Hypoxia as a medicine.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39841808.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr4049 and PMC identifier 12342338.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Oxygen is essential for human life, yet a growing body of preclinical research is demonstrating that chronic continuous hypoxia can be beneficial in models of mitochondrial disease, autoimmunity, ischemia, and aging. This research is revealing exciting new and unexpected facets of oxygen biology, but translating these findings to patients poses major challenges, because hypoxia can be dangerous. Overcoming these barriers will require integrating insights from basic science, high-altitude physiology, clinical medicine, and sports technology. Here, we explore the foundations of this nascent field and outline a path to determine how chronic continuous hypoxia can be safely, effectively, and practically delivered to patients.
Medical subject headings
- Hypoxia