氫分子是預防及治療兼俱的氣體：短篇綜說

The Potential Impact of Hydrogen as a Preventive and Therapeutic Medical Gas: A mini-review

本短篇綜說的目的是介紹一個新進的醫學領域－”氫氣醫學”－它深俱預防及治療的應用性。首先，我們將說明為何氫氣俱有超級抗氧化劑的功效，能有效地舒緩與各種疾病相關的氧化壓力之理論根據。其次，我們將例舉一些文獻業已報告有關利用氫氣來治療因氧化壓力促成之慢性退化病（包括癌症，糖尿病，老人癡呆症及心血管疾病）之有效案例，藉以突顯它的應用價值。最後，我們也將提出一些有關氧氣醫學尚待解決之問題，期勉學術界之共同參予並尋求答案。

The purpose of this concise review article is to introduce an emerging scientific area which is now under investingation prolifically and may provide a great impact in the area of preventive and therapeutic applications. In this brief review, we will first rationalize the reason why the application of hydrogen gas is more superior than other antioxidants in the alleviation of the oxidative stress in various diseases. Next, examples of using hydrogen gas as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of various oxidative stress-triggered chronic degenerative diseases including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease will be given in order to highlight its potential applicability. Finally, many unresolved problems regarding hydrogen medicine will be pointed out for the purpose of encouraging scientific community for collaboration in order to solve some of the untoward problems that are encountered.