title: Enzymatic responses of Drosophila melanogaster to long- and short-term exposures to ethanol.
abstract: The effects of environmental ethanol on larva-to-pupa survival and on the activities of four enzymes were investigated in three Drosophila melanogaster strains. The strains had different allelic combinations at the Odh and Aldox loci on their third chromosomes, but they all carried the Adh(S)-Gpdh(F) allelic combination on the second chromosome. Replicates of each of the strains were exposed to three different ethanol treatments: (i) no ethanol in the medium (control); (ii) 5% ethanol for a single generation (short-term exposure); (iii) 5% ethanol for 20 generations (long-term exposure). In all experiments, the activities of four enzymes (ADH, ODH, GPDH and AOX) were measured in larvae, pupae and adults. The results showed that (i) the larval and adult metabolic responses to environmental ethanol were different; (ii) enzyme activity changes under short-term exposure differed from those measured under long-term exposure; (iii) the activities of the allozymes common to all strains (ADH-S and GPDH-F), differed depending on the genetic background. Changes in larva-to-pupa survival were seen when the larvae of control and exposed lines of the three strains were confronted with various concentrations of ethanol. In all three strains, the exposed lines had significantly higher initial survival rate and ethanol tolerance than the control lines. Strain-specific differences were observed in the ethanol tolerance of both types of line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pecsenye
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bokor
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lefkovitch
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saura
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D042931:Aldehyde Oxidase; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D011679:Pupa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; C021902:octanol dehydrogenase; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases; D042931:Aldehyde Oxidase