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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Nano-Metal Hydrogen Therapy Targeting Immune Cells Drives Synergistic Anti-Tumor Effects.

Yuxuan Ding, Min Ma, Jianing Wang, Zixin Zhang, Jingyu Wu, Linxiang Zhou, Xiaoyan Cao, Libing Liu

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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8 authors.

Yuxuan DingDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Min MaDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Jianing WangDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Zixin ZhangDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Jingyu WuDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Linxiang ZhouDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xiaoyan CaoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Libing LiuDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4827-6009

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2024YFF0725704National Natural Science Foundation of China NO. 22377144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrogen is employed as a therapeutic gas in the treatment of stroke, tissue repair, and cancer, owing to its excellent biocompatibility, antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory effects, and regulation of cellular metabolism. Moreover, nanometallic materials generate hydrogen through pH-responsive, light-responsive, ultrasound-responsive, and electrical stimulation and play a pivotal role in cancer therapy by activating anti-tumor immune responses, reversing immunosuppressive microenvironments, inducing immunogenic cell death, and sensitising radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Consequently, hydrogen therapy based on nanometallic materials has emerged as a novel research focus in cancer treatment. This review systematically elucidates the unique anti-cancer immunobiological effects of hydrogen therapy based on novel nanometallic materials. It meticulously analyses the reversal effects of different metals (Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Yb, etc.) in overcoming obstacles within the cancer immune cycle (including antigen presentation, T-cell activation, and resistance mechanisms). It highlights the structure-activity relationships between 'metal type-specific activity-immune effects' in the latest hydrogen therapies, elucidates the primary signaling pathways involved in hydrogen-mediated immune regulation, and systematically summarises breakthrough advances in how hydrogen therapy modulates immune responses against tumors. Building upon current cancer treatment trends, this review will synthesise key factors from clinical translation and immunological research perspectives to propose future directions for the field, addressing prevailing challenges.

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Antineoplastic AgentsHydrogenMetal NanoparticlesMetalsNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsHydrogenMetalshydrogen immunotherapyhydrogen therapyimmune modulationnanometalstumor

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PMID42738717
PMCPMC13567503

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