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ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical design2025

Exploring the Potential of H

Marzieh Neykhonji, Abdulridha Mohammed Al-Asady, Amir Avan, Majid Khazaei, Seyed Mahdi Hassanian

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Review in Current pharmaceutical design, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Marzieh NeykhonjiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abdulridha Mohammed Al-AsadyDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, Iraq.
Amir AvanMetabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Majid KhazaeiMetabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyed Mahdi HassanianDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Funding

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 4000652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis review demonstrates the potential role of hydrogen in post-surgical adhesion prevention and calls for further investigation of its molecular pathways, as well as clinical studies to assess its efficacy and safety in a therapeutic setting.

methodsPubMed and Google Scholar were extensively queried to investigate the potential role of hydrogen in preventing post-surgical adhesions and its underlying mechanisms.

resultsMolecular hydrogen exhibits selective antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic properties, holding potential for the treatment and prevention of various disorders, including acute pancreatitis, respiratory diseases, and ischemia-reperfusion damage conditions, among others. Postoperative adhesion is associated with chronic pain, organ dysfunction, and acute complications, fundamentally rooted in inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. The surgical injury initiates an inflammatory response characterized by immune cell mobilization and an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, thereby promoting adhesion formation.

conclusionHydrogen is demonstrated to attenuate the early inflammatory response by down-regulating proinflammatory cytokines alongside its anti-oxidative and anti-fibrotic effects. As a potential therapeutic agent for post-surgical adhesions, hydrogen warrants additional investigation to elucidate the exact molecular pathways responsible for its observed efficacy and safety.

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Antifibrotic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHydrogenPostoperative ComplicationsAnimalsFibrosisHumansInflammationTissue AdhesionsAntifibrotic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHydrogenfibrosishydrogeninflammationoxidative stressperitonealPost-surgical adhesiontendon.

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PMID40017254

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