Impact of Protoporphyrin Lysine Derivatives on the Ability of Nosema ceranae Spores to Infect Honeybees

Autor: Katarzyna Buczek, Kamil Deryło, Mateusz Kutyła, Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska, Dorota Gryko, Grzegorz Borsuk, Beata Rodzik, Mariusz Trytek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Insects, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 504 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4450
DOI: 10.3390/insects11080504
Popis: The effect of two protoporphyrin IX derivatives conjugated with single (PP[Lys(TFA)-OH)]2) or double (PP[Lys(TFA)-Lys(TFA)-OH]2) lysine moieties on the infectious capacity of Nosema ceranae spores was examined, and their efficacies were compared with those of a cationic porphyrin (H2TTMePP). Honeybees were inoculated with spores preincubated with porphyrins or with untreated spores (control). A significantly lower level of infection was observed in the bees infected with the porphyrin-treated spores than in the infected control. Porphyrins 1 and 2 reduced the infectious capability of microsporidia more efficiently than porphyrin 3, with bee mortality declining to almost 50%. Confocal analysis of the midguts of infected bees revealed distinct differences in the number of spores between the control group and the group infected with PP[Lys(TFA)-Lys(TFA)-OH]2-treated spores. Notably, bees with a reduced level of infection consumed less sucrose syrup than the control bees, indicating a reduction in digestive disorders and an improvement in food absorption.
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