近日，北京易科泰提供的昆虫呼吸代谢测量系统在中科院分子植物卓越创新中心完成了安装培训工作。该系统为模块式多通道配置，具备有双通道差分氧气分析系统、高分辨率CO2 与水汽分析系统、双通道2化蚕或多化蚕滞育生理耗氧率监测单元，以及Thermo-RGB一体式红外热成像与可见光成像融合分析单元等高端配置。未来将用于多种昆虫样品的呼吸与能量代谢测量，助力于昆虫分子遗传、昆虫与植物相互作用、昆虫与微生物相互作用、昆虫发育与变态、昆虫先天免疫、昆虫RNA选择性剪切、昆虫生物地理、协同进化、昆虫化学生态学、昆虫生理学和昆虫毒理学等多领域的科学探索。

从左至右：实时昆虫呼吸代谢测量系统、滞育昆虫耗氧测量单元、不同昆虫呼吸模式与实时气体交换监测图

易科泰专注于为昆虫科学、昆虫与植物互作等动植物研究领域提供全面且精准的定制化技术解决方案，其昆虫呼吸-能量代谢产品线具备以下特点：

l  便携式、模块式适用于不同的研究场景

高精度、高分辨率、高行业认可度，是国内外发表高质量科学论文数量NO.1的仪器技术

多种系统连接、设置、分析模式，可测试包括所有昆虫和节肢动物等

服务客户包括但不限于：昆虫学家、比较生理学家、生态学家和生物医学研究人员等

l  丰富灵活的扩展、兼容、升级功能

支持昆虫行为学、Thermo-RGB融合成像、C13稳定性同位素示踪、昆虫肠道甲烷排放监测等

研究案例

下图为南非斯泰伦博斯大学保护生态学和昆虫学系科研人员利用该昆虫呼吸代谢测量系统研究了不同温度、不同氧分压、不同发育阶段家蚕个体的平均代谢率（VCO2）、最大代谢率(VCO2max)、热敏感度（Q10）等参数，研究数据表明氧气安全边际设定了呼吸空气的该无脊椎动物的热极限，这种影响的大小可能调和了迄今为止在不同分类群中发现的氧气限制对热耐受性的差异。（Boardman L, Terblanche JS. Oxygen safety margins set thermal limits in an insect model system. J Exp Biol. 2015 Jun;218(Pt 11):1677-85. doi: 10.1242/jeb.120261. PMID: 26041031.）。

  温度对家蚕Bombyx mori幼虫和蛹V̇CO2的影响。幼虫（A）的临界氧分压Pcrit比蛹（B）低，因为氧气的减少仅导致幼虫中V̇CO2的显著减少。红色圆圈代表V̇CO2max；绿色方块代表V̇CO2mean；蓝色三角形代表V̇CO2min；横坐标代表温度（C，D，E，F）。

附部分国内昆虫研究客户发表文献目录：

1、Chen, H., Huang, S. P., Lin, C. P., Chen, Z. Y., & Hsu, Y. (2024). Energetically costly weaponry in the large morph of male stag beetles. Journal of Zoology, 324(4), 277-286.

2、Dong, X., Ma, B. & Fang, Y. Integrated respiratory metabolism and hemolymph proteome of caste specific features during honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) development. Sci Data (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07396-9

3、J.Zhou, J.Chen, H.Zhang, et al. “A Cold Stress-Activated Endocrine Sentinel Chemical Hormone Promotes Insect Survival via Mitochondrial Adaptations Through the Adipokinetic Hormone Receptor.” Advanced Science13, no. 10 (2026): e09822. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202509822

4、Long Ma, Changxia Xu, Yingchuan Peng, Jing Zhang, Wanna Zhang, Sublethal effects of halofenozide on larval development and detoxification in Phaedon brassicae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Journal of Economic 5、Entomology, Volume 116, Issue 4, August 2023, Pages 1286–1295

6、QIAN, X., WANG, D., LI, S., DOU, J., & JI, R. (2016). Seasonal variation in respiratory metabolism and its adaptive value in Pyrrhocoris apterus. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 36(20), 6602-6606.

7、Tang, T., Yang, L., Ma, L., Ren, Y., Li, M., Guo, S., ... & Liu, F. (2025). Resource reallocation under persistent immune activation drives trade-offs between life history and immunity in pirk-deficient Musca domestica. BMC biology, 23(1), 220.

8、Wang DongMei, W. D., Li Shuang, L. S., Zhang YongJun, Z. Y., Jashenko, R., & Ji Rong, J. R. (2016). Response of the discontinuous gas exchange cycle (DGC) duration in Calliptamus italicus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to high temperature stress.

9、Xiao, Q. H., Wu, R. W., He, Z., & Zhu, D. H. (2026). Metabolic depression drives discontinuous gas exchange in diapause pupae of Sericinus montelus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): a seasonal adaptation strategy. Journal of Insect Physiology, 104954.

10、Zhang, W., Jiang, Z., Ding, M., Wang, X., Huang, A., Qiu, L., & Qi, S. (2025). Novel neonicotinoid insecticide cycloxaprid exhibits sublethal toxicity to honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) workers by disturbing olfactory sensitivity and energy metabolism. Journal of hazardous materials, 485, 136923.

11、Zhang, W., Ma, L., Liu, X., Peng, Y., Liang, G., & Xiao, H. (2021). Dissecting the roles of FTZ‐F1 in larval molting and pupation, and the sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide on Helicoverpa armigera. Pest management science, 77(3), 1328-1338.

12、Zhao L, Zhou J, Chen J, Zhang X, Zhang H, Guo L, Li D, Ning J, Wang X, Jin W, Mai K, Abraham E, Butcher R, Sun J. A chemical signal that promotes insect survival via thermogenesis. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 May 11:rs.3.rs-2756320. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2756320/v1. PMID: 37214941; PMCID: PMC10197781.

13、Zhu, W., Zhang, H., Li, X., Meng, Q., Shu, R., Wang, M., ... & Qin, Q. (2016). Cold adaptation mechanisms in the ghost moth Hepialus xiaojinensis: Metabolic regulation and thermal compensation. Journal of Insect Physiology, 85, 76-85.