State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun 55365, Republic of Korea.
Pestic Biochem Physiol. 2024 Sep;204:106107. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.106107. Epub 2024 Aug 30.
The interaction between environmental factors affecting honey bees is of growing concern due to their potential synergistic effects on bee health. Our study investigated the interactive impact of Varroa destructor and chlorothalonil on workers' survival, fat body morphology, and the expression of gene associated with detoxification, immunity, and nutrition metabolism during their adult stage. We found that both chlorothalonil and V. destructor significantly decreased workers' survival rates, with a synergistic effect observed when bees were exposed to both stressors simultaneously. Morphological analysis of fat body revealed significant alterations in trophocytes, particularly a reduction in vacuoles and granules after Day 12, coinciding with the transition of the bees from nursing to other in-hive work tasks. Gene expression analysis showed significant changes in detoxification, immunity, and nutrition metabolism over time. Detoxification genes, such as CYP9Q2, CYP9Q3, and GST-D1, were downregulated in response to stressor exposure, indicating a potential impairment in detoxification processes. Immune-related genes, including defensin-1, Dorsal-1, and Kayak, exhibited an initially upregulation followed by varied expression patterns, suggesting a complex immune response to stressors. Nutrition metabolism genes, such as hex 70a, AmIlp2, VGMC, AmFABP, and AmPTL, displayed dynamic expression changes, reflecting alterations in nutrient utilization and energy metabolism in response to stressors. Overall, these findings highlight the interactive and dynamic effects of environmental stressor on honey bees, providing insights into the mechanisms underlying honey bee decline. These results emphasize the need to consider the interactions between multiple stressors in honey bee research and to develop management strategies to mitigate their adverse effects on bee populations.
由于环境因素对蜜蜂健康的潜在协同作用,它们之间的相互作用越来越受到关注。我们的研究调查了瓦螨和百菌清对工蜂存活率、脂肪体形态以及与解毒、免疫和营养代谢相关的基因表达的相互影响,这些基因在它们的成虫阶段。我们发现,百菌清和瓦螨都会显著降低工蜂的存活率,当蜜蜂同时暴露于这两种胁迫源时,会观察到协同效应。脂肪体形态学分析显示,营养细胞发生了显著变化,尤其是在第 12 天后,空泡和颗粒减少,此时蜜蜂从护理工作过渡到其他蜂巢内工作。基因表达分析显示,随着时间的推移,解毒、免疫和营养代谢都发生了显著变化。解毒基因,如 CYP9Q2、CYP9Q3 和 GST-D1,在受到胁迫源暴露后下调,表明解毒过程可能受损。免疫相关基因,如 defensin-1、Dorsal-1 和 Kayak,最初上调,然后表达模式各异,表明对胁迫源有复杂的免疫反应。营养代谢基因,如 hex 70a、AmIlp2、VGMC、AmFABP 和 AmPTL,表现出动态的表达变化,反映了对胁迫源的营养利用和能量代谢的改变。总的来说,这些发现强调了环境胁迫源对蜜蜂的相互作用和动态影响,为蜜蜂减少的机制提供了深入的了解。这些结果强调了在蜜蜂研究中需要考虑多个胁迫源的相互作用,并制定管理策略来减轻它们对蜂群的不利影响。