Intake of imidacloprid in lethal and sublethal doses alters gene expression in Apis mellifera bees

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Castro Lippi, Isabella Cristina-
Autor(es): dc.creatorda Luz Scheffer, Jaine-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Lima, Yan Souza-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLunardi, Juliana Sartori-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAstolfi, Aline-
Autor(es): dc.creatorKadri, Samir Moura-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAlvarez, Marcus Vinícius Niz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Oliveira Orsi, Ricardo-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T21:15:55Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T21:15:55Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2025-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2024-08-25-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173393-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11449/301454-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/301454-
Descrição: dc.descriptionBees are important pollinators for ecosystems and agriculture; however, populations have suffered a decline that may be associated with several factors, including habitat loss, climate change, increased vulnerability to diseases and parasites and use of pesticides. The extensive use of neonicotinoids, including imidacloprid, as agricultural pesticides, leads to their persistence in the environment and accumulation in bees, pollen, nectar, and honey, thereby inducing deleterious effects. Forager honey bees face significant exposure to pesticide residues while searching for resources outside the hive, particularly systemic pesticides like imidacloprid. In this study, 360 Apis mellifera bees, twenty-one days old (supposed to be in the forager phase) previously marked were fed syrup (honey and water, 1:1 m/v) containing a lethal dose (0.081 μg/bee) or sublethal dose (0.00081 μg/bee) of imidacloprid. The syrup was provided in plastic troughs, with 250 μL added per trough onto each plastic Petri dish containing 5 bees (50 μL per bee). The bees were kept in the plastic Petri dishes inside an incubator, and after 1 and 4 h of ingestion, the bees were euthanised and stored in an ultra-freezer (−80 °C) for transcriptome analysis. Following the 1-h ingestion of imidacloprid, 1516 genes (73 from lethal dose; 1509 from sublethal dose) showed differential expression compared to the control, while after 4 h, 758 genes (733 from lethal dose; 25 from sublethal) exhibited differential expression compared to the control. All differentially expressed genes found in the brain tissue transcripts of forager bees were categorised based on gene ontology into functional groups encompassing biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components. These analyses revealed that sublethal doses might be capable of altering more genes than lethal doses, potentially associated with a phenomenon known as insecticide-induced hormesis. Alterations in genes related to areas such as the immune system, nutritional metabolism, detoxification system, circadian rhythm, odour detection, foraging activity, and memory in bees were present after exposure to the pesticide. These findings underscore the detrimental effects of both lethal and sublethal doses of imidacloprid, thereby providing valuable insights for establishing public policies regarding the use of neonicotinoids, which are directly implicated in the compromised health of Apis mellifera bees.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentre of Education Science and Technology in Rational Beekeeping (NECTAR) Department of Animal Production and Medicine Veterinary Preventive UNESP – Univ. Estadual Paulista-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstitute of Biotechnology UNESP - São Paulo State University, São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentre of Education Science and Technology in Rational Beekeeping (NECTAR) Department of Animal Production and Medicine Veterinary Preventive UNESP – Univ. Estadual Paulista-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstitute of Biotechnology UNESP - São Paulo State University, São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFAPESP: 2020/10524-0-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationScience of the Total Environment-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectBeekeeping-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectGene expression-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectInsecticide-induced hormesis-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPesticide-
Título: dc.titleIntake of imidacloprid in lethal and sublethal doses alters gene expression in Apis mellifera bees-
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