Free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4) plays a key role in regulating the inflammatory response
in mammals. The present study aimed to investigate the function of large yellow croaker …

Highlights•GPR120 agonists are new therapeutic targets for treating obesity, diabetes and
CVD.•GPR120 is activated by long-chain fatty acids, particularly omega 3 fatty acids.•The …

Sweet taste receptor subunits and α-gustducin found in enteroendocrine cells of the small
intestine have been implicated in release of the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 …

The ability of mammalian taste cells to respond to fatty acids (FAs) has garnered significant
attention of late and has been proposed to represent a sixth primary taste. With few …

Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying human taste sensation requires functionally
dedicated and at the same time proliferating human taste cells. Here, we isolated viable …

Personal experience, learned eating behaviors, hormones, neurotransmitters, and genetic
variations affect food consumption. The decision of what to eat is modulated by taste …

Clarification of the mechanism of chickens' taste sense will provide meaningful information
for creating and improving new feedstuff for chickens, because the character of taste …

The sense of taste conveys crucial information about the quality and nutritional value of
foods before it is ingested. Taste signaling begins with taste cells via taste receptors in oral …

Saliva flow induced by 6-gingerol (pungent), hydroxy-α/β-sanshools (tingling), and citric acid
(sour) was measured, and the time-dependent changes in the whole saliva proteome were …

The incidence of obesity continues to escalate, and with it, there has been a corresponding
increase in as many as 30 diseases related to the obese state, including cardiovascular …