Concerns about increased stratospheric ozone depletion increasing ambient levels of ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B), and the fact that some ecosystems are naturally exposed to high levels, has resulted in an increased interest in the effects of UV-B on plant communities. Despite this, there has been a paucity of studies into its effects on plant competition. Artificial plant communities consisting of Lolium perenne and Lotus corniculatus and a sub-montane community consisting of Agrostis tenuis, Festuca ovina and Galium saxatile (also including different nitrogen levels) were created using the response surface approach. The long-term effects of UV-B were also studied on a natural sub-Arctic community in Abisko, Sweden. In addition, all plant samples were analysed by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) to obtain a ‘metabolic fingerprint’ which was used to detect chemical differences to the whole biochemical complement of the sample. The results showed that enhanced UV-B altered the competitive interaction of Lolium perenne and Lotus corniculatus in favour of Lolium perenne although ambient levels of UV-B did not elicit an effect in the sub-montane community. Only one dwarf shrub species in the sub-Arctic experiment, Vaccinium myrtillus, was negatively affected by UV-B. In most cases, elevated UV-B elicited a change in the metabolic fingerprint in the samples and in some cases an alteration in competitive stress altered the metabolome. This suggests that FT-IR can be used as a screening tool to detect for both abiotic stress and competitive biochemical alterations. In addition, this thesis proposes that the facilitative effect between the grass-legume mixture of Lolium perenne and Lotus corniculatus is not related to nitrogen fixation in the early stages of competition which has traditionally been believed.

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Work hypothesis: Different pea (Pisum sativum L.) morphotypes respond differently to various anthropogenic factors. This can be related with an alteration of plant metabolism and with changes of photosynthetic pigments and biochemical indexes. Work aim and the tasks: To investigate the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation on different pea (Pisum sativum L.) morphotypes under changing climatic conditions and to measure plant reaction to the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation. 1.To investigate the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation on the morphometric parameters of different pea morphotypes under changing climatic conditions; 2.To investigate the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation on the photosynthetic pigments of different pea morphotypes under changing climatic conditions; 3.To investigate the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation on the biochemical indexes of different pea morphotypes under changing climatic conditions. Novelty of the scientific work. For the first time the effects of the near-ground ozone and UV-B radiation on two different pea (Pisum sativum L.) morphotypes (leafy ‘Ilgiai‘ and semi-leafless ‘Profi‘) were investigated under changing climate conditions. The response of these plants to the effects of ozone and UV-B radiation was measured. Defended propositions The different pea morphotypes respond differently to the effect of anthropogenic factors; The morphometric parameters of the different pea morphotypes alters unequally when responding to the... [to full text] / Darbo hipotezė: Skirtingų morfotipų žirniai (Pisum sativum L.) nevienodai reaguoja į įvairius antropogeninius veiksnius. Tai gali būti susiję su augalų metabolizmo pakitimu, fotosintetinių pigmentų, bei biocheminių rodiklių kitimu. Darbo tikslas: Ištirti ozono ir UV-B spinduliuotės poveikį skirtingų morfotipų žirniams (Pisum sativum L.) kintančiomis klimato sąlygomis, bei nustatyti jų reakciją į ozono ir UV-B spinduliuotės poveikį. Uždaviniai: 1.Kintančiomis klimato sąlygomis ištirti ozono bei UV-B spinduliuotės poveikį, skirtingų morfotipų žirnių morfometriniams parametrams; 2.Kintančiomis klimato sąlygomis ištirti ozono ir UV-B spinduliuotės poveikį, skirtingų morfotipų žirnių fotosintetiniams pigmentams; 3.Kintančiomis klimato sąlygomis ištirti ozono poveikį, skirtingų morfotipų žirnių biocheminiams rodikliams. Mokslinis darbo naujumas. Pirmą kartą buvo ištirtas priežemio ozono ir UV-B spinduliuotės poveikis, kintančiomis klimato sąlygomis, skirtingų morfotipų sėjamajam žirniui (Pisum sativum L.) lapuotiems ‘Ilgiai‘ bei pusiau belapiams ‘Profi‘, bei nustatyta jų reakcija į ozono ir UV-B spinduliuotės poveikį. Ginamieji teiginiai Skirtingų morfotipų žirniai nevienodai reaguoja į antropogeninių veiksnių poveikį; Skirtingų morfotipų žirnių morfometriniai parametrai, nevienodai skirtingai kinta nuo poveikio laiko, bei poveikio stiprumo; Skirtingų morfotipų žirnių fotosintezės mechanizmai yra nevienodi, sąlygojantys apsaugą nuo fotooksidacinio streso; Skirtingų morfotipų žirnių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

Este trabalho analisou os efeitos da radiação solar UV (UV-A e UV-B) em duas espécies de importância comercial do Chile, Mazzaella laminarioides e Porphyra columbina durante a primavera, período no qual freqüentemente tem sido verificado um aumento de radiação UV-B decorrente da diminuição da camada de ozônio. A interação entre a radiação UV e o suprimento de N foi também investigada. Essa interação estimulou a síntese de aminoácidos tipo micosporinas (MAAs) nas duas espécies, durante a exposição a altas irradiâncias de UV em curtos períodos. Esses resultados sugerem um ciclo diário na síntese desses compostos. A longo prazo (18 dias de cultivo), a adição de diferentes concentrações de NO3 não promoveu diferenças no conteúdo de MAAs e no crescimento de M. laminarioides, sugerindo uma adequação do metabolismo da espécie às condições experimentais. Discute-se a mobilização do N intra-celular para a manutenção da capacidade de fotoproteção das algas. Em geral, a UV-B não promoveu efeitos deletérios no crescimento e na produção de carragenanas em tetrasporófitos e gametófitos de M. laminarioides, o que seria esperado para uma espécie do médiolitoral que está exposta a variações na quantidade e qualidade de radiação solar. Entretanto, observou-se uma resposta diferenciada entre esses estádios em altas intensidades de irradiâncias de PAR e UV-B, sugerindo que gametófitos podem se aclimatar mais rapidamente a mudanças na irradiância solar do que tetrasporófitos. As radiações UV-B e UV-A promoveram alterações ultraestruturais em P. columbina. No entanto, após um período no escuro, foi observada uma recuperação parcial dessas estruturas. A partir dos resultados deste trabalho, pode-se concluir que os níveis de UV-B solar que atingiram a região de Magallanes, Chile, não causaram efeitos negativos para a produção de M. laminarioides. Entretanto, promoveram um grande acúmulo de MAAs em P. columbina, principalmente em experimentos com disponibilidade de nitrogênio. / This work analyzed the effects of solar UV radiation (UV-A and UV-B) on two commercial important species from Chile, Mazzaella laminarioides and Porphyra columbina, during the spring when it has often been reported a ozone layer depletion, and consequently increased UV-B radiation. Additionally, the interactive role of nitrogen supply and UV radiation was also investigated. This interaction stimulated synthesis of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in both species when exposed to high UV irradiance in short-term cultivation. These results suggest the presence of a daily cycle in the MAAs production. In the long-term (18 days), different concentrations of N supply did not cause differences neither in MAAs content nor in growth, suggesting a metabolic acclimation to the experimental conditions. The shift of intracellular N from photosynthetic pigments to MAAs to maintain the capacity of photoprotection is discussed. In general, the UV-B did not cause differences neither in growth nor in carrageenan production in tetrasporophytes and gametophytes of M. laminarioides, once a intertidal species is exposed to variations in solar radiation quality and quantity. However, differentiated responses between gametophytes and tetrasporophytes were observed in high UV and PAR irradiances, suggesting that gametophytes can acclimate more quickly to solar radiation changes than tetrasporophytes. The UV-B and UV-A radiation promoted ultra-structural changes in P. columbina. However, a partial recovery was observed after a period in dark. Based on these results we concluded that UV-B levels that were reaching Magallanes Region, Chile, did not affect biomass production of M. laminarioides, but promoted a greater accumulation of MAAs in P. columbina when cultivated with N addition

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Thainá Rodrigues Santos - 2016.pdf: 1805548 bytes, checksum: d6bfd668c93a575d44e681ffbde761c1 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Introduction and objective: Metarhizium anisopliae is one of the most studied fungi for biological control, since it is found naturally associated with ticks and has showed high virulence in laboratory conditions. M. anisopliae can form in vitro an overwintering structure called microesclerotia (MS). The microsclerotia have been shown to be more effective than products based on conidia when applied directly to the soil for control of some pests. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop and characterize inorganic pelletized formulations containing microsclerotia of M. anisopliae IP119, assess its stability under storage at 4°C and 40°C and determine its tolerance to UV-B radiation. Methods: Six pellets formulations composed of diatomaceous earth, vermiculite, aluminum magnesium silicate or colloidal silicon dioxide, alone or in combination, were developed and evaluated. The pellets were obtained using the extrusion-spheronization technique and were dried in a fluid-bed dryer with an outlet air temperature kept at 40°C or 50°C. During drying, at pre-determined time intervals, samples were collected for evaluation of the residual moisture content, conidia production and viability. The pellets were also evaluated for their storage stability at 4°C and 40°C. Conidia production and viability were evaluated after storage periods of 7 to 21 days. In addition, UV-B tolerance of the conidia and pellets containing MS was evaluated by exposing them to the artificial light for 4h (irradiance of 541,54 mW/m2) and 12h (irradiance of 1239,23 mW/m2), respectively. Results and Discussion: Inorganic pellets were obtained and the selected formulation was composed by vermiculite, diatomaceous earth and colloidal silicon dioxide (78:20:2), since it showed the best yield (48%), size distribution (from 431.5 to 758.5 μm), average size (584.90 μm ± 122.40) and sphericity (0.75 ± 0.07). There was a considerable reduction of the residual moisture between time 0 (~29%) and 5 minutes (~6%), which remained stable until the end of drying operation. Thus, pellet drying for a 5 minutes period at 40ºC or 50°C resulted in a proper moisture content. Fluid-bed dried pellets presented conidia production always above 1.7x109 conidia/g pellets, with viability > 93%, at all times and for both temperatures. In the pellet storage at 40°C, a contamination was observed after the 7th storage day, without differences in conidia production (~1.3x109 conidia/g of pellets) and viability (> 94%). At 4°C, the conidia production and viability remained stable until the 21th storage day. Regarding the tolerance to UV-B radiation test, the calculated LD50 of M. anisopliae conidia was 5.545 (kJ/m2) ± 0.059. In the exposed pellets containing microsclerotia germination was >98%, and it was observed high conidia production (>1,6x109 conidia/g of pellets). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the inorganic formulation allow to obtain pellets containing fungal material by extrusion-spheronisation technique with maintenance of fungal viability after drying, resulting in a formulation with high UV-B tolerance. This solid platform has a great potential for use in pest biological control. / Introdução e objetivo: Metarhizum anisopliae é uma das espécies de fungos entomopatogênicos mais estudadas em controle biológico por estar naturalmente associada a carrapatos e por apresentar alta virulência em condições laboratoriais. M. anisopliae é capaz de, sob condições in vitro, formar uma estrutura de resistência denominada microescleródio (ME). Os microescleródios têm-se mostrado mais eficazes do que produtos à base de conídios, quando aplicados diretamente ao solo para o controle de algumas pragas. Assim, o objetivo do presente trabalho consistiu em desenvolver e caracterizar formulação inorgânica peletizada contendo microescleródios de M. anisopliae IP119, avaliar sua estabilidade sob armazenamento a 4ºC e a 40ºC, e determinar sua tolerância à radiação UV-B. Métodos: Foram desenvolvidas e avaliadas seis formulações de pellets compostas por terra diatomácea, vermiculita, silicato de alumínio e magnésio ou dióxido de silício coloidal, de forma isolada ou em combinação. Os pellets foram obtidos pela técnica de extrusão-esferonização e a secagem foi realizada em leito fluidizado com temperatura do ar de saída mantida a 40ºC ou 50ºC. Durante a secagem, em intervalos pré-determinados de tempo, amostras foram coletadas para avaliação da umidade residual, produção e viabilidade de conídios. Além disso, avaliou-se a produção e a viabilidade de conídios após armazenamento dos pellets por 7 a 21 dias. Para a avaliação da tolerância de conídios e pellets contendo ME frente a radiação UV-B, os materiais foram expostos por até 4 horas (irradiância de 541,54 mW/m2) ou 12 horas (irradiância de 1239,23 mW/m2), respectivamente. Resultados e Discussão: Pellets com constituintes totalmente inorgânicos foram obtidos e a formulação selecionada foi àquela composta por vermiculita, terra diatomácea e dióxido de silício coloidal (78:20:2), que apresentou características de rendimento (48%), distribuição de tamanho (431,5 a 758,5 μm), tamanho médio (584,90 μm ± 122,40) e esfericidade (0,75 ± 0,07) adequados. Houve redução considerável da umidade residual entre o tempo 0 (~29%) e 5 minutos de secagem (~6%), e a umidade residual permaneceu estável até o final da operação. Dessa forma, a secagem dos pellets pelo período de 5 minutos a 40ºC ou a 50ºC se mostrou satisfatória. Além disso, os pellets selecionados e secos por leito fluidizado apresentaram produção de conídios sempre superior a 1,7x109 conídios/g de pellets, e a viabilidade dos mesmos foi maior do que 93%, em todos os tempos analisados e para ambas as temperaturas. Houve contaminação dos pellets sob armazenamento a 40ºC após o 7º dia de ensaio, sem diferença de produção (~1,3x109 conídios/g de pellets) e de viabilidade (>94%) dos conídios. Já na temperatura de 4ºC, a produção e a viabilidade dos conídios permaneceram estáveis até o 21º dia de armazenamento. No ensaio de tolerância à radiação UV-B, a DL50 estimada para os conídios de M. anisopliae foi de 5,545 ± 0,059 (kJ/m2), ao passo que para os pellets contendo microescleródios foi observada a manutenção da germinação (>98%) e uma elevada produção de conídios (>1,6x109 conídios/g de pellets). Conclusão: No presente trabalho, foi possível obter, pela técnica de extrusão-esferonização, pellets inorgânicos contendo material fúngico, com manutenção da viabilidade fúngica após secagem e alta tolerância à radiação UV-B, representando grande potencial para uso no controle biológico de artrópodes-praga.

Este trabalho analisou os efeitos da radiação solar UV (UV-A e UV-B) em duas espécies de importância comercial do Chile, Mazzaella laminarioides e Porphyra columbina durante a primavera, período no qual freqüentemente tem sido verificado um aumento de radiação UV-B decorrente da diminuição da camada de ozônio. A interação entre a radiação UV e o suprimento de N foi também investigada. Essa interação estimulou a síntese de aminoácidos tipo micosporinas (MAAs) nas duas espécies, durante a exposição a altas irradiâncias de UV em curtos períodos. Esses resultados sugerem um ciclo diário na síntese desses compostos. A longo prazo (18 dias de cultivo), a adição de diferentes concentrações de NO3 não promoveu diferenças no conteúdo de MAAs e no crescimento de M. laminarioides, sugerindo uma adequação do metabolismo da espécie às condições experimentais. Discute-se a mobilização do N intra-celular para a manutenção da capacidade de fotoproteção das algas. Em geral, a UV-B não promoveu efeitos deletérios no crescimento e na produção de carragenanas em tetrasporófitos e gametófitos de M. laminarioides, o que seria esperado para uma espécie do médiolitoral que está exposta a variações na quantidade e qualidade de radiação solar. Entretanto, observou-se uma resposta diferenciada entre esses estádios em altas intensidades de irradiâncias de PAR e UV-B, sugerindo que gametófitos podem se aclimatar mais rapidamente a mudanças na irradiância solar do que tetrasporófitos. As radiações UV-B e UV-A promoveram alterações ultraestruturais em P. columbina. No entanto, após um período no escuro, foi observada uma recuperação parcial dessas estruturas. A partir dos resultados deste trabalho, pode-se concluir que os níveis de UV-B solar que atingiram a região de Magallanes, Chile, não causaram efeitos negativos para a produção de M. laminarioides. Entretanto, promoveram um grande acúmulo de MAAs em P. columbina, principalmente em experimentos com disponibilidade de nitrogênio. / This work analyzed the effects of solar UV radiation (UV-A and UV-B) on two commercial important species from Chile, Mazzaella laminarioides and Porphyra columbina, during the spring when it has often been reported a ozone layer depletion, and consequently increased UV-B radiation. Additionally, the interactive role of nitrogen supply and UV radiation was also investigated. This interaction stimulated synthesis of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in both species when exposed to high UV irradiance in short-term cultivation. These results suggest the presence of a daily cycle in the MAAs production. In the long-term (18 days), different concentrations of N supply did not cause differences neither in MAAs content nor in growth, suggesting a metabolic acclimation to the experimental conditions. The shift of intracellular N from photosynthetic pigments to MAAs to maintain the capacity of photoprotection is discussed. In general, the UV-B did not cause differences neither in growth nor in carrageenan production in tetrasporophytes and gametophytes of M. laminarioides, once a intertidal species is exposed to variations in solar radiation quality and quantity. However, differentiated responses between gametophytes and tetrasporophytes were observed in high UV and PAR irradiances, suggesting that gametophytes can acclimate more quickly to solar radiation changes than tetrasporophytes. The UV-B and UV-A radiation promoted ultra-structural changes in P. columbina. However, a partial recovery was observed after a period in dark. Based on these results we concluded that UV-B levels that were reaching Magallanes Region, Chile, did not affect biomass production of M. laminarioides, but promoted a greater accumulation of MAAs in P. columbina when cultivated with N addition

The potential effect of increased UV-B radiation on photosynthetic activity and related processes in a range of terrestrial Antarctic plant species was investigated; from a chlorophyte alga to a vascular plant (Deschampsia antartica). The relative contribution of the UV-B waveband to photosystem II (PSII) damage was used to construct an action spectrum for those species found to be sensitive to UV-B exposure. Investigation involved non-invasive measurements of photosynthesis using chlorophyll-a fluorescence emission coupled with polarographic measurement of oxygen and infra-red gas analysis of carbon dioxide. Compounds associated with UV-B protection were extracted, and analysed using high performance liquid chromatography. Different species exhibited differing sensitivity to UV-B exposure. Reduction in the efficiency of the light independent stage of photosynthesis and decrease in leaf length were found in D. antarctica. A decline in the potential activity of PSII (dark-adapted chlorophyll-a fluorescence) was found in some cryptogams, but no concurrent decrease in gas exchange parameters. Shorter wavelengths of UV-B were shown to be more effective in depression of PSII efficiency. The first action spectrum for terrestrial Antarctic plants would predict a higher weighted UV-B exposure under ambient ozone, but would expect less damage under stratospheric ozone depletion than the commonly used plant action spectrum. Some of the plants investigated contained increased amounts of UV absorbing flavonoids following UV-B exposure. The morphological changes found in D. antarctica should lower photosynthetic productivity, but are dependent on developmental stage. The action spectrum produced herein would still forecast increased damage to PSII due to early spring ozone depletion, but not as great as previously predicted. Moreover, current levels of UV-B radiation may be more damaging to some species than previously thought based on other plant action spectra.

Viena svarbiausių augalų genetikos problemų yra jų atsparumas abiotiniams veiksniams. Tokie veiksniai kaip šaltis, ozonas ar ultravioletinė spinduliuotė sukelia oksidacinį stresą ir ROS formavimąsi augalų ląstelėse. Visi augalai turi antioksidantines sistemas, vykdančias ROS detoksikaciją. Žalioji kreisvė (Crepis capillaris L.(Wallr.)) ir atsparūs šalnoms bulvių somatiniai asimetriniai hibridai buvo tiriami atsparumui abiotiniams veiksniams, įvertinant morfometrinius, biocheminius ir genetinius rodiklius po UV-B –(2, 4, 8 kJ/m2) ir ozono (40 ir 80 ppb) poveikio. Nustatyta, kad jautrūs stresiniams veiksniams yra morfometriniai parametrai- žalia ir sausa biomasė, lapų plotas ir skaičius. Biocheminiai parametrai, tirpių baltymų kiekis ir antioksidantinio fermento superoksido dismutazės (SOD) aktyvumas, tirtuose augaluose proporcingai didėjo priklausomai nuo dozės dydžio. Padidėjęs antioksidantinio SOD fermento aktyvumas po abiotinių veiksnių poveikio vertintinas kaip augalo adaptacinis atsakas į UV-B sukeltą oksidacinį stresą. Tiriant atsparumą šalčiui nustatyta, kad atsparus šalčiui bulvių hibridas H269, įgijo iš donoro Solanum commersonii DNR fragmentą, susijusį su padidinta mitochondrijų elektronų pernašos sistemos genų raiška, kuri siejama ROS koncentracijos reguliavimu ląstelėje ir šalčio atsako genų reguliavimu branduoliniame genome. Parodėme, kad atsparumai abiotiniams veiksniams- ozonui, UV-B ir šalčiui augaluose funkcionuoja kaip vientisa gynybos sistema, apimanti... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / One of the major issues of plant genetics is their tolerance and resistance to abiotic factors. Low temperatures, ozone and ultraviolet radiation are the factors that increase ROS formation and oxidative stress in a plant cell. All plants have effective antioxidant systems to detoxify ROS. Researches were carried out to evaluate the resistance of Smooth Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris L. (Wallr)) and frost resistant asymmetric somatic potato hybrids to abiotic stresses, estimating the morphometrical, biochemical and genetic data after treating the plants with UV-B (2, 4, 8 kJ/m2) and ozone (40 ir 80 ppb) doses. Test data shows, that morphometrical parameters such as fresh and dry weight along with leaf area and count are very sensitive to stress factors. Biochemical parameters such as soluble protein content and the activity of antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) have risen pro rata from the dose given. The increment of SOD after treating the plants with simulated abiotic factors is annotated as adaptation to UV-B stress. Analysis of the cold acclimation has shown, that potato hybrid H269 has gained DNA fragment from the donor species Solanum commersonii. This fragment is associated with over-expressed genes of mitochondrial electron transfer system which regulates the concentration of ROS in the cell and controls the expression of nuclear genes related with cold-acclimation. With this analysis we have showed that plant resistance to abiotic factors such as ozone... [to full text]

Individual and multiple stress factor effects of temperature on cotton growth and development were studied in four cotton cultivars. In Experiment I, seedling emergence rate and shoot and root morphological growth traits were measured on plants grown at five day/night temperatures from 20/12 to 40/32 °C. In Experiment II, multiple stress factors (CO2, temperature, UV-B radiation) and their interactions were evaluated during the seedling growth stage. Seed emergence and above- and below-ground growth and developmental traits were recorded in both experiments. Linear (TM-1 and PHY496W3R) and quadratic (DP1522B2XF and ST47447) functions best described seed emergence rate with an increase in temperature. Similar responses were also observed for many root traits among the cultivars. Based on vigor and principal component analysis, DP1522B2XF was identified as the most tolerant, PHY496W3R and ST4747GLB2 as moderately tolerant, and TM-1 as the least tolerant cultivar to multiple environmental stresses.

L’objectif de notre étude était de montrer le rôle du métabolisme oxydatif et énergétique au cours du vieillissement cutané et dans les cancers cutanés UVB-induits. Dans une première partie, nous avons cherché à établir un lien entre l'instabilité génétique, la production de ROS et l’altération métabolique dans le processus de vieillissement. Les résultats obtenus sur le modèle de souris XPC KO ont démontré qu’un excès de stress oxydatif dû à une sur activation du NOX1, couplé à des altérations métaboliques, jouaient un rôle prépondérant dans le vieillissement prématuré. L’application topique de notre nouvel inhibiteur de NOX, induisant l’inhibition de la production de ROS et ainsi l’apparition d’altération métabolique, a permis d’empêcher le vieillissement cutané prématuré chez les souris XPC KO. Nos résultats suggèrent que l’InhNOX peut être considéré comme une cible prometteuse dans la prévention du vieillissement prématuré et les maladies liées à NOX. Très peu d'informations sont disponibles sur la contribution de la reprogrammation du métabolisme énergétique dans l'initiation et la progression du cancer. Dans la deuxième partie de ma thèse, nous avons utilisé un modèle multi-étapes de cancer de la peau UVB-induits, nous permettant ainsi d’évaluer le rôle de la reprogrammation métabolique dans les différentes étapes de la cancérogenèse. Nous avons ensuite démontré que l'irradiation chronique à UVB entraînait une diminution de l’activité de la glycolyse, du cycle TCA et de la β-oxydation des acides gras, tandis que la synthèse d'ATP mitochondriale et une partie de la chaîne de transport d'électrons (CTE) étaient up-régulés. Nous avons montré que l’augmentation accrue de CTE été liée à la sur-activation des dihyroorotate déshydrogénase (DHODH). Alors que la diminution de l'activité DHODH ou ETC (chimiquement ou génétiquement) a conduit à une hypersensibilité à l'irradiation UVB. Nos résultats indiquent que la voie DHODH par l’induction de la synthèse d'ATP et de CTE joue un rôle majeur entre l'efficacité de réparation d'ADN et la reprogrammation métabolique au cours de la carcinogenèse UVB-induits. / Objective of the present research study was investigating the role of oxidative and energy metabolism in skin aging and UVB-induced skin cancer. In the first part, we aimed to find the link between genetic instability, ROS generation and metabolism alteration in the process of aging. The obtained results on XPC KO mice model demonstrated that excess of oxidative stress in addition to alterations in energy metabolism due to over activation of NOX1 play a causative role in premature skin aging. Topical application of novel NOX inhibitor prevented the premature aging in XPC KO mice through inhibition of ROS generation and alteration of energy metabolism. Our results suggest that the InhNOX can be considered as a promising target in prevention of premature aging and NOX-associated diseases. Little information is available on the contribution of energy metabolism reprogramming in cancer initiation and promotion. To assess the role of metabolic reprogramming in different phases of carcinogenesis, in the second part of my thesis we employed a multistage model of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation-induced skin cancer. We showed that chronic UVB irradiation results in decreased glycolysis, TCA cycle and fatty acid β-oxidation while at the same time mitochondrial ATP synthesis and a part of the electron transport chain (ETC) are upregulated. Increased ETC was further found to be related to the over-activation of dihyroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). Decreased activity of DHODH or ETC (chemically or genetically) led to hypersensitivity to UVB irradiation. Our results indicated that DHODH pathway through induction of ETC and ATP synthesis represents the relation between DNA repair efficiency and metabolism reprogramming during UVB-induced carcinogenesis.