGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Takahiro KataokaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Norie KanzakiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Akihiro SakodaNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Hiroshi TanakaNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Yuu IshimoriNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Fumihiro MitsunobuGraduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Takehito TaguchiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kiyonori YamaokaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University Hospital · JPJapan Atomic Energy Agency · JPOkayama University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radon therapy using radon (222Rn) gas is classified into two types of treatment: inhalation of radon gas and drinking water containing radon. Although short- or long-term intake of spa water is effective in increasing gastric mucosal blood flow, and spa water therapy is useful for treating chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer, the underlying mechanisms for and precise effects of radon protection against mucosal injury are unclear. In the present study, we examined the protective effects of hot spring water drinking and radon inhalation on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in mice. Mice inhaled radon at a concentration of 2000 Bq/m3 for 24 h or were provided with hot spring water for 2 weeks. The activity density of 222Rn ranged from 663 Bq/l (start point of supplying) to 100 Bq/l (end point of supplying). Mice were then orally administered ethanol at three concentrations. The ulcer index (UI), an indicator of mucosal injury, increased in response to the administration of ethanol; however, treatment with either radon inhalation or hot spring water inhibited the elevation in the UI due to ethanol. Although no significant differences in antioxidative enzymes were observed between the radon-treated groups and the non-treated control groups, lipid peroxide levels were significantly lower in the stomachs of mice pre-treated with radon or hot spring water. These results suggest that hot spring water drinking and radon inhalation inhibit ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury.

Indexed as

Hot SpringsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAntioxidantsBody WeightDrinking WaterEthanolGastric MucosaMaleMice, Inbred BALB CProtective AgentsRadonStomach UlcerWaterAntioxidantsDrinking WaterEthanolProtective AgentsRadonWateranti-oxidative functionsgastric mucosal injuryhistological assessmenthot spring water drinkinglipid peroxide levelmouseradon inhalation

Identifiers

PMID28498931
PMCPMC5737809
OpenAlexW2613695509

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.