PMID- 34680155 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220120 LR - 20220120 IS - 2218-273X (Electronic) IS - 2218-273X (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct 15 TI - Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment-From Mechanisms to Cognitive Improvement. LID - 10.3390/biom11101520 [doi] LID - 1520 AB - Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT)-the medical use of oxygen at environmental pressure greater than one atmosphere absolute-is a very effective therapy for several approved clinical situations, such as carbon monoxide intoxication, incurable diabetes or radiation-injury wounds, and smoke inhalation. In recent years, it has also been used to improve cognition, neuro-wellness, and quality of life following brain trauma and stroke. This opens new avenues for the elderly, including the treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases and improvement of cognition and brain metabolism in cases of mild cognitive impairment. Alongside its integration into clinics, basic research studies have elucidated HBOT's mechanisms of action and its effects on cellular processes, transcription factors, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Therefore, HBOT is becoming a major player in 21st century research and clinical treatments. The following review will discuss the basic mechanisms of HBOT, and its effects on cellular processes, cognition, and brain disorders. FAU - Gottfried, Irit AU - Gottfried I AD - School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Life Sciences Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. FAU - Schottlender, Nofar AU - Schottlender N AD - School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Life Sciences Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. AD - Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. FAU - Ashery, Uri AU - Ashery U AD - School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Life Sciences Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. AD - Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20211015 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomolecules JT - Biomolecules JID - 101596414 RN - 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Brain/drug effects/pathology MH - Carbon Monoxide/metabolism MH - Cognition/drug effects/physiology MH - Humans MH - Hyperbaric Oxygenation/*methods MH - Inflammation/metabolism/pathology/*therapy MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/metabolism MH - Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism/pathology/*therapy MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Oxygen/*therapeutic use MH - Quality of Life PMC - PMC8533945 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - brain disorders OT - cognition OT - hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) OT - neuroinflammation OT - neuroprotection COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/10/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/21 06:00 PMCR- 2021/10/15 CRDT- 2021/10/23 01:03 PHST- 2021/09/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/23 01:03 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biom11101520 [pii] AID - biomolecules-11-01520 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biom11101520 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomolecules. 2021 Oct 15;11(10):1520. doi: 10.3390/biom11101520.