Hydrogen has antioxidative stress and anti-inflammatory effects. Authors investigated the effect of hydrogen on erectile dysfunction in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in Sprague-Dawley® rats by a single intravenous injection of streptozotocin. Diabetic rats were then randomized to a diabetes mellitus group and to a diabetic group that received hydrogen saline. The latter 8 rats were fed saturated …
Hydrogen therapy for diabetic erectile dysfunction?
Inhalation of hydrogen gas has been proven to be an effective treatment for ischemia-reperfusion injury by selectively reducing hydroxyl and peroxynitrite radicals. There has been considerable evidence of hydrogen’s protective effect against diseases related to oxidative injury, such as the ischemia-reperfusion injury of the brain, liver and heart. More and more studies suggest that radical oxygen species (ROS) play an …