华西口腔医学杂志 ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 549-554.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2017.05.020

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味觉受体信号转导机制及对微生物的调控

陆洋宇(), 席苒珲, 郑欣, 何金枝, 徐欣()   

  1. 口腔疾病研究国家重点实验室,国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心,四川大学华西口腔医院牙体牙髓病科,成都 610041
  • 收稿日期:2017-03-17 修回日期:2017-06-01 出版日期:2017-10-01 发布日期:2017-10-01
  • 作者简介:

    陆洋宇,硕士,E-mail:luyyendo@126.com

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(81670978,81600874);四川大学优秀青年学者科研基金(2015SCU04A16)

Taste signal transduction and the role of taste receptors in the regulation of microbial infection

Yangyu Lu(), Ranhui Xi, Xin Zheng, Jinzhi He, Xin Xu()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2017-03-17 Revised:2017-06-01 Online:2017-10-01 Published:2017-10-01
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81670978, 81600874);Research Fund of Outstanding Young Scholars of Sichuan University (2015SCU04A16)

摘要:

口腔味蕾细胞中的味觉受体有助于机体鉴别营养物质和有害物质,对哺乳动物的生存具有重要意义。近年来发现,味觉受体及其下游信号转导通路还在呼吸道、大脑、胃肠道等多种组织细胞中表达。表达味觉受体的细胞统称为化学感官细胞,在抵抗微生物感染、调节营养吸收、维持内环境稳态中发挥重要作用。目前已发现多种组织细胞中的味觉受体可识别细菌等微生物,介导宿主免疫应答反应,在感染性疾病发生发展过程中起到重要作用。本文就味觉受体的信号转导机制及其对微生物的调控作用进行综述。

关键词: 味觉受体, 微生物, 化学感官细胞, 固有免疫

Abstract:

Taste receptors guide individuals to consume nutrients while avoiding potentially noxious substances. Interes-tingly, recent studies have shown that taste receptors are also expressed beyond the taste buds, including brain, respiratory system, and digestive system, etc. These extragustatory taste receptors play important roles in microbial infection, nutrient uptake and host homeostasis. Mang extragustatory taste receptors have been proposed to sense microorganisms and regulate host innate defense. More importantly, polymorphisms of genes encoding taste receptor, particularly bitter taste receptor, are linked to different innate defensive responses. This review introduces the molecular basis of taste signal transduction, and the role of taste receptors in the regulation of innate immunity during microbial infection were further discussed in detail.

Key words: taste receptor, microorganisms, chemosensory cells, innate immunity

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