Rhinology
Research progress of bitterness receptor in respiratory tract
Jieqing Yu, Jing Ye, Yong Yang, Yu Ye, Xue Kang, Qing Luo, Jian Zhang
Published 2018-03-16
Cite as Int J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2018, 42(2): 94-97. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4106.2018.02.007
Abstract
The recognition of bitterness as a defense mechanism helps animals avoid the intake of toxic substances. The bitter taste receptor is an G protein coupled receptor 7 transmembrane (GPCR), the bitter taste receptor(TAS2R) not only express in oral taste buds, but also expressing in other tissues, such as stomach, pancreas, duodenum, brain, heart, kidney, omental artery, testis, lung, nasal cavity. This article reviews the research on the bitterness receptor in the respiratory system.
Key words:
Taste; TAS2R; upper respiratory; Asthma
Contributor Information
Jieqing Yu
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Jing Ye
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Yong Yang
Department of Generalsurgery, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital Nanchang 330006, China
Yu Ye
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Xue Kang
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Qing Luo
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Jian Zhang
Dpartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China