Effect of adenine nucleotides on labellar chemoreceptive cells of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans

Ascoli-Christensen, A.; Sutcliffe, J. F.; Albert, Paul

doi:10.1016/0022-1910(90)90015-8

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“…Similar recordings from labral apical sensilla of C. pipiens (Liscia et al, 1993) and A. aegypti (Werner-Reiss et al, 1999a) have identified NaCl, Na 2 HPO 4 , L-alanine and ATP responsive sensilla; notably, these chemosensilla are present only in female mosquitoes. Insects with sucking mouthparts have sensilla possibly involved in the detection of phagostimulants inside the food channel, particularly on mandibles and maxillae and within the cibarium (Bernard et al, 1970;Ascoli-Christensen et al, 1990;Werner-Reiss et al, 1999b). Morphological evidence supports the existence of putative chemosensilla in the cibarial region of the esophagus that could play a role in determining acceptability of ingested food (Rice, 1970;Lee and Craig, 1983).…”

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Blood constituents as phagostimulants for the bed bug,Cimex lectularius L

Romero

Schal

2013

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Many hematophagous arthropods are stimulated by blood constituents to initiate feeding. We used a membrane-based feeding system to identify chemicals that stimulate acceptance and engorgement responses in various life stages of bed bugs. Water was fortified with a variety of compounds (e.g. salts, amino acids, vitamins, nucleotides, cholesterol and fatty acids) in these bioassays. ATP was the most effective phagostimulant in adults and nymphs, resulting in >70% of bed bugs fully engorging. Addition of NaCl to low ATP solutions that alone elicited <50% engorgement significantly enhanced feeding responses of bed bugs. A comparison of feeding responses with solutions of various adenine nucleotides showed that ATP was more stimulatory than ADP, which was more effective than AMP. Feeding assays with physiological levels of other blood constituents such as D-glucose, albumin, globulin, cholesterol and mixtures of vitamins and amino acids did not stimulate engorgement, suggesting that adenine nucleotides are the most important feeding stimulants in bed bugs. Identification of phagostimulants for bed bugs will contribute towards the development of artificial diets for rearing purposes, as well as for the development of alternative methods to eliminate bed bug infestations.

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Blood constituents as phagostimulants for the bed bug,Cimex lectularius L

Romero

Schal

2013

Journal of Experimental Biology

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“…Potential differences between these two electrodes were amplified, viewed on an oscilloscope, recorded on magnetic tape and stored on floppy disks for later analysis by a spike analysis program (Mitchell & McIntyre, 1986). The complete electrophysiological methodology is described in detail elsewhere (Ascoli-Christensen et al, 1990a).…”

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“…Adenine nucleotides stimulate feeding in stable flies (Ascoli-Christensen et al, 1990b) and decrease the action potential frequency of their labellar sal t-sensitive cells (Ascoli-Christensen et al, 1990a). The rank of the potencies of these compounds (ATP > ADP > AMP > adenosine) was identical in the feeding and the physiological studies.…”

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Purinoceptors in blood feeding behaviour in the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans

Ascoli-Christensen

Sutcliffe

Albert

1991

Physiological Entomology

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Both sexes of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae), have receptors on their mouthparts that mediate blood feeding. The potency ranking of the adenine nucleotides (ATP > ADP > AMP > adenosine) in eliciting feeding and suppressing the NaCl‐sensitive cell may indicate the involvement of a P2‐type receptor. This is supported by the lack of effect on feeding by methyl xanthines. Feeding‐related behavioural and electrophysiological results demonstrate that the potency of CH3‐S‐ATP is not greater than that of ATP. These ATP‐mediated responses are antagonized by ANAPP3. Results support the conclusion that the putative ‘ATP receptor’ involved in stable fly phagostimulation resembles the P2x purinoceptor of vertebrates.

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Chemosensory Regulation of Feeding

Chapman¹

1995

Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding

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Effect of adenine nucleotides on labellar chemoreceptive cells of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans

Cited by 13 publications

References 15 publications

Blood constituents as phagostimulants for the bed bug,Cimex lectularius L

Blood constituents as phagostimulants for the bed bug,Cimex lectularius L

Purinoceptors in blood feeding behaviour in the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans

Chemosensory Regulation of Feeding

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