New potentials in biomedical application of hydrated electrons: A functional and biomedical effects study of an electromagnetic base liquid containing hydrated electrons
Hydrated electrons (eaq-) are widely studied in pollutant degradation owing to their high reducing power. Recent studies indicate that transiently generated eaq- during radiotherapy can enhance chemotherapeutic antitumor effects via reduction activity. However, biomedical applications remain limited because conventional methods generate eaq- in situ and are short-lived, precluding storage. In this study, we present a storable electromagnetic base liquid (EBL), reference-linked to prior preparation work, and analyze its physicochemical and organism-level effects. The EBL showed strong alkalinity (pH 13.08), low oxidation-reduction potential (ORP 47.1 mV), and a total antioxidant capacity of 1.6 mM Trolox equivalents antioxidant capacity. Using a larva zebrafish (Danio rerio) digital phenotyping platform, we identified a non-adverse concentration and generated unbiased predictions clustering EBL with antitumor, uric acid-lowering, and hypoglycemic drugs. These findings motivate further biological investigation of EBL's biomedical potential and provide a basis for subsequent validation.
Authors
- Yiqian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0296-912X)
- Fanlei Ran
- Linbo Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-7149)
- Li-Jun Bi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8134-094X)
- Xiaogang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-7559)
- Liqun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6933-4330)
- Zhaohui Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-4474)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Chest Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Biophysics (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336479
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00