Hyperbaric oxygen effects on depression-like behavior and neuroinflammation in traumatic brain injury rats

Depression and PTSD, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Inflammation and Pain

The aim of this study was to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy causes attenuation of traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced depression-like behavior and its associated anti-neuroinflammatory effects after fluid percussion injury. Anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: sham operation plus normobaric air (NBA) (21% oxygen at 1 absolute atmosphere [ATA]), TBI plus…

Improvement of attention span and reaction time with hyperbaric oxygen treatment in patients with toxic injury due to mold exposure

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Lyme Disease and Mold Toxicity

It is, by now, well established that mold toxins (mycotoxins) can cause significant adverse health effects. In this study, 15 subjects who developed an attention deficitdisorder (ADD) and slowing of reaction time at the time of exposure to mold toxins were identified. Deficits in attention span and reaction time were documented not only by taking…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Alleviates Experimental (Spinal Cord) Injury by Downregulating HMGB1/NF-κB Expression

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Osteoporosis & Degenerative Disc Disease

This study presented an insight into the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on spinal cord injury (SCI), aiming to uncover the dynamics of high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) after HBO intervention in rats with acute SCI. Objective. Prognosis of SCI is directly linked with the control of secondary injury, in…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Alleviates Experimental (Spinal Cord) Injury by Downregulating HMGB1/NF-κB Expression

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Osteoporosis & Degenerative Disc Disease

This study presented an insight into the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on spinal cord injury (SCI), aiming to uncover the dynamics of high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) after HBO intervention in rats with acute SCI. Objective. Prognosis of SCI is directly linked with the control of secondary injury, in…

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) is the newest indication approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee. Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss appears to be characterized by hypoxia in the perilymph and therefore the scala tympani and the organ of Corti. A review of the literature reveals more than 100…

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) is the newest indication approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee. Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss appears to be characterized by hypoxia in the perilymph and therefore the scala tympani and the organ of Corti. A review of the literature reveals more than 100…

Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy a salvage treatment option for sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

This study investigates the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a salvage treatment after unsuccessful oral corticosteroid therapy. Case notes of patients who were followed up because of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss between 2005 and 2011 in a tertiary care centre were examined retrospectively. Audiograms from before and after hyperbaric oxygen therapy were examined…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients – Randomized, Prospective Trial

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Stroke Recovery

Recovery after stroke correlates with non-active (stunned) brain regions, which may persist for years. The current study aimed to evaluate whether increasing the level of dissolved oxygen by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) could activate neuroplasticity in patients with chronic neurologic deficiencies due to stroke. A prospective, randomized, controlled trial including 74 patients (15 were excluded).…

Cystatin C Is a Crucial Endogenous Protective Determinant Against Stroke

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Stroke Recovery

Endogenous neuroprotection can be induced by ischemic and nonischemic preconditioning. However, not all subjects that undergo preconditioning exhibit similar favorable outcome. This study is to explore the molecules responsible for this phenomenon and find new therapeutic targets for stroke. Adult male Sprague–Dawley rats were subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. High-throughput proteomic technique, isobaric…

Long course hyperbaric oxygen stimulates neurogenesis and attenuates inflammation after ischemic stroke

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Stroke Recovery

Several studies have provided evidence with regard to the neuroprotection benefits of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy in cases of stroke, and HBO also promotes bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) proliferation and mobilization. This study investigates the influence of HBO therapy on the migration of BMSCs, neurogenesis, gliosis, and inflammation after stroke. Rats that sustained transient…