
pmid: 31267691
AbstractHydrogen therapy is an emerging and promising therapy strategy of using molecular hydrogen as a new type of safe and effective therapeutic agent, exhibiting remarkable therapeutic effects on many oxidative stress‐/inflammation‐related diseases owing to its bio‐reductivity and homeostatic regulation ability. Different from other gaseous transmitters such as NO, CO, and H2S, hydrogen gas has no blood poisoning risk at high concentration because it does not affect the oxygen‐carrying behavior of blood red cells. Hydrogen molecules also have low aqueous solubility and high but aimless diffusibility, causing limited therapy efficacy in many diseases. To realize the site‐specific hydrogen delivery, controlled hydrogen release and combined therapy is significant but still challenging. Here, a concept of hydrogen nanomedicine to address the issues of hydrogen medicine by using functional micro/nanomaterials for augmented hydrogen therapy is proposed. In this review, various strategies of micro/nanomaterials‐augmented hydrogen therapy, including micro/nanomaterials‐mediated targeted hydrogen delivery, controlled hydrogen release, and nanocatalytic and multimodel enhancement of hydrogen therapy efficacy, are summarized, which can open a new window for treatment of inflammation‐related diseases.
Mice, Nanomedicine, Light, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Animals, Hydrogen, Nanostructures
Mice, Nanomedicine, Light, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Animals, Hydrogen, Nanostructures
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