Hydrogen research in ophthalmology
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2014.11.019
- VernacularTitle:氢气眼科医学研究进展
- Author:
Linsong, QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hydrogen;
Oxidative stress;
Antioxidant;
Ophthalmology
- From:Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology
2013;32(11):1052-1056
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Oxidative stress is thought to be associated with many common ophthalmic diseases.Recently studies showed that hydrogen is an antioxidant,and it can selectively reduce the hydroxyl radicals and therefore is used to the prevention and treatment of many diseases,such as retinal neovascularization disease,diabetic retinopathy,retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury,retinal light-injury,etc.Also,hydrogen has a small molecular weight and good water-and lipid-solubility,so it can diffuse freely through the cell membrane toward organelles like mitochondria to exert its treating effect.The research progresses in the application of hydrogen in ophthalmology were summarized.
