Sulfakinins influence lipid composition and insulin-like peptides level in oenocytes of Zophobas atratus beetles.

ABSTRACT: Insect sulfakinins are pleiotropic neuropeptides with the homology to vertebrate gastrin/cholecystokinin peptide family. They have been identified in many insect species and affect different metabolic processes. They have a strong influence on feeding and digestion as well as on carbohydrate and lipid processing. Our study reveals that sulfakinins influence fatty acids composition in Zophobas atratus oenocytes and regulate insulin-like peptides (ILPs) level in these cells. Oenocytes are cells responsible for maintenance of the body homeostasis and have an important role in the regulation of intermediary metabolism, especially of lipids. To analyze the lipid composition in oenocytes after sulfakinins injections we used gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry and for ILPs level de

SUBMITTER: Szymczak-Cendlak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature