A potential trade-off between offense and defense in honeybee innate immunity: Reduced phagocytosis in honeybee hemocytes correlates with a protective response after exposure to imidacloprid and amitraz - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Journal Articles Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology Year : 2024

A potential trade-off between offense and defense in honeybee innate immunity: Reduced phagocytosis in honeybee hemocytes correlates with a protective response after exposure to imidacloprid and amitraz

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Phagocytosis "offense" is a crucial process to protect the organism from diseases and the effects of foreign particles. Insects rely on the innate immune system and thus any hindrance to phagocytosis may greatly affect their resistance to diseases and response to pathogens. The European honeybee, a valuable species due to its economic and environmental contribution, is being challenged by colony collapse disorder leading to its decline. Exposure to multiple factors including pesticides like imidacloprid and amitraz may negatively alter their immune response and ultimately make them more susceptible to diseases. In this study, we compare the effect of different concentrations and mixtures of imidacloprid and amitraz with different concentrations of the immune stimulant, zymosan A. Results show that imidacloprid and amitraz have a synergistic negative effect on phagocytosis. The lowered phagocytosis induces significantly higher hemocyte viability suggesting a negatively correlated protective mechanism "defense" from pesticide -associated damage but may not be protective from pathogens.
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hal-04669112 , version 1 (07-08-2024)

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Dani Sukkar, Philippe Laval-Gilly, Ali Kanso, Sabine Azoury, Antoine Bonnefoy, et al.. A potential trade-off between offense and defense in honeybee innate immunity: Reduced phagocytosis in honeybee hemocytes correlates with a protective response after exposure to imidacloprid and amitraz. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2024, 199, pp.105772. ⟨10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.105772⟩. ⟨hal-04669112⟩
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