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Miranda FR, Fernandes KM, Farder-Gomes CF, Bernardes RC, Oliveira AHD, Arthidoro de Castro MB, Dourado LA, Oliveira LL, Martins GF, Serrão JE. Exposure to copper sulfate impairs survival, post-embryonic midgut development and reproduction in Aedes aegypti. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2022; 97:105185. [PMID: 34920099 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aedes aegypti is a vector of several global human viruses responsible for high human morbidity and mortality. The method to prevent the transmission of vector-borne viruses is mainly based on the control of the insect vector using insecticides. Among these chemicals, copper sulfate is a compound widely used in agriculture with the potential to be used as an alternative to control these insects. This study evaluated the effects of the exposure of A. aegypti larvae to copper sulfate on survival, midgut morphology, blood-feeding and fecundity. The exposure to CuSO4 decreased the survival of A. aegypti during the immature phase. Adults obtained from exposed larvae had their lifespan decreased at all tested concentrations. The exposure to CuSO4 impaired the development in the transition from larvae to pupae and from pupae to adult. The number of eggs laid by females developed from larvae treated with CuSO4 was significantly lower than in control. In addition, the egg hatching rates were also negatively affected. The midguts of treated larvae and pupae showed epithelial disorganization. The number of cleaved caspase-3 cells increased in the midgut of exposed pupae compared to control. Moreover, there was a reduction in proliferating cells in treated larvae and pupae compared to the control. In conclusion, the results reveal that CuSO4 exposure has insecticidal activity against A. aegypti, which may be related to the impairment of the midgut metamorphosis and reduced proliferation of stem cells, with the consequent impairment of female mosquito fertility and fecundity.
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- Franciane Rosa Miranda
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil.
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Arthidoro de Castro MB, Martinez LC, Cossolin JFS, Serra RS, Serrão JE. Cytotoxic effects on the midgut, hypopharyngeal, glands and brain of Apis mellifera honey bee workers exposed to chronic concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 248:126075. [PMID: 32028166 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The honeybee, Apis mellifera is economically important for its products (honey, wax, and propolis) and for its role in pollination. This insect is threated due to high population losses in both agriculture and beekeeping. Within causes involved in the loss of honeybees is the increased pesticide use on agriculture. Although current testing for the regularization of insecticide use considers its acute toxic effects on pollinators, little is known about the effects of chronic exposure to sublethal concentrations that may persist in the environment. This study investigated the effect of chronic exposure to sublethal concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin on the midgut, hypopharyngeal glands, and brain of A. mellifera. Honey bees were fed for eight days with LC50/100 insecticide. Subsequently, the midgut, hypopharyngeal glands, and brain were analyzed in light and transmission electron microscopies. The midgut was not affected after exposure, except in the posterior region with cell fragments in the lumen and changes in the mitochondria. The hypopharyngeal glands were severely affected by the insecticide with changes in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and cell death. The brain has extensive gaps in the neuropil as well as in the cellular bodies, especially in the corpora pedunculata. These resembled cellular alterations similar to those seen in death processes. The results of this study indicate that lambda-cyhalothrin is toxic to bees at sublethal concentrations and ingested chronically, causing damage to the midgut, hypopharyngeal glands, and brain, and may affect physiological and behavioral aspects of these insects.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Oliveira CR, Domingues CEC, de Melo NFS, Roat TC, Malaspina O, Jones-Costa M, Silva-Zacarin ECM, Fraceto LF. Nanopesticide based on botanical insecticide pyrethrum and its potential effects on honeybees. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124282. [PMID: 31323552 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanotechnology has the potential to overcome the challenges of sustainable agriculture, and nanopesticides can control agricultural pests and increase farm productivity with little environmental impact. However, it is important to evaluate their toxicity on non-target organisms, such as honeybees (Apis mellifera) that forage on crops. The aims of this study were to develop a nanopesticide that was based on solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) loaded with pyrethrum extract (PYR) and evaluate its physicochemical properties and short-term toxicity on a non-target organism (honeybee). SLN + PYR was physicochemically stable after 120 days. SLN + PYR had a final diameter of 260.8 ± 3.7 nm and a polydispersion index of 0.15 ± 0.02 nm, in comparison with SLN alone that had a diameter of 406.7 ± 6.7 nm and a polydispersion index of 0.39 ± 0.12 nm. SLN + PYR had an encapsulation efficiency of 99%. The survival analysis of honeybees indicated that PYR10ng presented shorter longevity than those in the control group (P ≤ 0.01). Empty nanoparticles and PYR10ng caused morphological alterations in the bees' midguts, whereas pyrethrum-loaded nanoparticles had no significant effect on digestive cells, so are considered safer, at least in the short term, for honeybees. These results are important in understanding the effects of nanopesticides on beneficial insects and may decrease the environmental impacts of pesticides.
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- Cristiane R Oliveira
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) -"Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Nanotecnologia Ambiental, Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Campus Sorocaba, Departamento de Biologia (CCHB), Laboratório de Fisiologia da Conservação e Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Biomarcadores em Animais, Rodovia João Leme dos Santos km 110, Itinga, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) -"Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Campus Rio Claro, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais (CEIS), Av. 24 A, 1515, Jardim Bela Vista, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina São Leopoldo Mandic, Campus Araras. Av. Dona Renata, 71, Santa Cândida, 13600-001, Araras, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) -"Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Campus Rio Claro, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais (CEIS), Av. 24 A, 1515, Jardim Bela Vista, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) -"Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Campus Rio Claro, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais (CEIS), Av. 24 A, 1515, Jardim Bela Vista, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Campus Sorocaba, Departamento de Biologia (CCHB), Laboratório de Fisiologia da Conservação e Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Biomarcadores em Animais, Rodovia João Leme dos Santos km 110, Itinga, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Campus Sorocaba, Departamento de Biologia (CCHB), Laboratório de Fisiologia da Conservação e Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Biomarcadores em Animais, Rodovia João Leme dos Santos km 110, Itinga, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) -"Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Nanotecnologia Ambiental, Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
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Oliveira AH, Gonçalves WG, Fernandes KM, Barcellos MS, Sampaio WMS, Lopes MP, Martins GF, Serrão JE. Morphology and Morphometry of the Midgut in the Stingless Bee Friesella schrottkyi (Hymenoptera: Apidae). INSECTS 2019; 10:insects10030073. [PMID: 30875839 PMCID: PMC6468588 DOI: 10.3390/insects10030073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Friesella schrottkyi is a small stingless bee (3-mm long) important for agricultural and native forest pollination. This study describes the morphology and morphometry of the midgut in F. schrottkyi forager workers. The F. schrottkyi midgut presents a single-layered epithelium with digestive, regenerative and endocrine cells. The digestive cells are similar along the entire midgut length with a spherical nucleus, apex with long striated border, cytoplasmic granules in the apical region and well-developed basal labyrinth associated with mitochondria, suggesting they are multifunctional, synthesizing digestive enzymes and peritrophic matrix compounds and absorbing nutrients. Regenerative cells are located around the basal region organized in nests with some cells with a spherical nucleus. Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2-amide (FMRFamide) positive endocrine cells are restricted to the posterior midgut region, suggesting a paracrine function in the midgut. This is the first morphological description of the F. schrottkyi midgut contributing to the comprehension of the digestive process of this bee.
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- André H Oliveira
- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso-IFMT. Campus avançado Diamantino, 78400-970 Diamantino, MT, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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Tran NM, Mykles DL, Elizur A, Ventura T. Characterization of G-protein coupled receptors from the blackback land crab Gecarcinus lateralis Y organ transcriptome over the molt cycle. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:74. [PMID: 30669976 PMCID: PMC6341585 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are ancient, ubiquitous, constitute the largest family of transducing cell surface proteins, and are integral to cell communication via an array of ligands/neuropeptides. Molt inhibiting hormone (MIH) is a key neuropeptide that controls growth and reproduction in crustaceans by regulating the molt cycle. It inhibits ecdysone biosynthesis by a pair of endocrine glands (Y-organs; YOs) through binding a yet uncharacterized GPCR, which triggers a signalling cascade, leading to inhibition of the ecdysis sequence. When MIH release stops, ecdysone is synthesized and released to the hemolymph. A peak in ecdysone titer is followed by a molting event. A transcriptome of the blackback land crab Gecarcinus lateralis YOs across molt was utilized in this study to curate the list of GPCRs and their expression in order to better assess which GPCRs are involved in the molt process. RESULTS Ninety-nine G. lateralis putative GPCRs were obtained by screening the YO transcriptome against the Pfam database. Phylogenetic analysis classified 49 as class A (Rhodopsin-like receptor), 35 as class B (Secretin receptor), and 9 as class C (metabotropic glutamate). Further phylogenetic analysis of class A GPCRs identified neuropeptide GPCRs, including those for Allatostatin A, Allatostatin B, Bursicon, CCHamide, FMRFamide, Proctolin, Corazonin, Relaxin, and the biogenic amine Serotonin. Three GPCRs clustered with recently identified putative CHH receptors (CHHRs), and differential expression over the molt cycle suggests that they are associated with ecdysteroidogenesis regulation. Two putative Corazonin receptors showed much higher expression in the YOs compared with all other GPCRs, suggesting an important role in molt regulation. CONCLUSIONS Molting requires an orchestrated regulation of YO ecdysteroid synthesis by multiple neuropeptides. In this study, we curated a comprehensive list of GPCRs expressed in the YO and followed their expression across the molt cycle. Three putative CHH receptors were identified and could include an MIH receptor whose activation negatively regulates molting. Orthologs of receptors that were found to be involved in molt regulation in insects were also identified, including LGR3 and Corazonin receptor, the latter of which was expressed at much higher level than all other receptors, suggesting a key role in YO regulation.
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- Nhut M Tran
- GeneCology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 4556, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- GeneCology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 4556, Australia
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- GeneCology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 4556, Australia.
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Santos HP, Gutiérrez Y, Oliveira EE, Serrão JE. Sublethal dose of deltamethrin damage the midgut cells of the mayfly Callibaetis radiatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:1418-1427. [PMID: 29090441 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0569-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In insects, the midgut performs multiple physiologic functions (e.g., digestion and nutrients absorption) and serves as a physical/chemical barrier against pathogens and chemical stressors such as deltamethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, commonly used in insect control that are agricultural pests and human disease vectors. Here, we described the midgut cell ultrastructure of Callibaetis radiatus nymphs, which are bioindicators of water quality and the ultrastructural alterations in midgut under sublethal exposure to deltamethrin at three different periods (1, 12, 24 h). The digestive cells of deltamethrin-unexposed nymphs had long microvilli, many mitochondria in the apical cytoplasm, a rough endoplasmic reticulum, a basal labyrinth with openings for hemocele, and the midgut peritrophic matrix which is classified as type I. Nymphs exposed to deltamethrin exhibited digestive cells rich in autophagic vacuoles, basal labyrinth loss, and microvilli disorganization since the first hour of contact with deltamethrin. However, these midgut tissues underwent to autophagic cellular recovery along the 24 h of exposure to deltamethrin. Thus, the sublethal exposure to deltamethrin is sufficient to disturb the ultrastructure of C. radiatus midgut, which might reduce the abilities of these insects to survive in aquatic environments contaminated by pyrethroids.
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- Helen Pinto Santos
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais, São João Evangelista, MG, 39705-000, Brazil
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- Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, D48149, Münster, Germany
- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil.
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Rost-Roszkowska MM, Vilimova J, Włodarczyk A, Sonakowska L, Kamińska K, Kaszuba F, Marchewka A, Sadílek D. Investigation of the midgut structure and ultrastructure in Cimex lectularius and Cimex pipistrelli (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 46:45-57. [PMID: 27553718 PMCID: PMC5243908 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-016-0430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cimicidae are temporary ectoparasites, which means that they cannot obtain food continuously. Both Cimex species examined here, Cimex lectularius (Linnaeus 1758) and Cimex pipistrelli (Jenyns 1839), can feed on a non-natal host, C. lectularius from humans on bats, C. pipistrelli on humans, but never naturally. The midgut of C. lectularius and C. pipistrelli is composed of three distinct regions-the anterior midgut (AMG), which has a sack-like shape, the long tube-shaped middle midgut (MMG), and the posterior midgut (PMG). The different ultrastructures of the AMG, MMG, and PMG in both of the species examined suggest that these regions must fulfill different functions in the digestive system. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the AMG fulfills the role of storing food and synthesizing and secreting enzymes, while the MMG is the main organ for the synthesis of enzymes, secretion, and the storage of the reserve material. Additionally, both regions, the AMG and MMG, are involved in water absorption in the digestive system of both Cimex species. The PMG is the part of the midgut in which spherites accumulate. The results of our studies confirm the suggestion of former authors that the structure of the digestive tract of insects is not attributed solely to diet but to the basic adaptation of an ancestor.
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- M M Rost-Roszkowska
- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland.
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- Faculty of Science, Dept of Zoology, Charles Univ, Praha 1, Czech Republic
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- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Dept of Animal Histology and Embryology, Univ of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Science, Dept of Zoology, Charles Univ, Praha 1, Czech Republic
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Scudeler EL, Santos DC. Side Effects of Neem Oil on the Midgut Endocrine Cells of the Green Lacewing Ceraeochrysa claveri (Navás) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2014; 43:154-160. [PMID: 27193522 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-013-0191-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We described the ultrastructure of Ceraeochrysa claveri (Navás) midgut endocrine cells in larva, pupa, and adult, and evaluated the side effects of ingested neem oil, a botanical insecticide obtained from the seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), on these cells. During the larval period, C. claveri were fed (ad libitum) Diatraea saccharalis (F.) eggs treated with neem oil at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, or 2%. Transmission electron microscopy showed that two subtypes of endocrine cells, namely granular and vesicular, occurred in the midgut epithelium during the three stages of the life cycle. Both cell types did not reach the midgut lumen and were positioned basally in the epithelium. The endocrine cells did not show extensive infoldings of the basal plasma membrane, and there were numerous secretory granules in the basal region of the cytoplasm. In the granular endocrine cells, the granules were completely filled with a dense matrix. In the vesicular endocrine cells, the main secretory products consisted of haloed vesicles. Ultrastructural examination indicated that only the granular endocrine cells exhibited signs of morphologic changes of cell injury present in all life cycle stages after the larvae were chronically exposed to neem oil by ingestion. The major cellular damage consisted of dilatation and vesiculation of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the development of smooth endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial swelling. Our data suggest that cytotoxic effects on midgut endocrine cells can contribute to a generalized disruption of the physiological processes in this organ due to a general alteration of endocrine function.
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- E L Scudeler
- Lab de Insetos, Depto de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brasil.
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- Lab de Insetos, Depto de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brasil
- Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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Rocha LLV, Neves CA, Zanuncio JC, Serrão JÉ. Digestive cells in the midgut of Triatoma vitticeps (Stal, 1859) in different starvation periods. C R Biol 2010; 333:405-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Klann AE, Alberti G. Histological and ultrastructural characterization of the alimentary system of solifuges (Arachnida, Solifugae). J Morphol 2010; 271:225-43. [PMID: 19753651 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Solifuges are voracious and fast predators. Once having captured a prey item, mostly small arthropods or even small vertebrates, they start feeding on their prey by constant chewing movements with their huge chelicerae. At the same time, they squeeze out the soft tissue that passes the anterior lattice-like part of the mouthparts. The digestion of the food takes place in the midgut, which is anatomically highly complex. It consists of the midgut tube from which numerous prosomal and opisthosomal diverticula and tubular lateral branches arise. The dimorphic epithelium of the midgut tube and the diverticula is constituted of digestive and secretory cells. The digestive cells are characterized by an apical tubulus system and contain nutritional vacuoles, lipids, spherites, and glycogen. Secretory cells contain a huge amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum and secretory vacuoles. The lateral branches are ultrastructurally similar to Malpighian tubules and are likely involved in excretion. In contrast to the midgut, the epithelium of the hindgut consists of only one type of cell overlain by a thin cuticle. Digested residuals are stored in the hindgut until defecation.
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- A E Klann
- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Zoologisches Institut & Museum, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Strabetae 11/12, 17487 Greifswald, Germany.
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de Sousa MEC, Wanderley-Teixeira V, Teixeira ÁA, de Siqueira HA, Santos FA, Alves LC. Ultrastructure of the Alabama argillacea (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) midgut. Micron 2009; 40:743-9. [PMID: 19497756 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 04/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Azevedo DO, Neves CA, Mallet JRDS, Gonçalves TCM, Zanuncio JC, Serrão JE. Notes on midgut ultrastructure of cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2009; 46:435-41. [PMID: 19496410 DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This work studied the ultrastructure of the midgut cells of Cimex hemipterus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). The midgut of adult insects was analyzed on different days after a bloodmeal, and three anatomical regions with different digestive functions were apparent. In the anterior midgut, the digestive cells had many spherocrystals, lipid inclusions, and glycogen deposits, suggesting a role in water absorption, ion regulation, digestion, and storage of lipids and sugars. The digestive cells in the middle midgut contained secretory granules in the apical cytoplasm, lysosomes, and large amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting that this midgut region was active in digestive processes. The posterior midgut contained digestive cells with secretory vesicles, lysosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and spherocrystals, suggesting digestion and ion/water absorption. Also, there was strong evidence that the posterior midgut may be the major site of nutrient absorption. The hematophagous heteropteran groups share many of these blood digestion mechanisms.
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- Dihego Oliveira Azevedo
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. PH Rolfs, s/n, Viçosa, MG, CEP 36570-000, Brazil
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Ultrastructure of two Types of Endocrine Cells in the Midgut Epithelium of Spodoptera Exiqua Hűbner, 1808 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZOOLOGICA POLONIAE 2008. [DOI: 10.2478/v10049-008-0003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ultrastructure of two Types of Endocrine Cells in the Midgut Epithelium ofSpodoptera ExiquaHűbner, 1808 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)Midgut epithelium of Lepidoptera consists of four types of cells: columnar, goblet, endocrine and regenerative. Among endocrine cells two types have been distinguished: "open" and "closed". In all five larval instars ofSpodoptera exiqua(Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) only "open" endocrine cells were observed, which means that their apical membranes contact with the midgut lumen and form microvilli like columnar cells of epithelial character. Among them granular and vesicular cells are distinguishable. The number of vesicular endocrine cells increases distinctly in the 5thlarval instar. The structure of endocrine cells in the midgut epithelium ofS. exiquaand their differentiation from the regenerative cells, studied in transmission electron microscope, are described.
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Martins GF, Neves CA, Campos LAO, Serrão JE. The regenerative cells during the metamorphosis in the midgut of bees. Micron 2006; 37:161-8. [PMID: 16168658 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2005] [Revised: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The midgut epithelium of bees is formed by the digestive cells, responsible for enzyme secretion and nutrient absorption and for small regenerative cells that are placed in nests scattered among the digestive cells. During metamorphosis, the larval midgut epithelium degenerates and a new adult midgut epithelium is built during larval differentiation of regenerative cells. The present work focuses on the midgut epithelial modifications during the post-embryonic development of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides worker and the occurrence of regenerative cell proliferation during midgut metamorphosis in order to test the hypothesis that adult midgut epithelium of worker bees results from regenerative cell proliferation during the pupal stage. Regenerative cell proliferation was detected during larval lifespan. Larval aging is followed by an increase in the number and the size of the nests of regenerative cells. Larval epithelium degeneration begins 2 days after the start of defecation process and in this period the nests of regenerative cells are in contact by means of cytoplasmic extension which have many septate desmosomes and gap junctions. The BrdU immunoreactive regenerative cells were found in the prepupae 12 h after BrdU injection, suggesting that regenerative cell population increase during this larval period. Regenerative cell proliferation results in the increase of the regenerative cell population and not in the formation of new digestive cells because the proliferation of regenerative cells would not be enough to reestablish the nests of regenerative cells and at the same time form new adult digestive cells. In this sense the hypothesis that digestive adult cells originate from regenerative cell proliferation during midgut metamorphosis in M. quadrifasciata anthidioides was rejected.
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Neves CA, Gitirana LB, Serrão JE. Ultrastructure of the midgut endocrine cells in Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera, Apidae). BRAZ J BIOL 2004; 63:683-90. [PMID: 15029379 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842003000400015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this study we describe the ultrastructure of the endocrine cells observed in the midgut of M. quadrifasciata anthidioides. This bee has two types of endocrine cells, which are numerous on the posterior midgut region. Cells of the closed type are smaller and have irregular secretory granules with lower electrondensity than those of the open cell type. The open cell type has elongated mitochondria mainly on the basal area, where most of the secretory granules are also found. Besides the secretion granules and mitochondria, endocrine cells in this species have well-developed autophagic vacuoles and Golgi complex elements.
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- C A Neves
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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