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Gas therapy has distinct advantages over pharmaceutical drugs; it easily penetrates biomembranes and diffuses into the cytosol, mitochondria and nucleus to reach target tissues. Therefore, therapeutic medical gases may be used for a variety of disorders in various clinical settings [1]. Medical gases can be administered in a straightforward way simply by providing the gas for the patients to inhale using a ventilator circuit, facemask, or nasal cannula. In most cases, administration of medical gas by inhalation may not complicate the current existing therapeutic strategies by simply adding the gas in the conventional delivery mechanism. The ability to administer medical gas inhalationally makes it extremely attractive from a feasibility standpoint for translation into a human clinical setting. Some gases such as supplemental oxygen may be administered in the patient’s home or in a medical setting. However, safety warrants uses of other therapeutic gases are given under the direct care of a physician and supervision of trained medical staff.