International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CXVII: Taste 2 receptors: Structures, functions, activators and blockers

M Behrens - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Bitter perception plays a critical role for the detection of potentially harmful substances in
food items for most vertebrates. The detection of bitter compounds is facilitated by …

Tanycytic transcytosis inhibition disrupts energy balance, glucose homeostasis and cognitive function in male mice

M Duquenne, E Deligia, C Folgueira, C Bourouh… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In Western society, high-caloric diets rich in fats and sugars have fueled
the obesity epidemic and its related disorders. Disruption of the body-brain communication …

Tracheal tuft cells release ATP and link innate to adaptive immunity in pneumonia

N Abdel Wadood, MI Hollenhorst, MI Elhawy… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Tracheal tuft cells shape immune responses in the airways. While some of these effects
have been attributed to differential release of either acetylcholine, leukotriene C4 and/or …

Long term Coptidis Rhizoma intake induce gastrointestinal emptying inhibition and colon barrier weaken via bitter taste receptors activation in mice

Z Wu, W Yang, T Wu, Y Liu, Y Pu, W Hu, Y Jiang… - Phytomedicine, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coptidis Rhizoma, a classic bitter traditional Chinese medicine, can
lead to digestive dysfunction when long-term use according to traditional experience. Bitter …

Hypothalamic neuronal-glial crosstalk in metabolic disease

LT Nguyen, GT Dodd - npj Metabolic Health and Disease, 2024 - nature.com
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes affect> 2 billion people worldwide,
yet there are currently no effective treatments to promote remission of disease. It is therefore …

[PDF][PDF] Regulating Itgb1 to Restore GnRH-Tanycyte Unit Function in PCOS-Related Hypothalamic Dysregulation

Y Wang, X Tong, Y **ao, Y Wang, W Hu, W Lu, Y Chen… - Research, 2025 - spj.science.org
Excessive gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is considered to be an initiating factor
in the etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). GnRH neuronal axons terminate at the …

Insufficient TRPM5 Mediates Lipotoxicity-induced Pancreatic β-cell Dysfunction

K Wang, S Wu, Z Yao, Y Zhu, X Han - Current Medical Science, 2024 - Springer
Objective While the reduction of transient receptor potential channel subfamily M member 5
(TRPM5) has been reported in islet cells from type 2 diabetic (T2D) mouse models, its role in …

Sex-specific hypothalamic neuropathology and glucose metabolism in an amyloidosis transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

G Qi, H Tang, P Gong, Y Liu, C He, J Hu, S Kang… - Cell & Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
Background Amyloid toxicity and glucose metabolic disorders are key pathological features
during the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). While the hypothalamus plays a crucial …