Tao Ye, Geng Lei, Xu Wei-Wei, Qin Li-Min, Peng Guang-Hua, Huang Yi-Fei
Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab of PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab of PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 May 19;12:799-806. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S102518. eCollection 2016.
Hydrogen, one of the most well-known natural molecules, has been used in numerous medical applications owing to its ability to selectively neutralize cytotoxic reactive oxygen species and ameliorate hazardous inflammations. Hydrogen can exert protective effects on various reactive oxygen species-related diseases, including the transplantation-induced intestinal graft injury, chronic inflammation, ischemia-reperfusion injuries, and so on. Especially in the eye, hydrogen has been used to counteract multiple ocular pathologies in the ophthalmological models. Herein, the ophthalmological utilizations of hydrogen are systematically reviewed and the underlying mechanisms of hydrogen-induced beneficial effects are discussed. It is our hope that the protective effects of hydrogen, as evidenced by these pioneering studies, would enrich our pharmacological knowledge about this natural element and cast light into the discovery of a novel therapeutic strategy against ocular diseases.
氢气是最知名的天然分子之一,由于其能够选择性地中和细胞毒性活性氧并减轻有害炎症,已被应用于众多医学领域。氢气可以对各种与活性氧相关的疾病发挥保护作用,包括移植引起的肠道移植损伤、慢性炎症、缺血再灌注损伤等。特别是在眼部,氢气已被用于眼科模型中对抗多种眼部疾病。本文系统综述了氢气在眼科方面的应用,并探讨了氢气产生有益作用的潜在机制。我们希望,这些开创性研究所证明的氢气的保护作用,将丰富我们对这种天然元素的药理学认识,并为发现一种针对眼部疾病的新型治疗策略提供线索。