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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Comparative Physiology B Année : 2011

Adjustment of metabolite composition in the haemolymph to seasonal variations in the land snail Helix pomatia.

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In temperate regions, land snails are subjected to subzero temperatures in winter and hot temperatures often associated to drought in summer. The response to these environmental factors is usually a state of inactivity, hibernation and aestivation, respectively, in a temperature and humidity buffered refuge, accompanied by physiological adjustments to resist cold or heat stress. We investigated how environmental factors in the microhabitat and body condition influence the metabolite composition of haemolymph of the endangered species Helix pomatia. We used UPLC and GC-MS techniques and analyzed annual biochemical variations in a multivariate model. Hibernation and activity months differed in metabolite composition. Snails used photoperiod as cue for seasonal climatic variations to initiate a physiological state and were also highly sensitive to temperature variations, therefore constantly adjusting their physiological processes. Galactose levels gave evidence for the persistence of metabolic activity with energy expenditure during hibernation and for high reproductive activity in June. Triglycerides accumulated prior to hibernation might act as cryoprotectants or energy reserves. During the last month of hibernation snails activated physiological processes related to arousal. During activity, protein metabolism was reflected by high amino acid level. An exceptional aestivation period was observed in April giving evidence for heat stress responses, like the protection of cells from dehydration by polyols and saccharides, the membrane stabilization by cholesterol and enhanced metabolism using the anaerobic succinic acid pathway to sustain costly stress responses. In conclusion, physiological adjustments to environmental variations in Helix pomatia involve water loss regulation, cryoprotectant or heatprotectant accumulation.

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hal-00589078 , version 1 (27-04-2011)

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Annegret Nicolai, Juliane Filser, Roman Lenz, Carole Bertrand, Maryvonne Charrier. Adjustment of metabolite composition in the haemolymph to seasonal variations in the land snail Helix pomatia.. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2011, 181 (4), pp.457-466. ⟨10.1007/s00360-010-0539-x⟩. ⟨hal-00589078⟩
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