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. 2020 Feb 19;17(1):99–107. doi: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2018.24381

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water Plus Rosa Damascena Mill. Essential Oil Via Cyclooxygenase-2 Pathway in Rats

Faezeh FATEMI 1,*, Abbas GOLBODAGH 2, Reza HOJIHOSSEINI 2, Abolfazl DADKHAH 3, Kambiz AKBARZADEH 4, Salome DINI 5, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi MALAYERI 6
PMCID: PMC7227869  PMID: 32454767

Abstract

Objectives:

Natural medicine has been proposed for treating sepsis worldwide. Therefore, in this study, the effect of deuterium-depleted water (DDW) alone and adjuvant with Rosa damascena Mill. (RD) essential oils was considered through the evaluation of oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters and the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inflammatory gene in liver damage caused by sepsis.

Materials and Methods:

The rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: 1) laparotomy group; 2) cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) group; 3) DDW (15 ppm and 30 ppm doses) group; 4) DDW (15 ppm and 30 ppm doses) plus RD essential oil (100 mg/kg.bw); 5) indomethacin (2 mg/kg.bw) as a positive control. The treatments were daily administrated for 2 weeks and the CLP model was created on the day 15. Then, the animals were killed and their liver tissue was separated for histopathologic and biochemical assessment.

Results:

Our results demonstrated that the treatment of animals with DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil was effective due to the regulation of the oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters including lipid peroxidation, glutathione (GSH), GSH s-transferases, myeloperoxidase, ferric reducing ability of plasma and inflammatory parameters such as prostaglandin E2 and COX-2. Pathological studies also showed that sepsis led to the liver tissue injuries, which can be reduced by treatments.

Conclusion:

Sepsis caused oxidative stress in the liver tissue, but the administration of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil can be useful to prevent and heal these injuries.

Keywords: Deuterium-depleted water, Rosa damascena Mill essential oil, cecal ligation and puncture, oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters, sepsis

INTRODUCTION

Natural products are increasingly becoming one of the most important resources for replacing chemical compounds. They will undergo continual use toward meeting the urgent need to develop effective drugs, and they will play a leading role in the discovery of drugs for treating human diseases, especially chronic disorders.1

Deuterium-depleted water (DDW), known as light water, has a lower concentration of naturally occurring deuterium (20-25 ppm vs. 150 ppm).2 The use of DDW for a long period may reduce the concentration of deuterium in the liquids and tissues of organisms due to isotopic exchange reactions. These reactions may impact the cellular cycle and cell proliferation.3,4 Previous studies stated that a decreased amount of deuterium in drinking water caused different biological activities such as anticancer, antioxidant, and chemopreventive properties.5,6,7,8

On the other hand, our recent study reported that Rosa damascena Mill. (RD) essential oils with the main chemical compositions of citranellol (66.11­%), trans­geraniol (11.56­%), and phenylethyl alcohol (5.33­%) had antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in a sepsis model.9 RD essential oil, belonging to the family Roseaceae,10 is one of the most valuable sources of flavors and fragrances worldwide and has some applications in the medicine and food industries.11

A study showed that RD essential oil has beneficial effects in the treatment of various disorders, e.g., inflammatory reactions, premenstrual breast tenderness, and spasms.12 It is traditionally used for the treatment of abdominal and chest pain and depression.13 Several biological activities of RD essential oil have also been reported, including analgesic, antitussive, antidepressant, antispasmodic, antioxidant, and anti-HIV activities.14,15,16,17 A study showed that the oil extracted from RD essential oil exhibited antimicrobial activity against a large number of microorganisms, especially against Proteus vulgaris and Klebsiella pneumoniae.18

Regarding the beneficial therapeutic properties of these natural products, their probable anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in treating severe diseases such as sepsis should be considered.

Sepsis is a systemic body reaction to invasive microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. It is one of the top ten main causes of death among all patients admitted to hospital. It causes inflammation, microvascular damage, and coagulopathy, hemodynamic instability, multiple organ dysfunction, and immunosuppression. It is an important medical problem all over the world and is the most common cause of death among critically ill patients.19,20 The cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model as a stable, repetitive, and applicable model leads to the pollution of the abdominal cavity by bacteria-carrying intestinal contents and induces a wide range of systemic inflammatory responses leading to sepsis.21,22 In the CLP model, bacteria spreading from infection sites and entering the bloodstream are rapidly trapped in many organs, such as the liver, kidney, lung, and spleen, and bound to the surface of specific target cells and macrophages in the target organ and subsequently killed by infiltrating neutrophils.23,24 The organs are damaged in mice with lethal sepsis induced by CLP and also in humans with sepsis. This injury is mainly associated with ineffective bacterial clearance, leading to bacterial dissemination and high mortality rates.24 Several reports have demonstrated that inflammatory cytokines can serve as both makers and mediators of the severity of sepsis and elevated levels of these cytokines predict mortality following CLP.25,26,27

Regarding the increase in resistance to and side effects of antibiotics and synthetic drugs in sepsis treatment, natural products with high antibacterial and antioxidant capacities could be a suitable alternative. In the current study, inflammation was induced by a CLP inflammatory model in rats in order to consider the preventive anti-inflammatory effects of DDW alone and concomitant with RD through the estimation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene expression and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) as well as the assessment of oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters such as glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LP), GSH s-transferases (GST), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Plant materials and DDW preparations

DDW (15 and 30 ppm) obtained from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran was used in our study. In addition, the essential oils of RD were obtained from Barij Essence Pharmaceutical Co, Kashan Iran (Batch No: 714043, Sample Serial No: AE932009).

Animals

The study was carried out on 70 male Wistar rats (200-250 g). The rats were kept under standard conditions (12 h light/12 h dark) at 20-25°C for 2 weeks. The animal studies had been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares University based on the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. The CLP model was used to cause sepsis in rats.9

The rats (10 rats in each group) were randomly divided into 7 groups: 1) laparotomy (LAP) group (LAP) as a negative control group; 2) CLP group as a control group; 3) DDW: the rats received DDW orally (at a dose of 15 ppm and 30 ppm) for 2 weeks; 4) DDW+RD: the rats received RD essential oil at 100 mg/kg.bw dose plus DDW 15 ppm and 30 ppm for 2 weeks; 5) indomethacin: the rats received 2 mg/kg.bw indomethacin  orally, serving as a positive control group. After 15 days, CLP surgery was performed in all groups.

Next, 24 h after CLP surgery, the rats were anesthetized and heparinated blood samples were collected by heart puncture from all the animals and centrifuged at 3000×g for 10 min to obtain the plasma. Then the rats were killed and their livers were removed and processed for histological and biochemical assays.

Assessment of PGE2

Plasma PGE2 level was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (ELISA Kit; BioAssay System) according to the producer’s instructions.

Assessment of COX-2 gene expression

Total RNA from liver tissues was prepared with an RNA total kit (BioBasic Inc, Canada). cDNA was synthesized with a PrimeScriptTM RT reagent kit (Takara Bio Inc, Japan) and oligo dt primers (Takara Bio Inc, Japan), according to the manufacturer’s protocol.

Then the primers for PCR were designed with the Gene Runner software version 3.05 and primer 3 servers (COX2 forward: 5’ACCTCTGCGATGCTCTTC3’; COX-2 reverse: 5’ AGGAATCTCGGCGTAGTAC3’; Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) forward: 5’ TGCCAGCCTCGTCTCATAG 3’; GAPDH reverse: 5’’ACTGTGCCGTTGAACTTGC 3’). Blast N searches were used to check primer specificity. The cDNA samples were amplified by PCR amplification and then checked by 2.5% agarose gel electrophoresis to ensure whether the PCRs contained a product with the expected size.

The relative expression of the selected gene was measured with a real-time PCR system (Rotor-Gene Q, QIAGEN). The reaction mixture contained 5 µL of SYBR Green real-time PCR Master Mix (QIAGEN), which includes Taq DNA polymerase, dNTP, MgCl2, and SYBR Green I dye, 0.2 µL of a 10 mM solution of sense-anti-sense primer, 0.5 µL of template cDNA added with H2O to a total of 10 µL. The negative controls were also designed as above but without cDNA. The thermal cycling conditions consisted of an initial denaturation stage at 95°C for 2 min, followed by 40 cycles at 95°C for 15 s, 60°C for 20 s, and 72°C for 20 s. At the completion of each run, melting curves for the amplicons were measured by raising the temperature by 0.3°C from 57 to 95°C while monitoring fluorescence. All expression data were normalized using GAPDH expression as the internal standard.

Assessment of antioxidant and liver parameters

GSH test

It was estimated in liver homogenates according to the procedure reported by Seldak and Lindsay.28 A weighed portion of the liver was homogenized in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (0.02 M). Then 5 mL of homogenate was immediately precipitated with 1 mL of 50% trichloroacetic acid and 4 mL of distilled water; the precipitate was removed after centrifugation at 3000×g for 15 min. To determine the GSH level, 2 mL of supernatant was mixed with 4 mL of tris buffer (0.4 M), containing EDTA (0.2 M) and 0.1 mL of 5,5’-dithiobis (2-nitrobenzoic acid) (0.01 M). Absorbance was measured at 412 nm using a spectrophotometer.

LP test

The concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances as an indicator for LP production was measured spectrophotometrically using thiobarbituric acid reagent based on the procedure described by Buege and Aust.29

GST test

GST was measured spectrophotometrically using 1-chloro-2, 4-dinitrobenzene (a general substrate) according to the procedures described by Habig et al.30

FRAP test

FRAP was performed using 2,4,6-Tris (2-pyridyl)-s-triazine reagent as described by Benzie and Strain.31 FRAP level was calculated by plotting a standard curve of absorbance against µmol/L concentration of Fe (2) standard solution.

MPO test

MPO activity was measured, with minor modification, according to the procedure reported by Hillegass et al.32

Assessment of liver enzymes

To confirm the liver function and injury, serum alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) (Pars Azmoon, Co, Iran), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (Ziest Chem Diagnostics Co, Iran), and total bilirubin (BILI) (Darman Faraz Kave Co, Iran) were determined spectrophotometrically according to the procedure described in the kit purchased.

Histological analysis

Liver biopsies were collected from all the control and treated animals 24 h after sepsis induction. The tissue samples were fixed in 10% phosphate-buffered saline of formaldehyde solution. Dehydration was performed in graded ethanol, followed by embedding in paraffin, and a 5-µm section was stained with hematoxylin and eosin. For histopathological analysis, the sections were examined by light microscopy (Olympus CX31RBSF). The histological changes were quantitatively and semiquantitatively analyzed by a veterinary pathologist. The histologic index was scored from 0 (minimal) to 4 (maximal); score 0= from 0 to 9 neutrophils, score 1= from 10 to 19 neutrophils, score 2= from 20 to 29 neutrophils, score 3= from 30 to 39 neutrophils, score 4= more than 40 neutrophils. The scoring system included: zero (0) for normal condition, 1+ for mild changes, 2+ for average changes, 3+ for severe changes, and 4+ score for more severe changes.

Statistical analysis

The data was analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences v.19. The data was expressed as mean±standard error. One-way analysis of variance was applied to compare the mean values. The normal distribution of the data was examined by Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

RESULTS

Effect of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil on PGE2 and COX-2 in sepsis

The results indicated that the level of PGE2 value increased as evidenced by the significant rise (p<0.05) in the level of COX-2 in the CLP group. However, the administration of DDW reduced considerably (p<0.05) the level of COX-2 compared to the CLP group. Indeed, the PGE2 level returned significantly (p<0.05) to normal levels after using DDW plus RD essential oil (p<0.05) but there was no significant change (p>0.05) in COX-2 gene expression. Likewise, indomethacin as a positive control decreased significantly (p<0.05) the levels of PGE2 and COX-2 gene expression when compared to the CLP group (Table 1).

Table 1. The effect of DDW and DDW + RD on PGE2 and COX-2 gene expression in septic rats.

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Effect of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil on oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters in sepsis

As shown in Table 2, the levels of LP and MPO significantly (p<0.05) increased in the CLP group, while the level of FRAP went down remarkably (p<0.05). Moreover, sepsis led to a significant decrease in the liver GSH as compared to the LAP group (p<0.05). The DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil restored the levels of LP, MPO, and GSH in comparison to the CLP group. However, the administration of DDW plus RD essential oil returned the level of FRAP to the normal one (p>0.05). Meanwhile, administration of indomethacin to rats showed the same results in the treatment groups (p<0.05), whereas GST level did not show any significant changes (p>0.05) in the groups even after using indomethacin as a positive control (Table 2).

Table 2. The effect of DDW and DDW+RD on oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters in septic rats.

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Effect of DDW and DDW plus RD on liver enzymes in sepsis

The levels of AST and ALT significantly increased (p<0.05) as compared to the LAP group (Table 3). In contrast, the rats pretreated with DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil surprisingly (p<0.05) had restored AST and ALT levels as compared to the CLP group. Similarly, indomethacin (2 mg/kg.bw) as a positive control returned the levels of AST and ALT to normal levels (p<0.05) (Table 2), whereas the levels of ALP and BILI had no remarkable changes in all groups even after using DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil (Table 3).

Table 3. The effect of DDW and DDW+RD the on liver enzymes in septic rats.

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Histological findings

There were some mild changes in the hepatocytes in the LAP group (Figure 1A), whereas severe congestion, interstitial edema, and margination of neutrophils in the venules and sinusoids were observed in the CLP group. Neutrophils and mononuclear cells were also infiltrated in the portal tracts and sinusoids in the septic group. Kupffer cell hyperplasia and granular degeneration were seen in the CLP group. There were no signs of necrosis in the hepatocytes. All the changes in the CLP group revealed a kind of hepatitis called nonspecific reactive hepatitis (Figure 1B1 and B2). The treated groups showed improved histopathological lesions except for the DDW30 plus RD essential oil treated group. The portal tract and the parenchyma were nearly in normal condition in the DDW15 and DDW30 treated groups (Figures 1C and D). Moreover, the presence of a few neutrophils in the sinusoids of the DDW15 plus RD essential oil treated group was observed (Figure 1E). However, there were neutrophil infiltrations in the sinusoids in the DDW30 plus RD essential oil treated group. Kupffer cells that show hypertrophy and hyperplasia were also obvious in this group (Figure 1F). Furthermore, in the indomethacin group, reduced amounts of neutrophils were seen (Figure 1G).

Figure 1.

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Histopathological studies. A) LAP group, the portal tract and the hepatocytes in normal condition. B1) CLP group, neutrophil infiltration in the portal tract (arrows). B2) CLP group, neutrophil infiltration in the sinusoids that can be seen easily with their dark nuclei (arrows). C) DDW15 group, the portal tract and the parenchyma in normal condition. H and E, 400×. D) DDW30 group, the portal tract and the parenchyma in normal condition. H and E, 400×. E) DDW15+RD, presence of a few neutrophils in the sinusoids (thin arrows). Kupffer cells can also be seen in the picture (thick arrows). H and E, 400×. F) DDW30+RD group, neutrophil infiltration in the sinusoids (thin arrows). Kupffer cells showing hypertrophy and hyperplasia are also obvious (thick arrows). H and E, 400×. G) Indomethacin group, a few infiltrated neutrophils (arrows) can be seen. H and E, 400×

LAP: Laparotomy, CLP: Cecal ligation and puncture, DDW: Deuterium-depleted water, RD: Rosa damascena Mill, H: Hematoxylin, E: Eosin

As shown in Table 4, the CLP group obviously showed neutrophil margination and infiltration, mononuclear cell infiltration, and Kupffer cell hyperplasia as compared with the LAP group (p≤0.05). Concerning portal inflammation, it was also meaningful in the CLP group in comparison with the LAP group (p≤0.05). However, there were no obvious differences regarding granular degeneration or inflammatory foci between the study groups (p>0.05). All the treatment groups, except the RD+DDW30 treated group, had prominently reduced neutrophil margination and infiltration, mononuclear cells infiltration, Kupffer cell hyperplasia, and portal inflammation in comparison with the CLP group (p≤0.05).

Table 4. Mean values and standard error of histopathologic variables of the liver specimens in the study groups.

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DISCUSSION

Our previous results demonstrated that medicinal plants with bioactive constituents such as RD essential oil as well as Berberis integerrima and Ferula assafoetida extracts  significantly affect oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters and detoxifying enzymes as well as COX-2 gene expression.9,33,34 There is also evidence indicating hepatoprotective activity of DDW against acetaminophen.7 Following this, the present study was designed to consider, for the first time, the therapeutic efficacy of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil against liver injury induced by CLP in septic rats.

Our results revealed that the sepsis induced by CLP significantly increased (p<0.05) the levels of LP and MPO along with PGE2 level and COX-2 expression. Likewise, the levels of AST and ALT activities went up sharply due to CLP surgery compared with the LAP group (Table 3), while there was a considerable decrease in the amount of GSH and FRAP (as an important factor in the oxidative stress-antioxidant balance) in comparison with the LAP group (Tables 1 and 2; Figure 1).

Sepsis reflects a systemic inflammatory syndrome in response to an infection and represents the leading cause of death in the intensive care unit. During the process of sepsis, the liver plays an important role in defensive responses to scavenge bacteria and produce an inflammatory mediator.35 Recent studies have also observed that liver dysfunction is an early event in sepsis.36 The hepatocellular liver enzymes AST and ALT have been regarded as markers of liver injury.37

Our results (Table 3) clearly showed that sepsis increased liver enzymes such as AST and ALT caused by liver damage. The biochemical results along with the histological findings (Figure 1) confirmed the pathophysiological changes in liver function damaged by sepsis. Other studies also proved that there is a direct link between the oxidative stress conditions and organ injuries in the CLP model.38,39 In addition, initiation of oxidative stress was identified by the increase in malondialdehyde level.40 GSH also plays a principal role in protecting cells from oxidative damage.41 Therefore, the fall in GSH level in the liver in the septic groups and the rise in LP demonstrated that sepsis promoted destruction in balancing antioxidants and oxidative stress. While MPO is a protein in neutrophils that participates in the early inflammatory process in patients with sepsis,42,43 its elevation in septic animals concomitant with LP production led to hepatic dysfunction.

Furthermore, COX-2 as an early expressed gene is not only detected in most normal tissues, but it is also induced by stimuli such as pro-inflammatory cytokines,44 leading to PGE2 production, which acts on neurons and contributes to the systemic responses to inflammation.45 In our study, an increase in the level of COX-2 expression was detected in septic rats as well as PGE2 concentration in plasma level compared to the control group (Table 1).

Regarding the importance of treatment of sepsis, studies confirmed the main role of antioxidants in reducing the tissue damage due to scavenging free radicals.9,46,47,48 To confirm, our results demonstrated that the administration of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil was effective in sepsis treatment, where the levels of LP, MPO, and GSH returned to the normal levels. Moreover, these treatments significantly (p<0.05) protected the liver (based on histological analysis) and decreased the AST and ALT levels as compared to the CLP group. The PGE2 level also fell considerably (p<0.05) after using DDW alone and the combination of DDW with RD. The COX-2 gene expression diminished when the rats were treated with only DDW, while there were no considerable changes in the DDW plus RD essential oil groups, which may be due to the transient state of expression of some genes in sepsis. In fact, the natural agents (DDW and DDW+RD) protect the liver from injuries in a sepsis model as potently as indomethacin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, used clinically for its anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties (Tables 2 and Table 3; Figure 1).

The reduction in deuterium content in the body’s liquids due to isotope metabolism reactions is the main effect of DDW as light water. The decrease in this element’s concentration in erythrocytes, in blood plasma, and in homogenates of laboratory animals’ hearts can be achieved with the use of water with low deuterium content. Such changes induce in turn the recovery of prooxidant-antioxidant system balance and a decrease in prooxidant load in organisms, which is further accompanied by higher immunity of laboratory animals.49,50 One study reported that DDW with its antioxidant property was effective in protecting the liver against acetaminophen toxicity.51 We demonstrated that DDW alone and in combination with Satureja rechingeri essential oil had synergistic effects in prevention of acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats due to the reduction in oxidative stresses.7 Other research reported that the DDW pretreatment protected the liver from chromium toxicity by restoring the levels of AST and ALT activities.51 Furthermore, DDW has an anticancer action due to the influence on gene expression regulation and consequently on protein biosynthesis.52

Moreover, the protective effects of the oils may be due to the antioxidant activity and free radical scavenging effects of phenolic compounds and flavonoids present in them. Our current study indicated the in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of RD essential oils may be associated with their antioxidant compounds, namely citronellol, trans-geraniol and phenylethyl alcohol as the main constituents of the essential oils, which exhibited antioxidant activities by 2,2-difenil-1-pikrilhidrazil and β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching assays.9 A previous study also revealed that the essential oil of rosemary containing antioxidant compounds has strong antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities by modulating the malondialdehyde and GSH levels and also catalase, peroxidase, GSH peroxidase, and GSH reductase activities. That study showed that hepatoprotective activity can be attributed to 1,8-cineole as its major compound as well.53 Nithianantham et al.54 also reported that the hepatoprotective activity of Clitoria ternatea leaf may be due to its free radical-scavenging and antioxidant activity. One study reported that the treatment of rats with ethyl acetate extracted from Asparagus cochinchinensis root suppressed inflammatory responses through inhibition of NO, COX-2, and reactive oxygen species production.55

CONCLUSION

The current findings indicated that the pretreatment of rats with DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil exerted beneficial effects on the prevention of liver damage, induced by a CLP inflammatory model, through not only reducing the levels of liver enzymes and oxidative stress-antioxidant parameters, but also through the balance of COX-2 and PGE2 levels. The histopathological studies proved that the hepatic injuries were improved via the administration of DDW and DDW plus RD essential oil as well.

Footnotes

Conflicts of interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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