Efficiency of resveratrol in the prevention and treatment of age‑related hearing loss
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- Published online on: November 12, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10962
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Abstract
Introduction
Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), also known as presbycusis, is described as a gradual loss of hearing that is linked to aging. ARHL is characterized by impaired speech discrimination, deteriorated hearing sensitivity, slowed central acoustic signal processing and impaired localization of sound sources. ARHL is the most common sensory disorder in the elderly population (1), with a prevalence of 25-40% of individuals aged 65 years or above. The prevalence increases with age, ranging from 40 to 66% in individuals over 75 years of age and >80% in those over 85 years of age (2).
ARHL is thought to be the result of aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage and environmental factors (3). It has been widely recognized that aging is a process of cumulative oxidative damage caused by free radicals (4,5). Free radical production increases with age and it is recognized that oxidative stress and related mitochondrial dysfunction have an important role in aging and age-related diseases (6,7). Numerous studies have demonstrated that diminishing oxidative stress may extend an organism's life span (8). Therefore, an effective way to slow the progression of age-related damage to the body may be to improve its antioxidant defense against oxidative stress.
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is essential for maintaining the balance of cell life and death. It has been known for a long time that apoptosis is involved in aging and age-related diseases (9). In addition, it has been demonstrated that apoptotic cell death occurs earlier in mice with presbycusis (10).
Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene; RSV), which is known to be a potent antioxidant, is a natural phytoalexin and polyphenol that is present in a wide range of plants, such as grapes, berries, mulberries and peanuts (11). The biological effects of RSV include scavenging of free radicals, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, anti-inflammatory effects, copper chelation, modification of eicosanoid synthesis, inhibition of platelet aggregation, vasodilatation, modulation of lipid metabolism, vasorelaxant activity, anticancer activity and estrogenic activity (11,12).
Resveratrol has protective effects against cisplatin-induced (13), aminoglycoside-induced (14) and noise-induced hearing losses (15). Furthermore, it was reported that a mixture of polyphenols, including RSV, have a beneficial effect on presbycusis (16).
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of RSV in the prevention and treatment of ARHL as assessed by auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing and evaluation of the changes in the mRNA expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and NF-κB genes, which are effective in inflammation, and Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer (Bak), caspase-3 and caspase-9 genes, which all have a role in apoptosis, in cochlear samples of C57BL/6 mice.
Materials and methods
Animals
A total of 32 male C57BL/6 mice were used for the present study. The animals were obtained from the Gazi University Laboratory Animal Raising and Experimental Research Center at 12 weeks of age (mean weight, 28.6±1.9 g) and the study was carried out in the same place (Ankara, Turkey). These mice have been extensively studied as a model of ARHL (17). Hearing loss begins at approximately five to six months of age and progresses to near-complete hearing loss by the age of 18 months in this strain (18). The animals were housed in plastic cages at 23±2˚C with a relative humidity of 55%±5, with water and food provided ad libitum and maintained under a 12-h light/dark cycle. The Animal Care and Use Committee of Gazi University (Ankara, Turkey) approved the study protocol (approval no. 66332047-604.01.02-7347). The study was performed in accordance with the EU Directive 2010/63/EU.
Anesthesia
Mice were anesthetized by i.p. injection of ketamine (90 mg/kg) and xylazine (10 mg/kg) cocktail during ABR measurements. At the end of the study, animals were painlessly sacrificed by cervical dislocation under the same anesthetic protocol.
Study protocol
Power analysis was used to determine the sample size. A desired power of 0.80 and a desired α of 0.05 were set with an estimated size effect δ of ~1.4, based on preliminary data. Mice were randomized into four groups and treated as follows: Control group (n=8), with no medication; sham control group (n=8), with DMSO administration initiated at three months of age; early treatment group (n=8), with RSV treatment initiated at three months of age; and late treatment group (n=8), with RSV treatment initiated at six months of age. The timeline of the study protocol is presented in Fig. 1.
Trans-resveratrol (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA), dissolved in 30% DMSO (20 mg/ml) (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA) and added to the drinking water of mice so that the approximate daily dosage of 500 µg/kg for each mouse was maintained (16). Drinking water was changed every day to ensure the required dose was taken by the mice. In addition, new solution was prepared weekly during the study period to ensure the stability of RSV. The mice were weighed once every week and the dose of the RSV was adjusted according to the weights of the mice, if necessary. 30% DMSO was also prepared freshly on a weekly basis and added to the drinking water of the sham control group. The sham control group was created to evaluate the possible effects of DMSO, the substance that RSV was dissolved in, on the hearing of the mice.
ABR
ABR measurements were performed with a two-channel Neuro-audio® ABR device (Neurosoft; Ivanova). After anesthesia, ABR measurements were performed for both the right and left ears of every mouse; two traces were recorded for each ear to control repeatability of the response. ER-2, 10 ohm insert earphones with a frequency spectrum of 125-16,000 Hz were used for auditory stimuli and subdermal disposable needle electrodes (Bionen Medical Devices) were used for recording of the ABR. Single-channel ipsilateral recording was performed to prevent a possible short circuit between electrodes. The non-inverting electrode was placed at the vertex, the invert electrode was placed on the ipsilateral mastoid and the ground electrode was placed on the contralateral mastoid. The stimuli consisted of frequency-specific tone bursts over a 4,000-16,000 Hz range, with a 21/sec stimulus rate and 1,024 presentations averaged for each intensity.
Thresholds were determined by reducing the intensity of the stimulus in 5-dB steps starting from 110 decibels sound pressure level (dB SPL). The ABR threshold was defined as the lowest dB SPL level at which waveforms lost their reproducible morphology.
Baseline ABRs measurements were performed when the mice were 3 months of age, prior to the initiation of all treatments, before the start of all treatments. ABRs were recorded every three months till the end of the study, when the mice were 6, 9, 12 and 15 months of age (Fig. 1).
RNA isolation, cDNA synthesis and quantitative PCR (qPCR)
At the end of the study period, all mice were sacrificed under anesthesia after the last ABR testing. The cochleae of both ears were removed under a dissecting microscope and crushed. Total RNA was isolated from fresh cochlear tissues by using TRIzol® reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and then stored at -80˚C until use. The RNA concentration was measured at 260/280 nm, using the NanoDrop® 1000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). Total RNA (1 µg) was used for gene-specific reverse transcription (RT) with a Transcriptor High Fidelity cDNA Synthesis Kit (Roche Diagnostics), following the manufacturer's protocol.
qPCR reactions were performed using the LightCycler® 480 instrument (Roche Diagnostics), according to the manufacturer's instructions. Gene-specific intron spanning primers and universal probe library (UPL) numbers for each gene were designed using the online UPL Assay Design Center (https://www.universalprobe library.com) and are provided in Table I. The following thermal cycling conditions were applied on the LightCycler® 480 Instrument: Denaturation at 95˚C for 10 min, 45 cycles of amplification, 95˚C for 10 sec, 60˚C for 20 sec and cooling at 40˚C for 30 sec. The results obtained were normalized to a housekeeping gene b-actin (ACTB). Fold changes of the gene expression of iNOS, COX-2, NF-κB, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, Bak, caspase-3 and caspase-9 were calculated using the 2-ΔΔCT method (19). All experiments were performed in triplicate in 3 independent experiments.
Statistical analysis
The differences in iNOS, COX-2, NF-κB, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, Bak, caspase-3 and caspase-9 expression between groups determined by RT-qPCR analysis were analyzed by Pair Wise Fixed Reallocation Randomization Test© included in the Relative Expression Software Tool (REST©, 2009 v2.0.13) statistical software developed for group-wise comparison and statistical analysis of relative expression results (20). ANOVA was used to determine any statistically significant differences in ABR thresholds across groups. To confirm statistical significance, Tukey's post-hoc test was performed with SPSS v22® (IBM Corp.). P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
General observations
All mice survived until the end of the study. There were no significant differences in body weight of the mice among groups both at the beginning and at the end of the study (P=0.520, data not shown).
ABR
Baseline ABR measurements that were obtained at the beginning of the study, when the mice were three months of age, were subjected to ANOVA and no significant difference among the groups was obtained (Table II).
 | Table IIMean auditory brainstem response thresholds by frequency of stimulus at the beginning of the study (values in decibels sound pressure level). |
Similarly, when the mean ABR thresholds of the mice at the third month of the study (when the early treatment group had received three months of RSV therapy, while no therapy had been provided to the late and control groups) were compared, no significant difference was present among groups at any frequency (P=0.825; data not shown).
The ABR results at the sixth month are presented in Table III. While no significant difference was obtained between the control, sham control and late treatment groups, the average thresholds of the early treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control groups and late treatment group.
| Table IIIMean auditory brainstem response thresholds of the mice at the sixth month of the study by frequency of stimulus (values in decibels sound pressure level). |
Regarding the ABR results at 9 months, while the average thresholds for the early treatment group were determined to be 11.875-19.25 dB lower than those of the control groups (P<0.001), the average thresholds for the late treatment group were 1.875-8.75 dB lower than those of the control groups (P>0.05). The mean thresholds of the early treatment group were also lower when compared to those of the late treatment group (8.125-11.25 dB). This difference was determined to be statistically significant at 12 and 16 kHz (P=0.003 and 0.005, respectively), while no significant difference was obtained at 4 and 8 kHz (P>0.05; data not shown).
The last ABR threshold data obtained at the end of the study, just before the mice were sacrificed, are presented in Table IV. The mice were 15 months of age and the early treatment group had received twelve months of RSV therapy, while the late treatment group had received nine months of RSV therapy at this time-point. The mean hearing thresholds of the early treatment group were significantly better than those of the late treatment group and control groups (P<0.001). When the thresholds of the late treatment group and control groups were compared, although the hearing thresholds of the late treatment group were lower than those of the controls at all frequencies, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).
| Table IVMean auditory brainstem response thresholds of the mice at the end of the study by frequency of stimulus (values in decibels sound pressure level). |
The ABR threshold shifts from baseline to 15 months were also analyzed (Fig. 2). Mean ABR threshold shifts for the control and sham control groups ranged between 35.000 and 43.750 dB according to frequencies, with no significant difference between these two groups (P=0.895). While the threshold shifts of the early treatment group ranged between 15.000 and 16.250 dB, the threshold shifts of the late treatment group ranged between 29.375 and 35.625 dB. The threshold shifts for the early treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control groups at all frequencies (P<0.001). The final mean threshold shift differences between the early and the late treatment groups ranged from 14.375 to 20.000 dB; this difference was not statistically significant at 4 kHz (P=0.785). However, at 8, 12 and 16 kHz, the threshold shift was significantly lower in the early treatment group (P<0.001).
Gene expression levels
In the early treatment group, mRNA expression levels of pro-apoptotic genes such as Bax and Bak, which may be responsible for increased apoptosis in cells, were significantly decreased (P<0.001), mRNA expression levels of anti-apoptotic genes such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL were significantly increased (P<0.001), mRNA expression levels of caspase-3 and caspase-9 genes, which have a vital role in apoptosis, were significantly decreased (P<0.001) and mRNA expression levels of inflammatory mediators such as NF-κB, COX-2 and iNOS genes were significantly decreased (P<0.001), when compared to the control and sham control groups (Fig. 3).
Similarly, in the late treatment group, the mRNA expression levels of the Bax and Bak genes were decreased, the mRNA expression levels of Bcl-2 were increased and the mRNA expression levels of caspase-3, caspase-9 NF-κB, COX-2 and iNOS genes were decreased when compared with the control and sham control groups. However, these changes were not statistically significant (P>0.05; Fig. 3). The mRNA levels of the Bcl-xL gene were increased when compared with the control group; however, they did not change when compared with the sham control group. These changes were not statistically significant (P>0.05).
Discussion
ARHL is a complex degenerative disease affecting millions of individuals worldwide. As a major type of sensory impairment, ARHL may cause patients to withdraw from social life and become isolated and depressed (21). The high prevalence of ARHL, its substantial impact on the well-being of elderly individuals and the cost of the rehabilitation by hearing aids or implants, either to the patient or health care system, makes it a major public health concern.
The primary cause of age-related pathology in cell aging is probably oxidative injury caused by free radical damage. It is generally accepted that mitochondria are a major source of free radicals [reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS)] and a major site of ROS/RNS-induced oxidative damage (16).
Several rat studies have demonstrated the favorable effects of RSV on mitochondria. In particular, RSV supplementation causes enhancement of several mitochondrial functions (respiratory enzyme activity, oxygen consumption and activity of lipid-oxidizing enzymes) (22,23). RSV decreases ROS by acting as a strong scavenger of superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals (24).
Sánchez-Rodríguez et al (16) reported that a mixture of polyphenols, of which RSV is also a potent member, exerts a significant protective effect against ARHL by reversing the destructive effects of aging on the integrity of the cochlea in rats. This protection against aging damage in the inner ear was caused by its antioxidant properties. Similarly, Heman-Ackah et al (17) determined that a combination of antioxidants (ascorbic acid, vitamin B12, folate, ribose-cysteine, NW-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and L-cysteine-glutathione mixed disulfide) effectively decreased threshold shifts of ABR in an animal model. The present study indicated that RSV alone also has protective effects against ARHL, particularly when started prior to the onset of the hearing loss. This protective effect is due to its antioxidant properties, which were proven by molecular studies. RSV decreased the mRNA expression levels of the pro-apoptotic genes Bax and Bak, the mRNA expression levels of caspase-3 and caspase-9, which have a vital role in apoptosis, and the mRNA expression levels of inflammatory mediators such as NF-κB, COX-2 and iNOS genes, while increasing anti-apoptotic genes such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. Similarly, Someya et al (18) reported that ARHL in C57BL/6J mice is mediated by Bak-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis and that oral supplementation of mitochondrial antioxidants decreased Bak expression in the cochlea, mitigated cochlear cell death and prevented ARHL.
Chronic inflammation has an important role in age-related intracellular damage in mammalian cells (25). The present study indicated that the expression levels of the NF-κB, COX-2 and iNOS genes, which have critical roles on different levels of the inflammatory process, were significantly higher in the cochlear tissues of the mice in the early treatment group. The expression levels of these genes in the late treatment group were also lower than those of the control groups, but these differences were not statistically significant. These results suggested that RSV slows down chronic inflammatory processes, which are responsible for aging, if it is initiated prior to the onset of these processes. It may also suppress the inflammatory processes if it is used after these processes become active, but no significant impact was observed on either the ABR thresholds of the mice or at the molecular level.
Different antioxidant molecules have been studied for the prevention of ARHL, with variable results. In animal studies, when C57BL/6 mice were fed with a diet containing one of 17 antioxidant agents, ARHL was almost entirely prevented by α-lipoic acid and coenzyme Q10 and partially by N-acetyl-L-cysteine, but not by any other agent (26). While addition of vitamin C to the diet did not increase vitamin C levels in the cochlea or decelerate ARHL in C57BL/6 mice (27), Fischer 344 rats given vitamin E, C, melatonin or lazaroid had better auditory sensitivities and fewer mitochondrial DNA deletions in comparison with placebo subjects (28). Similarly, Fischer 344 rats supplemented orally with lecithin for six months had significantly better hearing sensitivities compared with their controls (29).
These results suggested that the prevention and attenuation of ARHL by antioxidant supplements may be affected by numerous factors such as the type and dosage of antioxidant compounds, the timing and duration of the treatment and the species and strains that are studied.
The present study demonstrated that daily oral RSV treatment was able to attenuate the manifestation of ARHL in C57BL/6 mice. This benefit was observed to be significant in the early treatment group, in which the treatment was initiated prior to the beginning of hearing loss. The late treatment group also exhibited slightly improved ABR results, but neither the changes at the molecular level nor the hearing thresholds were significantly better than those in the control groups. These results suggested that antioxidant treatment, in this case RSV, may be more beneficial when initiated prior to the beginning of degenerative changes that are responsible for ARHL. When the treatment is initiated after the onset of ARHL, RSV may be less effective due to the already ongoing apoptotic process and inflammation at the molecular level. These results are compatible with those of previous human studies, which have consensus regarding that the antioxidants are effective in the prevention of ARHL but not as a remedy, since hair cells in the ear do not regenerate and hearing loss may not be restored (30).
ARHL usually begins at high frequencies and most, but not all, of the previous animal studies focusing on ARHL include 32 kHz ABR measurements (17,31). Due to technical limitations, it was not possible to use an ABR device that covers 32 kHz in the present study, and this is its major limitation. In addition, even though the present study was one of the very few studies on this context to date, only the expression levels of the genes in cochlear tissues were analyzed, providing an investigation of only the peripheral components of ARHL at the molecular level. The lack of pathologic examination and protein expression analysis are also potential limitations to the present study. Advanced histopathological and molecular studies are required to be performed to further elucidate the effects of RSV on the central mechanisms of ARHL. Also, the present study revealed that RSV prevents oxidation-associated aging in the ear to prevent ARHL before it develops. In addition, considering the many beneficial anti-aging effects of RSV, further human studies in elderly patients are needed to evaluate the effects of RSV on hearing loss.
In conclusion, RSV was indicated to have a beneficial role in ARHL, with its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, particularly when started prior to the onset of hearing loss. However, even with the promising potential of different preventive drugs, minimizing noise exposure and maintaining a healthy lifestyle remain the most effective accepted routes for limiting ARHL in the human population.
Acknowledgements
This work was presented at the 39th Turkish Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Meeting (abstract no: SB-143; November 8-12, 2017; Antalya, Turkey) and awarded with the prize for the best original research in otology.
Funding
Funding: This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (grant no. 114S938).
Availability of the data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
TM: Conceptualization, funding acquisition, investigation, writing and original draft preparation. ASYS: Conceptualization, methodology, resources, validation. DU: Data curation, methodology. SM: Software, data curation, resources. ES: Resources, funding acquisition, data curation. HK: Methodology, supervision. TM, DU, SM and ES performed the ABR's. TM, SM and ES removed the cochleae. ASYS prepared the solutions and performed PCR testing. TM, DU and ASYS confirm the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
The Gazi University Animal Care and Use Committee (Ankara, Turkey) approved the study protocol (approval no. 66332047-604.01.02-7347).
Patient consent for publication
Not applicable.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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