Pollen deprivation
Pollen deprivation has been studied in 1 paper since 2022: none in people yet, 1 in animals. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Apr 22, 2022: “Worker bees (Apis mellifera) deprived of pollen in the first week of adulthood exhibit signs of premature aging”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico and 2 more
- Model organisms1
What did studies of Pollen deprivation find?
3Studies of Pollen deprivation measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are premature aging (1 study), immune response (1) and oxidative stress markers (1).
Premature aging
upin A. mellifera1
1 study
Premature aging
upin A. mellifera1
Pollen deprivation induces premature aging in A. mellifera.
“Together, our data indicate that the absence of pollen during first week of adulthood triggers the premature onset of an aging-related worker phenotype.”
Model organisms7 days
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
Immune response
downin A. mellifera1
1 study
Immune response
downin A. mellifera1
Pollen deprivation inhibits immune response in A. mellifera.
“The PD-fed bees showed alterations in their fat body transcriptome, such as a switch from a protein-lipid based metabolism to a carbohydrate-based metabolism, and a reduced expression of genes involved with immune response.”
Model organisms7 days
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
Oxidative stress markers
upin A. mellifera1
1 study
Oxidative stress markers
upin A. mellifera1
Pollen deprivation increases oxidative stress markers in A. mellifera.
“The absence of pollen in the diet also led to an accumulation of oxidative stress markers in fat body tissue”
Model organismsfat body7 days
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology