Utilization of a Clark electrode device as a respirometer for small insects: A convincing test on ants allowing to detect discontinuous gas exchange.

Autor: Kervella M; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Institut Cochin, Université Paris-Cité-Paris 5, Paris, France. Electronic address: kervella.maily@gmail.com., Cansell C; Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, CNRS UMR 0914, INRAE, PNCA, Paris, France., Criscuolo F; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2, F-67000 Strasbourg, France., Bouillaud F; Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Institut Cochin, Université Paris-Cité-Paris 5, Paris, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of insect physiology [J Insect Physiol] 2024 Oct; Vol. 158, pp. 104698. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104698
Abstrakt: Respirometry provides a direct measure of an organism's O 2 consumption rate (VO 2 ), which is a significant component of its metabolic rate (energy expenditure). Amongst ants, variations in lifespan between different social castes (such as workers and queens) can be substantial, varying depending on the species. As metabolic rate is higher in short-living species, we aimed to determine how VO 2 and longevity may have coevolved within ant casts. Measuring VO 2 in such tiny animal models can be challenging, and as a first methodological step, we validate the use of a Clark electrode, initially designed for measuring mitochondrial respiration control pathways, for assessing VO 2 in ants within a sealed chamber. This was done by comparing it with stop-flow VO 2 and CO 2 production, using a traditional indirect calorimetry device. The global aim is to provide a reliable protocol to conduct accurate comparisons of metabolic rates within and among ant species. As expected, using the Clark electrode entails high time resolution and revealed that queens and workers exhibited discontinuous gas exchange, with episodes of apnea lasting up to 20 min.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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