Antioxidative Effect of Hydrogen-Saturated WaterScientific Research


original title: Electrolyzed hydrogen-saturated water for drinking use elicits an antioxidative effect: a feeding test with rats

Authors:

Tomoyuki Yanagihara, Kazuyoshi Arai, Kazuhiro Miyamae, Bunpei Sato, Tatsuya Shudo, Masaharu Yamada, Masahide Aoyama

DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1985

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Abstract:

A new type of electrolyzed hydrogen-saturated (EHS) water was produced using a water-electrolyzing device equipped with a special cation exchanger. Use of the EHS water for drinking in a feeding test with rats elicited an antioxidative effect. After intraperitoneal injection of 2,2-azobis-amidinopropane dihydrochloride, urinary secretion of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and hepatic formation of peroxidized lipid were significantly lessened in rats which had received the EHS water for one week. These results suggest the possibility that this drinking water shows an effect in reduction of oxidative stress in the body.