Keio University

The Center for Molecular Hydrogen Medicine

Publish: June 30, 2025
KGRI

Summary

The use of hydrogen as an energy source has been in the spotlight as a key to solving the so-called 3E trilemma: Economy, Energy, and Environment. Focusing on the inhibitory effect of hydrogen gas on ischemia-reperfusion injury, we have demonstrated that hydrogen gas inhalation therapy has therapeutic effects in various aspects of emergency medical care, and have played a role as a leading and strategic research center for the realization of hydrogen medicine. The Hydrogen Gas Treatment Development Center promotes non-clinical and clinical research based on industry-academia collaboration, and continues to work toward the approval of hydrogen gas and hydrogen medical devices by the pharmaceutical affairs bureau.

Operational Period

2017/04/01~2027/3/31

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Project Members

Principal Investigator

Motoaki Sano

Associate ProfessorSchool of MedicineCardiovascular medicine

Junichi Sasaki

ProfessorSchool of MedicineEmergency medicine, Anesthesiology, General surgery, Infectious disease medicine

Makoto Suematsu(2022/6/13)

ProfessorSchool of MedicineBiochemistry of diseases, Gas biology