Climate change, nutrition and immunity: Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on the immune function of an insect herbivore.
Climate change, nutrition and immunity: Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on the immune function of an insect herbivore.
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气候变化、营养和免疫:二氧化碳和温度升高对食草昆虫免疫功能的影响。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.12.002
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
M. Riegler
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作者:
A. N. Gherlenda;A. M. Haigh;B. Moore;S. Johnson;M. Riegler
Balanced nutrition is fundamental to health and immunity. For herbivorous insects, nutrient-compositional shifts in host plants due to elevated atmospheric CO2concentrations and temperature may compromise this balance. Therefore, understanding their immune responses to such shifts is vital if we are to predict the outcomes of climate change for plant–herbivore–parasitoid and pathogen interactions. We tested the immune response ofParopsis atomariaOlivier (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding onEucalyptus tereticornisSm. seedlings exposed to elevated CO2(640 μmol mol−1; CE) and temperature (ambient plus 4 °C;TE). Larvae were immune-challenged with a nylon monofilament in order to simulate parasitoid or pathogen attack without other effects of actual parasitism or pathology. The cellular (in vivomelanisation) and humoral (in vitrophenoloxidase PO activity) immune responses were assessed, and linked to changes in leaf chemistry. CEreduced foliar nitrogen (N) concentrations and increased C:N ratios and concentrations of total phenolics. The humoral response was reduced at CE. PO activity and haemolymph protein concentrations decreased at CE, while haemolymph protein concentrations were positively correlated with foliar N concentrations. However, the cellular response increased at CEand this was not correlated with any foliar traits. Immune parameters were not impacted byTE. Our study revealed that opposite cellular and humoral immune responses occurred as a result of plant-mediated effects at CE. In contrast, elevated temperatures within the tested range had minimal impact on immune responses. These complex interactions may alter the outcomes of parasitoid and pathogen attack in future climates.
影响因子:
3
作者:
Quirk, Joe;McDowell, Nate G.;Beerling, David J.
通讯作者:
Beerling, David J.