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Gruss I, Twardowski J, Samsel-Czekała M, Beznosiuk J, Wandzel C, Twardowska K, Wiglusz RJ. The isothermal Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy reduction affects survival of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14166. [PMID: 37644276 PMCID: PMC10465501 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41482-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental evidence of the effect of isothermal changes in entropy on a living organism. In greater detail, the effect of the reduction of the total Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy (S) of the aquatic environment on the survival rate and body mass of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was investigated. The tests were carried out in standard thermodynamic states at room temperature of 296.15 K and ambient atmospheric pressure of 1 bar. Two variants of entropy reduction (ΔS) were tested for ΔS = 28.49 and 51.14 J K-1 mol-1 compared to the blind and control samples. The entropy level was experimentally changed, using the quantum system for isothermal entropy reduction. This system is based on quantum bound entanglement of phonons and the phenomenon of phonon resonance (interference of phonon modes) in condensed matter (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and single crystals of Silicon (Si0), Aluminum (Al0) plates ("chips"), glass, and water). All studied organisms were of the same age (1 day). Mortality was observed daily until the natural death of the organisms. The investigations showed that changes in the Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy affected the survival and body mass of the fruit flies. On the one hand, the reduction in entropy under isothermal conditions in the aquatic environment for ΔS = 28.49 J K-1 mol-1 resulted in an extension of the lifespan and an increase in the body mass of female fruit flies. On the other hand, the almost twofold reduction in this entropy for ΔS = 51.14 J K-1 mol-1 shortened the lives of the males. Thus, the lifespan and body mass of flies turned out to be a specific reaction of metabolism related to changes in the entropy of the aquatic environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iwona Gruss
- Department of Plant Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50363, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50363, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2, 50422, Wroclaw, Poland
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- PER Poland S.A, Ul. Zygmunta Starego 9, 44100, Gliwice, Poland
- PER Switzerland AG, Landstrasse 151, 9494, Schaan, Liechtenstein
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- PER Poland S.A, Ul. Zygmunta Starego 9, 44100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50363, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2, 50422, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Karczewska A, Gruss I, Szopka K, Dradrach A, Twardowski J, Twardowska K. Arsenic toxicity to earthworms in soils of historical As mining sites: an assessment based on various endpoints and chemical extractions. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:6713-6726. [PMID: 37368174 PMCID: PMC10403387 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01665-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Eisenia fetida is an earthworm species often used to assess the toxicity of contaminants in soils. Several studies indicated that its response can be unpredictable because it depends both on total concentrations of contaminants and also on their forms that differ in susceptibility to be released from soil solid phase. The issue is complex because two various uptake routes are concurrently involved, dermal and ingestion in guts, where the bioavailability of contaminants can considerably change. The aim of this study was to analyze the toxicity of arsenic (As) in various strongly contaminated meadow and forest soils, representative for former As mining and processing area, to earthworms E. fetida and its accumulation in their bodies. An attempt was made to find relationships between the response of earthworms and chemical extractability of As. In the bioassay, carried out according to the standard ISO protocol, different endpoints were applied: earthworm survival, fecundity measured by the numbers of juveniles and cocoons, earthworm weight and As accumulation in the bodies. The results proved that E. fetida can tolerate extremely high total As concentrations in soils, such as 8000 mg/kg, however, the individual endpoints were not correlated and showed different patterns. The most sensitive one was the number of juveniles. No particular soil factor was identified that would indicate an exceptionally high As susceptibility to the release from one of soils, however, we have demonstrated that the sum of non-specifically and specifically bound As (i.e. fractions F1 + F2 in sequential extraction according to Wenzel) could be a good chemical indicator of arsenic toxicity to soil invertebrates.
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- Anna Karczewska
- Institute of Soil Science, Plant Nutrition and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Grunwaldzka 53, 50-357, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Soil Science, Plant Nutrition and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Grunwaldzka 53, 50-357, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363, Wrocław, Poland
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Twardowski JP, Hurej M, Twardowska K. Effect of Ingestion Exposure of Selected Insecticides on Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Insects 2021; 12:insects12050434. [PMID: 34064985 PMCID: PMC8150297 DOI: 10.3390/insects12050434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The sensitivity to thiacloprid and lambda-cyhalothrin ingested from prey organisms was studied in Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis, since the effect of ingestion exposure to these insecticides is unknown in these species. All developmental stages of the ladybirds were fed on Acyrthosiphon pisum treated with half or full field rate of the insecticides. Almost all instars were killed within 3 h of the start of ingestion of lambda-cyhalotrin-treated prey. The action of thiacloprid was more extended in time in both coccinellids and more variable between their instars. Reducing the field rate of lambda-cyhalothrin seems to have no practical value for the survival of either of the coccinellid species. Contrastingly, using half instead of the full field rate of thiacloprid may enhance the chances of survival in L1, L2, and L4 larvae of both species. Of all developmental stages tested, the survival dynamics of the adults of either species are closest to one another, whereas the apparent difference in the species response to the dose rate of thiacloprid was found in the L4 stage.
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Jackowski J, Popłoński J, Twardowska K, Magiera-Dulewicz J, Hurej M, Huszcza E. Deterrent activity of hops flavonoids and their derivatives against stored product pests. Bull Entomol Res 2017; 107:592-597. [PMID: 28202103 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485317000050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Five flavonoids from hops, two of their derivatives, along with naringenin used as a model compound, were tested for their antifeedant activity against three coleopteran stored product pests: Sitophilus granarius L., Tribolium confusum Duv. and Trogoderma granarium Everts. The introduction, into the tested flavonoid molecules, of additional structural fragments such as prenyl or dimethylpyran moiety, is proposed to significantly alter the deterrent activity of the compounds. The prenyl moiety in flavonoids increased the deterrent activity of these compounds in all three of the grain feeding species used in the tests. It is also concluded that the introduction of dimethylpyran moiety to the flavonoid structure increases its deterrent activity in S. granarius and T. confusum, but in one of the test insects, T. granarium, an increased feeding was observed in response to the introduction of dimethylpyran moiety to the flavonoid structure.
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- J Jackowski
- Department of Plant Protection,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 53-363 Wrocław,Poland
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- Department of Chemistry,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,ul. Norwida 25,50-375 Wrocław,Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 53-363 Wrocław,Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 53-363 Wrocław,Poland
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- Department of Plant Protection,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 53-363 Wrocław,Poland
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- Department of Chemistry,Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences,ul. Norwida 25,50-375 Wrocław,Poland
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The combined dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone (DEX/CRH) test was performed in forty patients with depression (12 male, 28 female), aged 20-68 years, in the course of affective illness (16 bipolar, 24 unipolar) both during acute depressive episode and in remission. The results were compared with those of 20 healthy control subjects (10 male, 10 female), aged 22-52 years. During acute depressive episode, cortisol concentration at 16 h after dexamethasone, 1.5 mg, and cortisol release after subsequent infusion of CRH, 100 microg, were significantly elevated in bipolar patients compared with unipolar ones and with control subjects. Patients with multiple episodes of unipolar depression exhibited greater cortisol levels after CRH than control subjects. In remission, significantly higher cortisol concentrations measured at 30 min(-1) h after CRH infusion were found in bipolar than in unipolar patients. Male bipolar patients had significantly higher cortisol level than bipolar females before and at 1.5 h after CRH. First episode unipolar patients during remission had lower levels of cortisol than control subjects before and at 1.5 h after CRH. Correlation between the magnitude of cortisol response and age was found within unipolar depressed patients but not in bipolar ones. On the other hand, correlation of test results with intensity of depression measured by Hamilton scale as well as with insomnia and anxiety subscales was more robust in bipolar subjects than in unipolar ones. It is concluded that the dysregulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, detected by DEX/CRH test is significantly more marked in patients with depression in the course of bipolar affective illness than in unipolar depression. Within unipolar depression, this dysregulation may increase with the time course of the illness.
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- J K Rybakowski
- Department of Adult Psychiatry, University of Medical Sciences, Pozna, Poland.
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Twardowska K, Rybakowski J. [Limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in depression: literature review]. Psychiatr Pol 1996; 30:741-55. [PMID: 8984515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A review of the literature has been presented concerning pathogenetic role of limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (LHPA) in depression and the therapeutic possibility obtained by influencing this axis. Increased cortisol concentration has until now been the best documented biochemical abnormality in depression. Pathological results of the Dexamethasone Suppression Test pointing to hyperactivity of LHPA axis are found in about half of depressive patients. According to most recent research, primary disturbance of LHPA axis concerns hypothalamus (excessive secretion of corticotropin releasing factory) and limbic system (insufficiency of glucocorticoid receptor). An association was found between disturbances of LHPA axis in depression and immune system abnormalities in this illness. Disturbances of serotonergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission in depression may also partially result from LHPA axis dysfunction. In recent years, the attempts have been made to use drugs acting on LHPA axis for therapeutic purposes in depression, such as ketoconazole, within the framework of antiglucocorticoid strategy. Influencing LHPA axis may underlie the mechanism of new antidepressant drug, tianeptine. Recently, it was found that classical tricyclic antidepressant drugs as well as electroconvulsive may also act on LHPA in regulatory way.
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