Role of adipokinetic peptides in control of insect anti-stress reactions

0369407 - BC 2012 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Kodrík, Dalibor
Role of adipokinetic peptides in control of insect anti-stress reactions.
Collection Symposium Series. Vol. 13. Praha: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2011 - (Slaninová, J.; Valter, B.), s. 67-69. ISBN 978-80-86241-44-9.
[Biologically Active Peptides. Conference /12./. Praha (CZ), 27.04.2011-29.04.2011]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP501/10/1215
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50070508
Keywords : Insect * adipokinetic hormone * stress
Subject RIV: ED - Physiology

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.
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