Oral intake of hydrogen-rich water inhibits intimal hyperplasia in arterialized vein grafts in rats
Author(s) -
Qiang Sun,
Tomohiro Kawamura,
Kosuke Masutani,
Ximei Peng,
Qing Sun,
Donna B. Stolz,
John P. Pribis,
Timothy R. Billiar,
Xuejun Sun,
C. Bermúdez,
Yoshiya Toyoda,
Atsunori Nakao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvs024
Subject(s) - intimal hyperplasia , medicine , neointima , hyperplasia , vascular smooth muscle , endocrinology , pharmacology , smooth muscle , restenosis , stent
Arterialized vein grafts often fail due to intimal hyperplasia. Hydrogen potently protects organs and cells from many insults via its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. We investigated the efficacy of oral administration of hydrogen-rich water (HW) for prevention of intimal hyperplasia.
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