Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in
ecotoxicological studies on cadmium

a 2012

Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium

PANZARINO, Onofrio, Pavel DOBEŠ, Libor VOJTEK, Karel VOSTAL, Giuseppe BARI et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium

Autoři

PANZARINO, Onofrio (380 Itálie, domácí), Pavel DOBEŠ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Libor VOJTEK (203 Česká republika, domácí), Karel VOSTAL (203 Česká republika, domácí), Giuseppe BARI (380 Itálie), Enrico DE LILLO (380 Itálie) a Pavel HYRŠL (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Sborník abstraktů Zoologické dny Olomouc 2012, 2012

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Konferenční abstrakt

Obor

30102 Immunology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/12:00059320

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

ISBN

978-80-87189-11-5

Klíčová slova anglicky

Cadmium; Ecotoxicology; Galleria mellonella; Antioxidants; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide dismutase; Catalase; Glutathione-S-transferase; Malondialdehyde

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 9. 3. 2012 08:45, doc. RNDr. Pavel Hyršl, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The proposed research is to select and set up a battery of biomarkers to be applied on the wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as an environmental indicator for assessing the toxicity of cadmium-contaminated areas. This insect specie is traditionally used as a model in many biological and ecological studies because of its easiness breeding in laboratory, repeated generations during the year and its plasticity for developing and optimizing eco-toxicological assays. It is reasonable that multiple bioassays may provide more reliable data to evaluate simultaneously the effects of the environmental conditions on several biological parameters avoiding false positive/negative results. We suppose that antioxidant and detoxification systems play an important role in the defense mechanisms against cadmium and other xenobiotics which endogenously produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in several insects. Therefore, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and ROS production were tested in sixth larval instar of wax moths fed with artificial diet containing 10 and 100 ppm of cadmium. Cadmium contamination resulted in changes of haemolymph enzymatic activities. The activities of SOD and GST were higher in cadmium-treated groups compared to untreated and the content of MDA (indicator of oxidative stress) gave the same results. On the other hand, the activity of CAT showed a slight decrease after cadmium treatment. The production of hydrogen peroxide analyzed by the Amplex Ultra Red assay showed a decrease in cadmium-treated groups compared to untreated. Cadmium reduced larval weight in both applied concentrations and larvae treated by 100 ppm of cadmium showed also a delay in their development. The SOD, GST, CAT and MDA biomarkers showed certain sensitivity to cadmium. We infer from these findings that dietary cadmium activates insect antioxidant enzymatic responses.

Citovat

PANZARINO, Onofrio, Pavel DOBEŠ, Libor VOJTEK, Karel VOSTAL, Giuseppe BARI, Enrico DE LILLO a Pavel HYRŠL. Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium. In Sborník abstraktů Zoologické dny Olomouc 2012. 2012. ISBN 978-80-87189-11-5.

@proceedings{970878,
   author = {Panzarino, Onofrio and Dobeš, Pavel and Vojtek, Libor and Vostal, Karel and Bari, Giuseppe and de Lillo, Enrico and Hyršl, Pavel},
   booktitle = {Sborník abstraktů Zoologické dny Olomouc 2012},
   keywords = {Cadmium; Ecotoxicology; Galleria mellonella; Antioxidants; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide dismutase; Catalase; Glutathione-S-transferase; Malondialdehyde},
   language = {eng},
   isbn = {978-80-87189-11-5},
   title = {Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium},
   year = {2012}
}

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AU  - Panzarino, Onofrio - Dobeš, Pavel - Vojtek, Libor - Vostal, Karel - Bari, Giuseppe - de Lillo, Enrico - Hyršl, Pavel
PY  - 2012
TI  - Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium
SN  - 9788087189115
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - Ecotoxicology
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KW  - Antioxidants
KW  - Reactive oxygen species
KW  - Superoxide dismutase
KW  - Catalase
KW  - Glutathione-S-transferase
KW  - Malondialdehyde
N2  - The proposed research is to select and set up a battery of biomarkers to be applied on the wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as an environmental indicator for assessing the toxicity of cadmium-contaminated areas. This insect specie is traditionally used as a model in many biological and ecological studies because of its easiness breeding in laboratory, repeated generations during the year and its plasticity for developing and optimizing eco-toxicological assays. It is reasonable that multiple bioassays may provide more reliable data to evaluate simultaneously the effects of the environmental conditions on several biological parameters avoiding false positive/negative results. We suppose that antioxidant and detoxification systems play an important role in the defense mechanisms against cadmium and other xenobiotics which endogenously produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in several insects. Therefore, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and ROS production were tested in sixth larval instar of wax moths fed with artificial diet containing 10 and 100 ppm of cadmium. Cadmium contamination resulted in changes of haemolymph enzymatic activities. The activities of SOD and GST were higher in cadmium-treated groups compared to untreated and the content of MDA (indicator of oxidative stress) gave the same results. On the other hand, the activity of CAT showed a slight decrease after cadmium treatment. The production of hydrogen peroxide analyzed by the Amplex Ultra Red assay showed a decrease in cadmium-treated groups compared to untreated. Cadmium reduced larval weight in both applied concentrations and larvae treated by 100 ppm of cadmium showed also a delay in their development. The SOD, GST, CAT and MDA biomarkers showed certain sensitivity to cadmium. We infer from these findings that dietary cadmium activates insect antioxidant enzymatic responses.
ER  -

PANZARINO, Onofrio, Pavel DOBEŠ, Libor VOJTEK, Karel VOSTAL, Giuseppe BARI, Enrico DE LILLO a Pavel HYRŠL. Wax moth (Galleria mellonella) as a bio-indicator model in ecotoxicological studies on cadmium. In \textit{Sborník abstraktů Zoologické dny Olomouc 2012}. 2012. ISBN~978-80-87189-11-5.

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