Original title: Role of adipokinetic peptides in control of insect anti-stress reactions
Authors: Kodrík, Dalibor
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: Biologically Active Peptides. Conference /12./, Praha (CZ), 2011-04-27 / 2011-04-29
Year: 2011
Language: eng
Abstract: Adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) control predominantly insect metabolism, but are involved also in a number of other activities. Recently, it was proven that AKHs participated also in the activation of antioxidant protection mechanisms: they increased a level of reduced glutathione and additionally, modulated the activity of catalase that reduces hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It has also been found that AKHs participated on antistress reaction elicited by insecticides and increased the lethal effect of the insecticides alone. The results show that AKHs provide an initiation of the complex antistress response that involves both biochemical and physiological protective mechanisms.
Keywords: adipokinetic hormone; Insect; stress
Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z50070508 (CEP), GAP501/10/1215 (CEP)
Funding provider: GA ČR
Host item entry: Collection Symposium Series, ISBN 978-80-86241-44-9

Institution: Biology Centre AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0203476

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