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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy-What are the cellular mechanisms ?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) exerts its effects through several cellular mechanisms:

  1. Enhanced Oxygen Delivery: HBOT increases the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood, leading to higher oxygen availability at the cellular level. This supports cellular metabolism and energy production, particularly in hypoxic tissues.

  2. Reduction of Oxidative Stress: By modulating the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), HBOT helps balance oxidative stress. It can enhance antioxidant defenses, reducing cellular damage and inflammation.

  3. Stem Cell Mobilization: HBOT has been shown to increase the number of circulating stem cells, which can contribute to tissue repair and regeneration.

  4. Modulation of Inflammatory Pathways: HBOT influences immune cell function, promoting a shift from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatorystates. This includes the polarization of macrophages and the modulation of cytokine production.

  5. Angiogenesis and Collagen Synthesis: HBOT stimulates the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) and enhances collagen synthesis, which are crucial for wound healing and tissue repair.

  6. Cellular Senescence and Repair: HBOT can interfere with cellular senescence, promoting cell cycle re-entry and reducing markers of senescence, thereby supporting tissue rejuvenation.

These cellular mechanisms collectively contribute to the therapeutic effects of HBOT, making it beneficial for a variety of medical conditions.

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When you say hyperbaric oxygen therapy, many physicians are quick to dismissed it. After all, many medical school curricula have barely enough time to address mainstream treatments and little time to address alternatives in health care. Oxygen is required by every cell in the body. Hypoxia is a term used to describe the lack of oxygen. Cellular hypoxia generates mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage, activation of several inflammatory cascades, complement activation and eventually tissue death. HBOT restores oxygen tension maintaining cellular metabolism, restores ATP production, avoids or reduces mitochondrial dysfunction, prevents oxidative stress and apoptosis. Hyperbaric oxygen uses pressure to dissolve oxygen into the fluids of the body. This effect is explained by Henry’s gas law. This same gas law explains the process of carbonation. Coca Cola is bottle, Carbon dioxide is dissolved into the flat cola syrup under pressure, then capped to create soft drink many people enjoy. When the bottle is uncapped the bubble come out of solution. Hyperbaric oxygen has been around for nearly 200 years. Using systemic delivery, HBOT is capable of delivering up to 20 times the normal oxygen by diffusion to the tissues in critical need.

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