Induction of protective proteins is fundamental to hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (opens in new tab)

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy involves the administration of 100% oxygen at elevated atmospheric pressure and has long been utilized for both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. While early applications of HBO pretreatment primarily emphasized denitrogenation and denucleation to prevent decompression sickness in diving and aerospace settings, accumulating preclinical studies and clinical evidence now indicate that HBO pretreatment’s broader protective effects are mediated by precondition...