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Combined transcriptome and metabolite profiling analyses provide insights into the chronic toxicity of carbaryl and acetamiprid to Apis mellifera larvae
Summary
Researchers exposed honeybee larvae in vitro to no-observed-adverse-effect concentrations of the insecticides carbaryl and acetamiprid and used combined transcriptome and metabolite profiling to reveal that carbaryl disrupted oxidative stress responses and amino acid metabolism, while acetamiprid altered different metabolic pathways.
Abstract Despite many studies have revealed that developing honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) larvae are posting a high risk on exposure to insecticides, but the toxicology information on bee larvae remain limited. The present study demonstrated the first assessment of the effects of no observed adverse effect concentration (NOAEC) of carbaryl (CR) and acetamiprid (ACE) on transcriptome and metabolome in honeybee larvae rearing in vitro . Chronic exposure to carbaryl caused a transcriptional response to oxidative stress. In addition, a series of metabolic homeostasis disrupted by carbaryl stress, such amino acid metabolism, purine and pyrimidine metabolism and flavone and flavonol biosynthesis. The activities of enzymic biomarkers including GST, P450, CAT, AChE and SOD were not influenced by ACE stress, while the CR exposure slightly decreased the activity of CAT and SOD. Our results clearly show that ACE and CR varied in their influence on modulation of transcriptome and metabolome, potentially associated with their different toxicity against bee larvae.
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