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ArticleBiology2021

Physiological and Immunological Status of Adult Honeybees (

Ivana Tlak Gajger, Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl, Petra Šoštarić, Jelena Šuran, Predrag Sikirić, Josipa Vlainić

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Article in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ivana Tlak GajgerDepartment for Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-4480-3599
Maja Ivana Smodiš ŠkerlAgricultural Institute of Slovenia, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1635-1414
Petra ŠoštarićDepartment for Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Jelena ŠuranDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Predrag SikirićDepartment for Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Josipa VlainićLaboratory for Advanced Genomics, Division of Molecular Medicine, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
University of Zagreb · HRAgricultural institute of Slovenia · SIRuđer Bošković Institute · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various factors contribute to a decline in diversity and number of bees. Here, an integrated approach in experimental BPC 157 therapy was implemented, combining laboratory-controlled and field study results. The aim of a study was to assess the effects of BPC 157 additional feeding of newly emerged worker honeybees on few biochemical and immunological parameters in hemolymph (glucose, trehalose, lipids, proteins, vitellogenin, glucose-oxidase (GOX)), and hypopharyngeal gland (HPG), in laboratory-controlled conditions. Additionally, to examine the physiological status of protein digestion, the enzymatic activity of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) in the mid-guts of worker honeybees was analyzed. It was found that individual honeybees, in hoarding cages, following BPC 157 administration through carbohydrate food, showed positive physiological changes when compared to the control groups. Those results were complemented by strong and visible LAP activity, particularly noticeable in the apical parts of the epithelial cells in the mid-guts of young worker honeybees originated from treated hives, suggesting a link between alternative oral therapy with BPC 157 and honeybees' immunity.

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Apis melliferahemolymphhoneybee colonieslaboratory-controlled conditionspentadecapeptide BPC 157physiology and immunology parameters

Identifiers

PMID34571768
PMCPMC8467873
OpenAlexW3197439876

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