Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura

Calcium ions (Ca2+), essential as second messengers in all cells, play a pivotal role as micronutrients in insects. However, few studies have explored the effects of both insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake on life history performance and population parameters. This study examines the impact of v...

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Main Authors: Zailing Wang, Jingwei Qi, Yang Yang, Chuanren Li
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Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
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description Calcium ions (Ca2+), essential as second messengers in all cells, play a pivotal role as micronutrients in insects. However, few studies have explored the effects of both insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake on life history performance and population parameters. This study examines the impact of varying Ca2+ intake levels—insufficient (0 mg/kg), appropriate (100 mg/kg), and excessive (250 mg/kg)—on the life history performance and population parameters of Spodoptera litura using two-sex life tables. Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intakes significantly extended the preadult development period and decreased the preadult survival rates of S. litura, compared to those on an appropriate Ca2+ intake. The population parameters (Intrinsic rate of increase (r), Finite rate of increase (λ), and Net reproductive rate (R0)) of S. litura on a 100 mg/kg diet (r = 0.1364, λ = 1.1462, R0 = 390) were significantly higher than those on a 0 mg/kg diet (r = 0.1091, λ = 1.1153, R0 = 130.52). Additionally, untargeted metabolomics analysis revealed that inappropriate Ca2+ levels (either insufficient or excessive) triggered significant up-regulation of 71.1 % and 92.8 % of the metabolites in the hemolymph, respectively, compared to the appropriate Ca2+ intake. Notably, disruptions in metabolite balance affected critical components such as melatonin and melanin within the tryptophan and tyrosine metabolism pathways. These findings underscore that both insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intakes adversely affect the life history performance and disrupt hemolymph metabolic balance in S. litura.
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spelling doaj-art-a223c30be7124980a15332b4fa335e412025-08-20T01:54:44ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132024-10-0128411692110.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116921Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera lituraZailing Wang0Jingwei Qi1Yang Yang2Chuanren Li3Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management; Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; Corresponding authors at: Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management; Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, ChinaHubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management; Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, ChinaHubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management; Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; Corresponding authors at: Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.Calcium ions (Ca2+), essential as second messengers in all cells, play a pivotal role as micronutrients in insects. However, few studies have explored the effects of both insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake on life history performance and population parameters. This study examines the impact of varying Ca2+ intake levels—insufficient (0 mg/kg), appropriate (100 mg/kg), and excessive (250 mg/kg)—on the life history performance and population parameters of Spodoptera litura using two-sex life tables. Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intakes significantly extended the preadult development period and decreased the preadult survival rates of S. litura, compared to those on an appropriate Ca2+ intake. The population parameters (Intrinsic rate of increase (r), Finite rate of increase (λ), and Net reproductive rate (R0)) of S. litura on a 100 mg/kg diet (r = 0.1364, λ = 1.1462, R0 = 390) were significantly higher than those on a 0 mg/kg diet (r = 0.1091, λ = 1.1153, R0 = 130.52). Additionally, untargeted metabolomics analysis revealed that inappropriate Ca2+ levels (either insufficient or excessive) triggered significant up-regulation of 71.1 % and 92.8 % of the metabolites in the hemolymph, respectively, compared to the appropriate Ca2+ intake. Notably, disruptions in metabolite balance affected critical components such as melatonin and melanin within the tryptophan and tyrosine metabolism pathways. These findings underscore that both insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intakes adversely affect the life history performance and disrupt hemolymph metabolic balance in S. litura.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324009977Calcium ions (Ca2+)Spodoptera lituraTwo-sex life tableUntargeted metabolomicsPathway analysis
spellingShingle Zailing Wang
Jingwei Qi
Yang Yang
Chuanren Li
Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Calcium ions (Ca2+)
Spodoptera litura
Two-sex life table
Untargeted metabolomics
Pathway analysis
title Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
title_full Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
title_fullStr Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
title_full_unstemmed Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
title_short Insufficient and excessive Ca2+ intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of Spodoptera litura
title_sort insufficient and excessive ca2 intake negatively impact the life history performance and disrupt the hemolymph metabolism of spodoptera litura
topic Calcium ions (Ca2+)
Spodoptera litura
Two-sex life table
Untargeted metabolomics
Pathway analysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324009977
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