多巴胺神经通路及其对蜜蜂行为的影响

Dopaminergic pathways and its effects on honeybee behaviors

蜜蜂复杂的社会行为受到了研究者的广泛关注,了解蜜蜂的学习、记忆、导航、信息传递等行为的神经分子基础,可对探索人类自身的脑科学和复杂社会行为的分子基础提供比较研究信息。本文综述了多巴胺的作用机制及其在蜜蜂行为中的作用,详细介绍了蜜蜂脑部的多巴胺受体,总结了蜜蜂脑部多巴胺水平的影响因子等,最后对进一步研究多巴胺神经通路对蜜蜂行为的作用及机制的前景做一展望。

The complex social behaviors of honeybees have attracted extensive scientific interest. The discovery of the neural and molecular basis of honeybee behaviors, such as learning, memory, navigation and so on, provide rich information with which to explore brain science and the molecular basis of complex social behaviors in human beings. This article reviews the dopamine mechanism and its roles in honeybee behaviors, describes dopamine receptors in the honeybee brain in detail, then sums up the impact factors of dopamine levels in honeybee brains. Finally, we evaluate the prospects for further study of dopaminergic pathways＇ effects on honeybee behaviors and the mechanism by which they achieve these effects.