Taste receptors, first identified on the tongue, are best known for their role in guiding our
dietary preferences. The expression of taste receptors for umami, sweet, and bitter have …

In health, the glucose concentration of airway surface liquid (ASL) is 0.4 mM, about 12 times
lower than the blood glucose concentration. Airway glucose homeostasis comprises a set of …

Acquisition of numerous virulence determinants affords Staphylococcus aureus greater
pathogenicity than other skin-colonizing staphylococci in humans. Additionally, the …

We are in the midst of the global pandemic. Though acute respiratory coronavirus (SARS-
COV2) that leads to COVID-19 infects people of all ages, severe symptoms and mortality …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of pneumonia and
bacterial meningitis. A number of recent studies indicate an association between the …

Taste receptors were named for their originally-identified expression on the tongue and role
in the sensation of taste (gustation). They are now known to be involved in many …

Lung disease and elevation of blood glucose are associated with increased glucose
concentration in the airway surface liquid (ASL). Raised ASL glucose is associated with …

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes is the most common comorbidity associated with cystic
fibrosis (CF) and correlates with increased rates of lung function decline. Because glucose is …

Develo** evidence suggests that disorders of glucose metabolism may be associated with
worsening asthma. However, these conditions arise within a network of obesity-related …

Hexose phosphate is an important carbon source within the cytoplasm of host cells.
Bacterial pathogens that invade, survive, and multiply within various host epithelial cells …