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Lela L, Carlucci V, Kioussi C, Choi J, Stevens JF, Milella L, Russo D. Humulus lupulus L.: Evaluation of Phytochemical Profile and Activation of Bitter Taste Receptors to Regulate Appetite and Satiety in Intestinal Secretin Tumor Cell Line (STC-1 Cells). Mol Nutr Food Res 2024:e2400559. [PMID: 39388530 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202400559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
Abstract
SCOPE Inflorescences of the female hop plant (Humulus lupulus L.) contain biologically active compounds, most of which have a bitter taste. Given the rising global obesity rates, there is much increasing interest in bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs). Intestinal TAS2Rs can have beneficial effects on obesity when activated by bitter agonists. This study aims to investigate the mechanism of action of a hydroalcoholic hop extract in promoting hormone secretion that reduces the sense of hunger at the intestinal level through the interaction with TAS2Rs. METHODS AND RESULTS The results demonstrate that the hop extract is a rich source of bitter compounds (mainly α-, β-acids) that stimulate the secretion of anorexigenic peptides (glucagon-like peptide 1 [GLP-1], cholecystokinin [CCK]) in a calcium-dependent manner while reducing levels of hunger-related hormones like ghrelin. This effect is mediated through interaction with TAS2Rs, particularly Tas2r138 and Tas2r120, and through the activation of downstream signaling cascades. Knockdown of these receptors using siRNA transfection and inhibition of Trpm5, Plcβ-2, and other calcium channels significantly reduces the hop-induced calcium response as well as GLP-1 and CCK secretion. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a potential application of H. lupulus extract for the formulation of food supplements with satiating activity capable of preventing or combating obesity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ludovica Lela
- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, 85100, Italy
- Spinoff Bioactiplant, via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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Trius-Soler M, Moreno JJ. Bitter taste receptors: Key target to understand the effects of polyphenols on glucose and body weight homeostasis. Pathophysiological and pharmacological implications. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 228:116192. [PMID: 38583811 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
Experimental and clinical research has reported beneficial effects of polyphenol intake on high prevalent diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. These phytochemicals are ligands of taste 2 receptors (T2Rs) that have been recently located in a variety of organs and extra-oral tissues. Therefore, the interaction between polyphenol and T2Rs in brain structures can play a direct effect on appetite/satiety regulation and food intake. T2Rs are also expressed along the digestive tract, and their interaction with polyphenols can induce the release of gastrointestinal hormones (e.g., ghrelin, GLP-1, CCK) influencing appetite, gastrointestinal functionally, and glycemia control. Intestinal microbiota can also influence on network effects of polyphenols-T2Rs interaction and vice versa, impacting innate immune responses and consequently on gut functionally. Furthermore, polyphenols binding to T2Rs present important effects on adipose tissue metabolism. Interestingly, T2R polymorphism could, at least partially, explain the inter-individual variability of the effects of polyphenols on glucose and body weight homeostasis. Together, these factors can contribute to understand the beneficial effects of polyphenol-rich diets but also might aid in identifying new pharmacological pathway targets for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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- Marta Trius-Soler
- Department of Public Health and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, XIA, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety Research, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Consorcio CIBER, M.P. Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Dontamsetti KD, Pedrosa‐Suarez LC, Aktar R, Peiris M. Sensing of luminal contents and downstream modulation of GI function. JGH Open 2024; 8:e13083. [PMID: 38779131 PMCID: PMC11109814 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.13083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
The luminal environment is rich in macronutrients coming from our diet and resident microbial populations including their metabolites. Together, they have the capacity to modulate unique cell surface receptors, known as G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Along the entire length of the gut epithelium, enteroendocrine cells express GPCRs to interact with luminal contents, such as GPR93 and the calcium sensing receptor to sense proteins, FFA2 and GPR84 to sense fatty acids, and SGLT1 and T1R to sense carbohydrates. Nutrient-receptor interaction causes the release of hormonal stores such as glucagon-like peptide 1, peptide YY, and cholecystokinin, which further regulate gut function. Existing data show the role of luminal components and microbial fermentation products on gut function. However, there is a lack of understanding in the mechanistic interactions between diet-derived luminal components and microbial products and nutrient-sensing receptors and downstream gastrointestinal modulation. This review summarizes current knowledge on various luminal components and describes in detail the range of nutrients and metabolites and their interaction with nutrient receptors in the gut epithelium and the emerging impact on immune cells.
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- Kiran Devi Dontamsetti
- Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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Richter P, Andersen G, Kahlenberg K, Mueller AU, Pirkwieser P, Boger V, Somoza V. Sodium-Permeable Ion Channels TRPM4 and TRPM5 are Functional in Human Gastric Parietal Cells in Culture and Modulate the Cellular Response to Bitter-Tasting Food Constituents. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:4906-4917. [PMID: 38378185 PMCID: PMC10921469 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c09085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
Abstract
Gastric parietal cells secrete chloride ions and protons to form hydrochloric acid. Besides endogenous stimulants, e.g., acetylcholine, bitter-tasting food constituents, e.g., caffeine, induce proton secretion via interaction with bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs), leading to increased cytosolic Ca2+ and cAMP concentrations. We hypothesized TAS2R activation by bitter tastants to result in proton secretion via cellular Na+ influx mediated by transient receptor potential channels (TRP) M4 and M5 in immortalized human parietal HGT-1 cells. Using the food-derived TAS2R agonists caffeine and l-arginine, we demonstrate both bitter compounds to induce a TRPM4/M5-mediated Na+ influx, with EC50 values of 0.65 and 10.38 mM, respectively, that stimulates cellular proton secretion. Functional involvement of TAS2Rs in the caffeine-evoked effect was demonstrated by means of the TAS2R antagonist homoeriodictyol, and stably CRISPR-Cas9-edited TAS2R43ko cells. Building on previous results, these data further support the suitability of HGT-1 cells as a surrogate cell model for taste cells. In addition, TRPM4/M5 mediated a Na+ influx after stimulating HGT-1 cells with the acetylcholine analogue carbachol, indicating an interaction of the digestion-associated cholinergic pathway with a taste-signaling pathway in parietal cells.
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- Phil Richter
- TUM
School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical
University of Munich, Alte Akademie 8, Freising 85354, Germany
- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of
Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str.
34, Freising 85354, Germany
- Chair
of Nutritional Systems Biology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, Freising 85354, Germany
- Department
of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), Vienna 1090, Austria
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Gutierrez VA, Martin LE, Torregrossa AM. Salivary proteins rescue within-session suppression and conditioned avoidance in response to an intragastric quinine infusion. Physiol Behav 2024; 274:114430. [PMID: 38070721 PMCID: PMC11171411 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
A subset of salivary proteins (SPs) upregulates in response to a quinine-containing diet. The presence of these SPs then results in decreased bitter taste responding and taste nerve signaling. Bitter taste receptors in the oral cavity are also found in the stomach and intestines and contribute to behaviors that are influenced by post-oral signaling. It has been previously demonstrated that after several pairings of post-orally infused bitter stimuli and a neutral flavor, animals learn to avoid the flavor that was paired with gastric bitter, this is referred to as conditioned avoidance. Furthermore, animals will decrease licking of a neutral solution within a test session, when licking is paired with an intragastric bitter infusion; this has been described as within-session suppression. We used these paradigms to test the role of SPs in behaviors influenced by post-oral signaling. In both paradigms, the animal is given a test solution directly into the stomach (with or without quinine, and with or without SPs), and the infusions are self-administered by licking to a neutral solution (Kool-Aid). Quinine successfully conditioned a flavor avoidance, but, in a separate trial, we were unable to detect conditioning in the presence of SPs from donor animals. Likewise, quinine was able to suppress licking within the conditioned suppression paradigm, but the effect of the bitter was blocked in the presence of saliva containing SPs. Together, these data suggest that behaviors driven by post-oral signaling can be altered by SPs.
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- V Ascencio Gutierrez
- Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
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- Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA; University at Buffalo Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, Buffalo, New York, 14260, USA.
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Chiurazzi M, De Conno B, Di Lauro M, Guida B, Nasti G, Schiano E, Stornaiuolo M, Tenore GC, Colantuoni A, Novellino E. The Effects of a Cinchona Supplementation on Satiety, Weight Loss and Body Composition in a Population of Overweight/Obese Adults: A Controlled Randomized Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:5033. [PMID: 38140292 PMCID: PMC10745730 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Obesity is a risk factor for several diseases present worldwide. Currently, dietary changes and physical activity are considered the most effective treatment to reduce obesity and its associated comorbidities. To promote weight loss, hypocaloric diets can be supported by nutraceuticals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a hypocaloric diet associated with Cinchona succirubra supplementation on satiety, body weight and body composition in obese subjects. Fifty-nine overweight/obese adults, were recruited, randomized into two groups and treated for 2 months. The first group (32 adults) was treated with a hypocaloric diet plus cinchona supplementation (the T-group); the second one (27 adults) was treated with a hypocaloric diet plus a placebo supplementation (the P-group). Anthropometric-measurements as well as bioimpedance analysis, a Zung test and biochemical parameters were evaluated at baseline and after 60 days. T-group adults showed significant improvement in nutritional status and body composition compared to those at the baseline and in the P-group. Moreover, T-group adults did not show a reduction in Cholecystokinin serum levels compared to those of P-group adults. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that a hypocaloric diet associated with cinchona supplementation is effective in inducing more significant weight loss and the re-establishment of metabolic parameters than those obtained with a hypocaloric diet.
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- Martina Chiurazzi
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, AO “A. Cardarelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.S.); (G.C.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
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- Inventia Biotech Centro Ricerche Alimentari Healthcare, 81120 Caserta, Italy; (E.S.); (E.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.S.); (G.C.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.S.); (G.C.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.D.L.); (B.G.); (G.N.); (A.C.)
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- Inventia Biotech Centro Ricerche Alimentari Healthcare, 81120 Caserta, Italy; (E.S.); (E.N.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Ruilova Sosoranga E, Verbeure W, Geysen H, Thijs T, Matthys C, Depoortere I, Tack J. The Acute Effect of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate on Hunger, the Plasma Concentration of Orexigenic Peptides and Hedonic Food Intake: A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:4264. [PMID: 37836548 PMCID: PMC10574275 DOI: 10.3390/nu15194264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The direct infusion of bitter solutions in the gastrointestinal tract can reduce the secretion of orexigenic hormones and influence appetite and food intake. We aimed to explore whether oral ingestion of the bitter tastant hydroxychloroquine sulfate can exert similar effects. Ten lean adult women were included in this double-blind, randomized, two-visit, crossover study. After an overnight fast, each volunteer received film-coated tablets containing 400 mg of hydroxychloroquine sulfate (Plaquenil®) or placebo. Plasma-ghrelin, -motilin, -insulin and blood-glucose concentrations were determined every 10 min before and 30 min after feeding; appetite was scored every 10 min. Hunger scores were investigated with a special interest 50-60 min after the ingestion of hydroxychloroquine sulfate, right before a rewarding chocolate milkshake was offered to drink ad libitum. Compared with the placebo, hydroxychloroquine sulfate tended to reduce hunger at the time of interest (p = 0.10). No effect was found upon subsequent milkshake intake. Motilin plasma concentrations were unaltered, but acyl-ghrelin plasma concentrations decreased after the ingestion of hydroxychloroquine sulfate (t = 40-50; p < 0.05). These data suggest that the oral intake of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets reduces subjective hunger via a ghrelin-dependent mechanism but does not affect motilin release, hedonic food intake or insulin levels in healthy women.
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- Emily Ruilova Sosoranga
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (I.D.)
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Bitarafan V, Fitzgerald PCE, Poppitt SD, Ingram JR, Feinle-Bisset C. Effects of intraduodenal or intragastric administration of a bitter hop extract (Humulus lupulus L.), on upper gut motility, gut hormone secretion and energy intake in healthy-weight men. Appetite 2023; 184:106490. [PMID: 36781111 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Gastrointestinal functions, particularly pyloric motility and the gut hormones, cholecystokinin and peptide YY, contribute to the regulation of acute energy intake. Bitter tastants modulate these functions, but may, in higher doses, induce GI symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of both dose and delivery location of a bitter hop extract (BHE) on antropyloroduodenal pressures, plasma cholecystokinin and peptide YY, appetite perceptions, gastrointestinal symptoms and energy intake in healthy-weight men. The study consisted of two consecutive parts, with part A including n = 15, and part B n = 11, healthy, lean men (BMI 22.6 ± 1.1 kg/m2, aged 25 ± 3 years). In randomised, double-blind fashion, participants received in part A, BHE in doses of either 100 mg ("ID-BHE-100") or 250 mg ("ID-BHE-250"), or vehicle (canola oil; "ID-control") intraduodenally, or in part B, 250 mg BHE ("IG-BHE-250") or vehicle ("IG-control") intragastrically. Antropyloroduodenal pressures, hormones, appetite and symptoms were measured for 180 min, energy intake from a standardised buffet-meal was quantified subsequently. ID-BHE-250, but not ID-BHE-100, had modest, and transient, effects to stimulate pyloric pressures during the first 90 min (P < 0.05), and peptide YY from t = 60 min (P < 0.05), but did not affect antral or duodenal pressures, cholecystokinin, appetite, gastrointestinal symptoms or energy intake. IG-BHE-250 had no detectable effects. In conclusion, BHE, when administered intraduodenally, in the selected higher dose, modestly affected some appetite-related gastrointestinal functions, but had no detectable effects when given in the lower dose or intragastrically. Thus, BHE, at none of the doses or routes of administration tested, has appetite- or energy intake-suppressant effects.
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- Vida Bitarafan
- Adelaide Medical School, Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Human Nutrition Unit, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Adelaide Medical School, Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Mang D, Toyama T, Yamagishi T, Sun J, Purba ER, Endo H, Matthews MM, Ito K, Nagata S, Sato R. Dietary compounds activate an insect gustatory receptor on enteroendocrine cells to elicit myosuppressin secretion. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 155:103927. [PMID: 36871864 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.103927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Sensing of midgut internal contents is important for ensuring appropriate hormonal response and digestion following the ingestion of dietary components. Studies in mammals have demonstrated that taste receptors (TRs), a subgroup of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), are expressed in gut enteroendocrine cells (EECs) to sense dietary compounds and regulate the production and/or secretion of peptide hormones. Although progress has been made in identifying expression patterns of gustatory receptors (GRs) in gut EECs, it is currently unknown whether these receptors, which act as ligand-gated ion channels, serve similar functions as mammalian GPCR TRs to elicit hormone production and/or secretion. A Bombyx mori Gr, BmGr6, has been demonstrated to express in cells by oral sensory organs, midgut and nervous system; and to sense isoquercitrin and chlorogenic acid, which are non-nutritional secondary metabolites of host mulberry. Here, we show that BmGr6 co-expresses with Bommo-myosuppressin (BMS) in midgut EECs, responds to dietary compounds and is involved in regulation of BMS secretion. The presence of dietary compounds in midgut lumen after food intake resulted in an increase of BMS secretions in hemolymph of both wild-type and BmGr9 knockout larvae, but BMS secretions in BmGr6 knockout larvae decreased relative to wild-type. In addition, loss of BmGr6 led to a significant decrease in weight gain, excrement, hemolymph carbohydrates levels and hemolymph lipid levels. Interestingly, although BMS is produced in both midgut EECs and brain neurosecretory cells (NSCs), BMS levels in tissue extracts suggested that the increase in hemolymph BMS during feeding conditions is primarily due to secretion from midgut EECs. Our studies indicate that BmGr6 expressed in midgut EECs responds to the presence of dietary compounds in the lumen by eliciting BMS secretion in B. mori larvae.
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- Dingze Mang
- College of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China; Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 2-24-16, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 2-24-16, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 2-24-16, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
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- College of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Structural Cellular Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 2-24-16, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
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- Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Department of Science of Biological Production, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 2-24-16, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
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Knutson KR, Whiteman ST, Alcaino C, Mercado-Perez A, Finholm I, Serlin HK, Bellampalli SS, Linden DR, Farrugia G, Beyder A. Intestinal enteroendocrine cells rely on ryanodine and IP 3 calcium store receptors for mechanotransduction. J Physiol 2023; 601:287-305. [PMID: 36428286 PMCID: PMC9840706 DOI: 10.1113/jp283383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are specialized sensors of luminal forces and chemicals in the gastrointestinal (GI) epithelium that respond to stimulation with a release of signalling molecules such as serotonin (5-HT). For mechanosensitive EECs, force activates Piezo2 channels, which generate a very rapidly activating and inactivating (∼10 ms) cationic (Na+ , K+ , Ca2+ ) receptor current. Piezo2 receptor currents lead to a large and persistent increase in intracellular calcium (Ca2+ ) that lasts many seconds to sometimes minutes, suggesting signal amplification. However, intracellular calcium dynamics in EEC mechanotransduction remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine the role of Ca2+ stores in EEC mechanotransduction. Mechanical stimulation of a human EEC cell model (QGP-1) resulted in a rapid increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ and a slower decrease in ER stores Ca2+ , suggesting the involvement of intracellular Ca2+ stores. Comparing murine primary colonic EECs with colonocytes showed expression of intercellular Ca2+ store receptors, a similar expression of IP3 receptors, but a >30-fold enriched expression of Ryr3 in EECs. In mechanically stimulated primary EECs, Ca2+ responses decreased dramatically by emptying stores and pharmacologically blocking IP3 and RyR1/3 receptors. RyR3 genetic knockdown by siRNA led to a significant decrease in mechanosensitive Ca2+ responses and 5-HT release. In tissue, pressure-induced increase in the Ussing short circuit current was significantly decreased by ryanodine receptor blockade. Our data show that mechanosensitive EECs use intracellular Ca2+ stores to amplify mechanically induced Ca2+ entry, with RyR3 receptors selectively expressed in EECs and involved in Ca2+ signalling, 5-HT release and epithelial secretion. KEY POINTS: A population of enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are specialized mechanosensors of the gastrointestinal (GI) epithelium that respond to mechanical stimulation with the release of important signalling molecules such as serotonin. Mechanical activation of these EECs leads to an increase in intracellular calcium (Ca2+ ) with a longer duration than the stimulus, suggesting intracellular Ca2+ signal amplification. In this study, we profiled the expression of intracellular Ca2+ store receptors and found an enriched expression of the intracellular Ca2+ receptor Ryr3, which contributed to the mechanically evoked increases in intracellular calcium, 5-HT release and epithelial secretion. Our data suggest that mechanosensitive EECs rely on intracellular Ca2+ stores and are selective in their use of Ryr3 for amplification of intracellular Ca2+ . This work advances our understanding of EEC mechanotransduction and may provide novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets for GI motility disorders.
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- Kaitlyn R. Knutson
- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Division of Gastroenterology &Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Division of Gastroenterology &Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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De León G, Fröhlich E, Fink E, Di Pizio A, Salar-Behzadi S. Premexotac: Machine learning bitterants predictor for advancing pharmaceutical development. Int J Pharm 2022; 628:122263. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Supplementing Citrus aurantium Flavonoid Extract in High-Fat Finishing Diets Improves Animal Behavior and Rumen Health and Modifies Rumen and Duodenum Epithelium Gene Expression in Holstein Bulls. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12151972. [PMID: 35953962 PMCID: PMC9367586 DOI: 10.3390/ani12151972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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One hundred and forty-six bulls (178.2 ± 6.64 kg BW and 146.0 ± 0.60 d of age) were randomly allocated to one of eight pens and assigned to control (C) or citrus flavonoid (BF) treatments (Citrus aurantium, Bioflavex CA, HTBA, S.L.U., Barcelona, Spain, 0.4 kg per ton of Bioflavex CA). At the finishing phase, the dietary fat content of the concentrate was increased (58 to 84 g/kg DM). Concentrate intake was recorded daily, and BW and animal behavior by visual scan, fortnightly. After 168 d, bulls were slaughtered, carcass data were recorded, and rumen and duodenum epithelium samples were collected. Performance data were not affected by treatment, except for the growing phase where concentrate intake (p < 0.05) was lesser in the BF compared with the C bulls. Agonistic and sexual behaviors were more frequent (p < 0.01) in the C than in the BF bulls. In the rumen epithelium, in contrast to duodenum, gene expression of some bitter taste receptors (7, 16, 39) and other genes related to behavior and inflammation was higher (p < 0.05) in the BF compared with the C bulls. Supplementing citrus flavonoids in high-fat finishing diets to Holstein bulls reduces growing concentrate consumption and improves animal welfare.
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Rezaie P, Bitarafan V, Rose BD, Lange K, Rehfeld JF, Horowitz M, Feinle-Bisset C. Quinine Effects on Gut and Pancreatic Hormones and Antropyloroduodenal Pressures in Humans-Role of Delivery Site and Sex. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:e2870-e2881. [PMID: 35325161 PMCID: PMC9250303 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CONTEXT The bitter substance quinine modulates the release of a number of gut and gluco-regulatory hormones and upper gut motility. As the density of bitter receptors may be higher in the duodenum than the stomach, direct delivery to the duodenum may be more potent in stimulating these functions. The gastrointestinal responses to bitter compounds may also be modified by sex. BACKGROUND We have characterized the effects of intragastric (IG) versus intraduodenal (ID) administration of quinine hydrochloride (QHCl) on gut and pancreatic hormones and antropyloroduodenal pressures in healthy men and women. METHODS 14 men (26 ± 2 years, BMI: 22.2 ± 0.5 kg/m2) and 14 women (28 ± 2 years, BMI: 22.5 ± 0.5 kg/m2) received 600 mg QHCl on 2 separate occasions, IG or ID as a 10-mL bolus, in randomized, double-blind fashion. Plasma ghrelin, cholecystokinin, peptide YY, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), insulin, glucagon, and glucose concentrations and antropyloroduodenal pressures were measured at baseline and for 120 minutes following QHCl. RESULTS Suppression of ghrelin (P = 0.006), stimulation of cholecystokinin (P = 0.030), peptide YY (P = 0.017), GLP-1 (P = 0.034), insulin (P = 0.024), glucagon (P = 0.030), and pyloric pressures (P = 0.050), and lowering of glucose (P = 0.001) were greater after ID-QHCl than IG-QHCl. Insulin stimulation (P = 0.021) and glucose reduction (P = 0.001) were greater in females than males, while no sex-associated effects were found for cholecystokinin, peptide YY, GLP-1, glucagon, or pyloric pressures. CONCLUSION ID quinine has greater effects on plasma gut and pancreatic hormones and pyloric pressures than IG quinine in healthy subjects, consistent with the concept that stimulation of small intestinal bitter receptors is critical to these responses. Both insulin stimulation and glucose lowering were sex-dependent.
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- Peyman Rezaie
- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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- Correspondence: Prof Christine Feinle-Bisset, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Corner of North Tce and George St, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia.
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Miyata S, Kodaka M, Kikuchi A, Matsunaga Y, Shoji K, Kuan YC, Iwase M, Takeda K, Katsuta R, Ishigami K, Matsumoto Y, Suzuki T, Yamamoto Y, Sato R, Inoue J. Sulforaphane suppresses the activity of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) by promoting SREBP precursor degradation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8715. [PMID: 35610278 PMCID: PMC9130306 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12347-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are transcription factors that regulate various genes involved in cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis. In this study, we describe that naturally occurring isothiocyanate sulforaphane (SFaN) impairs fatty acid synthase promoter activity and reduces SREBP target gene (e.g., fatty acid synthase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1) expression in human hepatoma Huh-7 cells. SFaN reduced SREBP proteins by promoting the degradation of the SREBP precursor. Amino acids 595–784 of SREBP-1a were essential for SFaN-mediated SREBP-1a degradation. We also found that such SREBP-1 degradation occurs independently of the SREBP cleavage-activating protein and the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway. This study identifies SFaN as an SREBP inhibitor and provides evidence that SFaN could have major potential as a pharmaceutical preparation against hepatic steatosis and obesity.
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- Shingo Miyata
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan.
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Zhao A, Jeffery EH, Miller MJ. Is Bitterness Only a Taste? The Expanding Area of Health Benefits of Brassica Vegetables and Potential for Bitter Taste Receptors to Support Health Benefits. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14071434. [PMID: 35406047 PMCID: PMC9002472 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The list of known health benefits from inclusion of brassica vegetables in the diet is long and growing. Once limited to cancer prevention, a role for brassica in prevention of oxidative stress and anti-inflammation has aided in our understanding that brassica provide far broader benefits. These include prevention and treatment of chronic diseases of aging such as diabetes, neurological deterioration, and heart disease. Although animal and cell culture studies are consistent, clinical studies often show too great a variation to confirm these benefits in humans. In this review, we discuss causes of variation in clinical studies, focusing on the impact of the wide variation across humans in commensal bacterial composition, which potentially result in variations in microbial metabolism of glucosinolates. In addition, as research into host-microbiome interactions develops, a role for bitter-tasting receptors, termed T2Rs, in the gastrointestinal tract and their role in entero-endocrine hormone regulation is developing. Here, we summarize the growing literature on mechanisms of health benefits by brassica-derived isothiocyanates and the potential for extra-oral T2Rs as a novel mechanism that may in part describe the variability in response to brassica among free-living humans, not seen in research animal and cell culture studies.
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- Anqi Zhao
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;
- Correspondence:
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Walker EG, Lo KR, Pahl MC, Shin HS, Lang C, Wohlers MW, Poppitt SD, Sutton KH, Ingram JR. An extract of hops (Humulus lupulus L.) modulates gut peptide hormone secretion and reduces energy intake in healthy-weight men: a randomized, crossover clinical trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2022; 115:925-940. [PMID: 35102364 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal enteroendocrine cells express chemosensory bitter taste receptors that may play an important role in regulating energy intake (EI) and gut function. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of a bitter hop extract (Humulus lupulus L.) on acute EI, appetite, and hormonal responses. METHODS Nineteen healthy-weight men completed a randomized 3-treatment, double-blind, crossover study with a 1-wk washout between treatments. Treatments comprised either placebo or 500 mg of hop extract administered in delayed-release capsules (duodenal) at 11:00 h or quick-release capsules (gastric) at 11:30 h. Ad libitum EI was recorded at the lunch (12:00 h) and afternoon snack (14:00 h), with blood samples taken and subjective ratings of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, vitality, meal palatability, and mood assessed throughout the day. RESULTS Total ad libitum EI was reduced following both the gastric (4473 kJ; 95% CI: 3811, 5134; P = 0.006) and duodenal (4439 kJ; 95% CI: 3777, 5102; P = 0.004) hop treatments compared with the placebo (5383 kJ; 95% CI: 4722, 6045). Gastric and duodenal treatments stimulated prelunch ghrelin secretion and postprandial cholecystokinin, glucagon-like peptide 1, and peptide YY responses compared with placebo. In contrast, postprandial insulin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, and pancreatic polypeptide responses were reduced in gastric and duodenal treatments without affecting glycemia. In addition, gastric and duodenal treatments produced small but significant increases in subjective measures of GI discomfort (e.g., nausea, bloating, abdominal discomfort) with mild to severe adverse GI symptoms reported in the gastric treatment only. However, no significant treatment effects were observed for any subjective measures of appetite or meal palatability. CONCLUSIONS Both gastric and duodenal delivery of a hop extract modulates the release of hormones involved in appetite and glycemic regulation, providing a potential "bitter brake" on EI in healthy-weight men.
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- Edward G Walker
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Human Nutrition Unit; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Human Nutrition Unit; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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Xie F, Shen J, Liu T, Zhou M, Johnston LJ, Zhao J, Zhang H, Ma X. Sensation of dietary nutrients by gut taste receptors and its mechanisms. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 63:5594-5607. [PMID: 34978220 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2021388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Nutrients sensing is crucial for fundamental metabolism and physiological functions, and it is also an essential component for maintaining body homeostasis. Traditionally, basic taste receptors exist in oral cavity to sense sour, sweet, bitter, umami, salty and et al. Recent studies indicate that gut can sense the composition of nutrients by activating relevant taste receptors, thereby exerting specific direct or indirect effects. Gut taste receptors, also named as intestinal nutrition receptors, including at least bitter, sweet and umami receptors, have been considered to be activated by certain nutrients and participate in important intestinal physiological activities such as eating behavior, intestinal motility, nutrient absorption and metabolism. Additionally, gut taste receptors can regulate appetite and body weight, as well as maintain homeostasis via targeting hormone secretion or regulating the gut microbiota. On the other hand, malfunction of gut taste receptors may lead to digestive disorders, and then result in obesity, type 2 diabetes and gastrointestinal diseases. At present, researchers have confirmed that the brain-gut axis may play indispensable roles in these diseases via the secretion of brain-gut peptides, but the mechanism is still not clear. In this review, we summarize the current observation of knowledge in gut taste systems in order to shed light on revealing their important nutritional functions and promoting clinical implications.
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- Fei Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- West Central Research & Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Bitter taste-sensing type 2 receptors (TAS2Rs or T2Rs), belonging to the subgroup of family A G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), are of crucial importance in the perception of bitterness. Although in the first instance, TAS2Rs were considered to be exclusively distributed in the apical microvilli of taste bud cells, numerous studies have detected these sensory receptor proteins in several extra-oral tissues, such as in pancreatic or ovarian tissues, as well as in their corresponding malignancies. Critical points of extra-oral TAS2Rs biology, such as their structure, roles, signaling transduction pathways, extensive mutational polymorphism, and molecular evolution, have been currently broadly studied. The TAS2R cascade, for instance, has been recently considered to be a pivotal modulator of a number of (patho)physiological processes, including adipogenesis or carcinogenesis. The latest advances in taste receptor biology further raise the possibility of utilizing TAS2Rs as a therapeutic target or as an informative index to predict treatment responses in various disorders. Thus, the focus of this review is to provide an update on the expression and molecular basis of TAS2Rs functions in distinct extra-oral tissues in health and disease. We shall also discuss the therapeutic potential of novel TAS2Rs targets, which are appealing due to their ligand selectivity, expression pattern, or pharmacological profiles.
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- Kamila Tuzim
- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090, Lublin, Poland
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Verbeure W, Deloose E, Tóth J, Rehfeld JF, Van Oudenhove L, Depoortere I, Tack J. The endocrine effects of bitter tastant administration in the gastrointestinal system: intragastric versus intraduodenal administration. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2021; 321:E1-E10. [PMID: 34029163 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00636.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Bitter tastants are recently introduced as potential hunger-suppressive compounds, the so-called "Bitter pill." However, the literature about bitter administration lacks consistency in methods and findings. We want to test whether hunger ratings and hormone plasma levels are affected by: 1) the site of administration: intragastrically (IG) or intraduodenally (ID), 2) the bitter tastant itself, quinine hydrochloride (QHCl) or denatonium benzoate (DB), and 3) the timing of infusion. Therefore, 14 healthy, female volunteers participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled six-visit crossover study. After an overnight fast, DB (1 µmol/kg), QHCl (10 µmol/kg), or placebo were given IG or ID via a nasogastric feeding tube. Blood samples were taken 10 min before administration and every 10 min after administration for a period of 2 h. Hunger was rated at the same time points on a visual analogue scale. ID bitter administration did not affect hunger sensations, motilin, or acyl-ghrelin release compared with its placebo infusion. IG QHCl infusion tended to suppress hunger increase, especially between 50 and 70 min after infusion, simultaneously with reduced motilin values. Here, acyl-ghrelin was not affected. IG DB did not affect hunger or motilin, however acyl-ghrelin levels were reduced 50-70 minutes after infusion. Plasma values of glucagon-like peptide 1 and cholecystokinin were too low to be properly detected or to have any physiological relevance. In conclusion, bitter tastants should be infused into the stomach to reduce hunger sensations and orexigenic gut peptides. QHCl has the best potential to reduce hunger sensations, and it should be infused 60 min before food intake.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Bitter tastants are a potential new weight-loss treatment. This is a noninvasive, easy approach, which should be received with considerable enthusiasm by the public. However, literature about bitter administration lacks consistency in methods and findings. We summarize how the compound should be given based on: the site of administration, the best bitter compound to use, and at what timing in respect to the meal. This paper is therefore a fundamental step to continue research toward the further development of the "bitter pill."
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- Wout Verbeure
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Effects of Flavonoids Extracted from Citrus aurantium on Performance, Behavior, and Rumen Gene Expression in Holstein Bulls Fed with High-Concentrate Diets in Pellet Form. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11051387. [PMID: 34068215 PMCID: PMC8153133 DOI: 10.3390/ani11051387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Currently, the beef production system faces important challenges, such as improving feed efficiency, reducing environmental impact, and improving animal welfare. Citrus flavonoids from bitter orange plant secondary metabolites are feed additives that have shown promising effects on intake modulation, efficiency, and improving animal behaviors related with animal welfare. However, as they interact with the digestive tract microbiota and the digestive tract receptors, their effects may be affected by the feeding method (mash or pellet). In the present study, when these flavonoids were fed in a pellet concentrate presentation form, the bull’s efficiency did not improve. However, animal behaviors related to welfare problems were reduced. Furthermore, supplementing bulls with flavonoids modified the expression in the rumen of genes concerned with behavior and inflammatory response. Therefore, supplementing bulls with citrus flavonoids may be a good strategy to improve their welfare. Abstract Flavonoid supplementation may modify the behavior and rumen inflammatory response of fattening bulls, and this could be related to the concentrate presentation (mash or pellet) form. In the present study, 150 Holstein bulls (183.0 ± 7.53 kg BW and 137 ± 1.8 d of age) were randomly allocated to one of eight pens and assigned to control (C) or (BF) (Citrus aurantium, Bioflavex CA, HealthTech Bio Actives, Spain, 0.4 kg per ton of concentrate of Bioflavex CA, 20% naringin). Concentrate (pellet) intake was recorded daily, and BW and animal behavior fortnightly. Animals were slaughtered after 168 d of study, and ruminal epithelium samples were collected for gene expression analyses. Treatment did not affect animal performance; however, BF supplementation reduced agonistic interactions and oral non-nutritive behaviors and increased the time devoted to eating concentrate and ruminating activity (p < 0.05). The gene expression of some genes in the rumen epithelium was greater or tended to be greater in BF than C bulls (bitter taste receptor 16, cytokine IL-25, β-defensin; p < 0.10; pancreatic polypeptide receptor 1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha; p < 0.05). In conclusion, flavonoid supplementation modifies the expression of genes in the rumen epithelium that could be related to inflammation and animal behavior modulation.
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Rezaie P, Bitarafan V, Horowitz M, Feinle-Bisset C. Effects of Bitter Substances on GI Function, Energy Intake and Glycaemia-Do Preclinical Findings Translate to Outcomes in Humans? Nutrients 2021; 13:1317. [PMID: 33923589 PMCID: PMC8072924 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Bitter substances are contained in many plants, are often toxic and can be present in spoiled food. Thus, the capacity to detect bitter taste has classically been viewed to have evolved primarily to signal the presence of toxins and thereby avoid their consumption. The recognition, based on preclinical studies (i.e., studies in cell cultures or experimental animals), that bitter substances may have potent effects to stimulate the secretion of gastrointestinal (GI) hormones and modulate gut motility, via activation of bitter taste receptors located in the GI tract, reduce food intake and lower postprandial blood glucose, has sparked considerable interest in their potential use in the management or prevention of obesity and/or type 2 diabetes. However, it remains to be established whether findings from preclinical studies can be translated to health outcomes, including weight loss and improved long-term glycaemic control. This review examines information relating to the effects of bitter substances on the secretion of key gut hormones, gastric motility, food intake and blood glucose in preclinical studies, as well as the evidence from clinical studies, as to whether findings from animal studies translate to humans. Finally, the evidence that bitter substances have the capacity to reduce body weight and/or improve glycaemic control in obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, and potentially represent a novel strategy for the management, or prevention, of obesity and type 2 diabetes, is explored.
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- Adelaide Medical School and Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia; (P.R.); (V.B.); (M.H.)
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Guo S, Yan T, Shi L, Liu A, Zhang T, Xu Y, Jiang W, Yang Q, Yang L, Liu L, Zhao R, Zhang S. Matrine, as a CaSR agonist promotes intestinal GLP-1 secretion and improves insulin resistance in diabetes mellitus. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 84:153507. [PMID: 33636577 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Matrine (Mat), a bitter tastes compounds of derived from leguminosae such as Sophora flavescens and S. subprostrata, commonly used to improve obesity and diabetes. PURPOSE Our study to demonstrate bitter substances can stimulate the Bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) or Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) to stimulate the secretion of GLP-1 to promote blood glucose regulation. METHODS The diabetic mice and intestinal secretory cell model were established to evaluate the Mat on glucose metabolism, intestinal insulin secretion and GLP-1 secretion related substances. To clarify the mechanism of Mat in regulating GLP-1 secretion by immunofluorescence, calcium labeling, siRNA, and molecular docking. RESULTS The results showed that Mat could significantly improve glucose metabolism and increased insulin and GLP-1 secretion in diabetic mice and increased trisphosphate inositol (IP3) levels by affecting the expression of phospholipase C β2 (PLCβ2) and promote an increase in intracellular Ca2+ levels in STC-1 cells to subsequently stimulate the secretion of GLP-1. Knockdown of the bitter taste receptors mTas2r108, mTas2r137, and mTas2r138 in STC-1 cells by siRNA did could not affect the role of Mat in regulating GLP-1. However, the secretion of GLP-1 by Mat could be significantly inhibited by administration of a CaSR inhibitor or siRNA CaSR. Molecular docking analysis showed that Mat could embed CaSR protein and bind to the original ligand of the egg white at the same amino acid site to play the role of an agonist. CONCLUSION Matrine is a typical bitter alkaloid could be used as an agonist of CaSR to stimulate the secretion of GLP-1 in the intestine, and it may be used as a potential drug for diabetes treatment.
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- Shun Guo
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China..
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China..
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, PR China..
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Turner A, Veysey M, Keely S, Scarlett CJ, Lucock M, Beckett EL. Genetic Variation in the Bitter Receptors Responsible for Epicatechin Detection Are Associated with BMI in an Elderly Cohort. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020571. [PMID: 33572225 PMCID: PMC7914776 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Globally, more than one-third of adults are overweight. Overweight and obesity are complex and multifaceted conditions, associated with an increased risk of chronic illness and early mortality. While there are known risk factors, these alone do not fully explain the varying outcomes between individuals. Recently, taste receptors have been proposed to have a role in the risk for obesity. These receptors are expressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract. In this system, they may be involved in modulating dietary intake and metabolic processes. The taste 2 family of receptors (T2Rs) detects bitter compounds. Receptors T2R4 and T2R5 detect (-)-epicatechin (epicatechin), an antioxidant polyphenol, which may have protective effects against obesity. However, the potential role for taste receptors in this association has not been explored. This study assessed whether polymorphisms in TAS2R4 (rs2233998 and rs2234001) and TAS2R5 (rs2227264) were associated with body mass index (BMI). Genotyping (Taqman qPCR assays) was performed on DNA extracted from blood samples (n = 563) from an elderly cohort. Homozygosity for the minor allele of all polymorphisms was significantly associated with a lower BMI in males. The TAS2R4-rs2233998 CC genotype, the TAS2R4-rs2234001 CC genotype and the TAS2R5-rs2227264 TT genotype were associated with lower BMI (2.1, 2.1 and 2.2 units; p = 0.002, 0.003 and 0.001, respectively). Epicatechin intake was not associated with BMI and genotype was not associated with epicatechin intake. This suggests that the association between TAS2R genotype and elevated BMI risk occurs through altered extra-oral responses and not directly via altered epicatechin intake.
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- Alexandria Turner
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah 2258, Australia; (C.J.S.); (M.L.); (E.L.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +(02)-4348-4158
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah 2258, Australia;
- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, Australia;
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights 2305, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah 2258, Australia; (C.J.S.); (M.L.); (E.L.B.)
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah 2258, Australia; (C.J.S.); (M.L.); (E.L.B.)
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah 2258, Australia; (C.J.S.); (M.L.); (E.L.B.)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights 2305, Australia
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Bitter taste receptor activation by hop-derived bitter components induces gastrointestinal hormone production in enteroendocrine cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 533:704-709. [PMID: 33160623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.10.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Matured hop bitter acids (MHBA) are bitter acid oxides derived from hops, widely consumed as food ingredients to add bitterness and flavor in beers. Previous studies have suggested a potential gut-brain mechanism in which MHBA simulates enteroendocrine cells to produce cholecystokinin (CCK), a gastrointestinal hormone which activates autonomic nerves, resulting in body fat reduction and cognitive improvement; however, the MHBA recognition site on enteroendocrine cells has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we report that MHBA is recognized by specific human and mouse bitter taste receptors (human TAS2R1, 8, 10 and mouse Tas2r119, 130, 105) using a heterologous receptor expression system in human embryonic kidney 293T cells. In addition, knockdown of each of these receptors using siRNA transfection partially but significantly suppressed an MHBA-induced calcium response and CCK production in enteroendocrine cells. Furthermore, blocking one of the essential taste signaling components, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5, remarkably inhibited the MHBA-induced calcium response and CCK production in enteroendocrine cells. Our results demonstrate that specific bitter taste receptor activation by MHBA drives downstream calcium response and CCK production in enteroendocrine cells. These findings reveal a mechanism by which food ingredients derived from hops in beer activate the gut-brain axis for the first time.
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Ano Y, Ohya R, Yamazaki T, Takahashi C, Taniguchi Y, Kondo K, Takashima A, Uchida K, Nakayama H. Hop bitter acids containing a β-carbonyl moiety prevent inflammation-induced cognitive decline via the vagus nerve and noradrenergic system. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20028. [PMID: 33208787 PMCID: PMC7674441 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77034-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The prevention of age-related cognitive decline and dementia is becoming a high priority because of the rapid growth of aging populations. We have previously shown that hop bitter acids such as iso-α-acids (IAAs) and matured hop bitter acids (MHBAs) activate the vagus nerve and improve memory impairment. Moreover, supplements with MHBAs were shown to improve memory retrieval in older adults. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been entirely elucidated. We aimed to investigate the effects of MHBAs and the common β-tricarbonyl moiety on memory impairment induced by the activation of microglia and the loss of the noradrenergic system. MHBAs and a model compound with β-tricarbonyl moiety were administered to LPS-inoculated mice and 5 × FAD Alzheimer’s disease (AD) model mice, following the evaluation in behavioral tests and microglial activation. To evaluate the association of noradrenaline with MHBAs effects, mice treated with N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine (DSP-4), a noradrenergic neurotoxin that selectively damages noradrenergic projections from the locus coeruleus, were subjected to the behavioral evaluation. MHBAs reduced brain inflammation and improved LPS-induced memory impairment. A model compound possessing the β-tricarbonyl moiety improved the LPS-induced memory impairment and neuronal loss via the vagus nerve. Additionally, the protective effects of MHBAs on memory impairment were attenuated by noradrenaline depletion using DSP-4. MHBAs suppressed the activation of microglia and improved the memory impairment in 5 × FAD mice, which was also attenuated by noradrenaline depletion. Treatment with MHBAs increased cholecystokinin production from the intestinal cells. Generally, cholecystokinin activates the vagal nerve, which stimulate the noradrenergic neuron in the locus ceruleus. Taken together, our results reveal that food ingredients such as hop bitter acids with a β-tricarbonyl moiety suppress microglial activation and improve memory impairment induced by inflammation or AD pathology via the activation of the gut-brain axis and noradrenergic system. Supplements with hop bitter acids, including MHBAs, might be a novel approach for the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia.
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- Yasuhisa Ano
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan. .,Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Shackley M, Ma Y, Tate EW, Brown AJH, Frost G, Hanyaloglu AC. Short Chain Fatty Acids Enhance Expression and Activity of the Umami Taste Receptor in Enteroendocrine Cells via a Gα i/o Pathway. Front Nutr 2020; 7:568991. [PMID: 33195366 PMCID: PMC7658341 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.568991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, butyrate and propionate, are produced by fermentation of non-digestible carbohydrates by the gut microbiota and regulate appetite, adiposity, metabolism, glycemic control, and immunity. SCFAs act at two distinct G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), FFAR2 and FFAR3 and are expressed in intestinal enteroendocrine cells (EECs), where they mediate anorectic gut hormone release. EECs also express other GPCRs that act as nutrient sensors, thus SCFAs may elicit some of their health-promoting effects by altering GPCR expression in EECs and enhance gut sensitivity to dietary molecules. Here, we identify that exposure of the murine EEC STC-1 cell line or intestinal organoids to physiological concentrations of SCFAs enhances mRNA levels of the umami taste receptors TASR1 and TASR3, without altering levels of the SCFA GPCRs, FFAR2 and FFAR3. Treatment of EECs with propionate or butyrate, but not acetate, increased levels of umami receptor transcripts, while propionate also reduced CCK expression. This was reversed by inhibiting Gαi/o signaling with pertussis toxin, suggesting that SCFAs act through FFAR2/3 to alter gene expression. Surprisingly, neither a FFAR3 nor a FFAR2 selective ligand could increase TASR1/TASR3 mRNA levels. We assessed the functional impact of increased TASR1/TASR3 expression using unique pharmacological properties of the umami taste receptor; namely, the potentiation of signaling by inosine monophosphate. Activation of umami taste receptor induced inositol-1-phosphate and calcium signaling, and butyrate pretreatment significantly enhanced such signaling. Our study reveals that SCFAs may contribute to EEC adaptation and alter EEC sensitivity to bioactive nutrients.
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- Matilda Shackley
- Section of Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Liu H, Tan B, Kong X, Li J, Li G, He L, Bai M, Yin Y. Dietary Insect Powder Protein Sources Improve Protein Utilization by Regulation on Intestinal Amino Acid-Chemosensing System. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10091590. [PMID: 32906579 PMCID: PMC7552256 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Insect powders, including Tenebrio molitor (TM), Musca domestica larvae (MDL) and Zophobas morio (ZM), as high-quality and renewable protein sources are commonly applied in livestock and poultry feed production. The molecular effect of insect protein on amino acid metabolism in pigs needs to be explored. We found that insect powder as a protein source in feed regulated the mTOR signal pathway and improved amino acid transportation in the intestine for growth promotion. Insect powder may be a potentially promising protein source for pig production. Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary insect powder supplementation as a protein source on plasma amino acid profiles, intestinal amino acid transport and sensing in a piglet model. A total of 144 weanling piglets were randomly assigned to four experimental diets for two phases (Days 1–28 and Days 29–56), to assess the effects on amino acid profiles and transportation in the segments of the intestine. The groups were basal diet (control), control diet plus Tenebrio molitor (TM), control diet plus Musca domestica larvae (MDL) and control diet plus Zophobas morio (ZM). The plasma free amino acid levels were stable comparable among treatments, except that the lysine level was significantly reduced by dietary MDL and ZM supplementation in the first phase (p < 0.05). In the 1st phase, the sensitivity of intestinal segments to the regulation of the amino acid level by insect powder supplementation follows sequence: colon > ileum > jejunum, while the order switched to jejunum > colon > ileum in the 2nd phase. The relative RNA expressions of mitogen-activated protein 4 kinase 3 (MAP4K3), sodium dependent neutral amino acid transporter2 (SNAT2), the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) and taste 1 receptor member 1/3 (T1R3) in the segments of the intestine were affected by different dietary insect powder supplementation. G protein-coupled receptor family C group 6 member A (GPRC6A) level in the jejunal and colonic mucosa was upregulated by MDL supplementation (p < 0.05). These results indicated that dietary insects improved the metabolism of the amino acid in the prophase (the 1st phase) through regulating the sensing gene and mTOR signal pathway in intestinal mucosa by targeting different receptors. The finding demonstrates that the insect powder is a potentially promising source for protein deposition.
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- Correspondence: (B.T.); (X.K.)
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Berrichi M, Hichami A, Addou-Klouche L, Sayed Khan A, Khan NA. CD36 and GPR120 Methylation Associates with Orosensory Detection Thresholds for Fat and Bitter in Algerian Young Obese Children. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9061956. [PMID: 32585828 PMCID: PMC7356363 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: The spontaneous preference for dietary fat is regulated by two lingual lipid sensors (CD36 and GPR120) in humans and rodents. Our objective was to investigate whether obesity in children is associated with methylation of lipid sensor genes, and whether this alteration was implicated in altered gustatory perception of fat and bitter and increased preference of palatable foods. Methods: School children were recruited and classified according to their body mass index (BMI) z-score into two groups: obese and lean children. The detection of orosensory perception for oleic acid and 6-n-propylthiouracil was assessed by using a 3-alternative forced-choice test. After blood DNA extraction, methylation patterns were investigated by methylation-specific PCR. The children were also subjected to a food habit questionnaire. Results: Obese children showed higher lipid and bitter detection thresholds than lean children. Besides, more obese children presented higher methylation level of the CpG sites than lean participants. Interestingly, CD36 and GPR120 gene methylation was associated with high lipid detection thresholds in obese participants. The obese participants preferred highly palatable fat-rich food items, associated with CD36 and GPR120 gene methylation. Conclusion: Epigenetic changes in CD36 and GPR120 genes might contribute to low orosensory perception of fat and bitter taste, and might be, consequently, critically involved in obesity in children
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- Moustafa Berrichi
- Physiologie de la Nutrition & Toxicologie, U1231 INSERM/Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté (UBFC)/AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France; (M.B.); (A.H.); (A.S.K.)
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Appliquée et Immunologie, Université Abou Bakr Belkaid, Tlemcen 13000, Algeria
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- Physiologie de la Nutrition & Toxicologie, U1231 INSERM/Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté (UBFC)/AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France; (M.B.); (A.H.); (A.S.K.)
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- Faculté des Science de la Vie et de la Nature, Université Djillali Liabès, Sidi Bel Abbès 22000, Algeria;
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- Physiologie de la Nutrition & Toxicologie, U1231 INSERM/Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté (UBFC)/AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France; (M.B.); (A.H.); (A.S.K.)
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- Physiologie de la Nutrition & Toxicologie, U1231 INSERM/Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté (UBFC)/AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France; (M.B.); (A.H.); (A.S.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-3-80-39-63-30-12
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Shoar S, Naderan M, Shoar N, Modukuru VR, Mahmoodzadeh H. Alteration Pattern of Taste Perception After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review of Four Taste Domains. Obes Surg 2020; 29:1542-1550. [PMID: 30712168 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03730-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Efforts continue to understand the underlying mechanism of weight loss after bariatric surgery. Taste perception has shown to be a contributing factor. However, the alteration pattern in different taste domains and among bariatric procedures has not been sufficiently investigated. OBJECTIVES To study the alteration pattern in the perception of four taste domains after different bariatric procedures. SETTINGS Private Research Institute, USA. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to pool available data in the literature on post-operative changes in the perception of sensitivity to four taste domains after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), and adjustable gastric banding (AGB). RESULTS Our study showed that bariatric surgery is associated with significant change in sensitivity to all four taste domains especially salt taste, sweetness, and sourness. LSG patients showed an increased sensitivity to all four taste domains. However, RYGB patients had a variable alteration pattern of taste perception but more commonly a decreased sensitivity to sweetness and an increased sensitivity to salt taste and sourness. Additionally, AGB patients had a decreased sensitivity to sweetness, salt taste, and sourness. CONCLUSION Bariatric surgery is associated with taste change in a way which results in less preference for high-calorie food and possibly reduced calorie intake. This may explain one of the mechanisms by which bariatric surgery produces weight loss. However, data are heterogeneous, the potential effect dilutes over time, and the alteration varies significantly between different procedures.
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- Saeed Shoar
- Department of ScientificWriting, Division of Surgical Research, Shoar Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA. .,Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of ScientificWriting, Division of Surgical Research, Shoar Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.,Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Science, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of ScientificWriting, Division of Surgical Research, Shoar Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.,Faculty Surgeon, Department of Surgery, NYMC at Metropolitan Hospital Program, New York City, NY, USA
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- Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Widmayer P, Partsch V, Pospiech J, Kusumakshi S, Boehm U, Breer H. Distinct Cell Types With the Bitter Receptor Tas2r126 in Different Compartments of the Stomach. Front Physiol 2020; 11:32. [PMID: 32116750 PMCID: PMC7019106 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cells expressing bitter taste receptors (T2Rs or Tas2rs) in extraoral tissues are considered to be chemosensory cells mediating protective responses to potentially harmful or even antiinflammatory or antimicrobial compounds. In a previous study the activity of the Tas2R143/Tas2R135/Tas2r126 cluster promoter in the stomach was monitored using a Cre-reporter mouse line. Reporter gene expression and Tas2r126 mRNA were found in brush cells located at the distal wall of the gastric groove. In this study, we explored whether brush cells and epithelial cells of the stomach in fact contain the Tas2r126 receptor protein. Using immunohistochemistry, we demonstrate the presence of Tas2r126 immunoreactivity in different cell populations in the glandular stomach, in a subset of brush cells at the gastric groove and in unique glandular units as well as in certain enteroendocrine cells. In brush cells at the gastric groove, a strong immunofluorescence signal for the Tas2r126 receptor was observed at the most apical region of the cells, i.e., the microvillar tuft. In addition, we found a high density of Tas2r126-positive brush cells in the unique glandular units. These invaginations are located distally to the groove, open directly into the furrow and are enwrapped by smoothelin-immunoreactive muscles. In the corpus, Tas2r126 immunoreactivity was found in histamine-producing ECL cells and in ghrelin-producing X/A-like cells, the main enteroendcrine cells of this compartment. In the antrum, Tas2r126 labeling was observed in serotonin-storing EC cells and ghrelin cells, both representing only minor populations of enteroendocrine cells in this compartment. In conclusion, our data provide evidence for the presence of the Tas2r126 receptor protein in distinct cell types in the epithelium lining the mouse stomach which render the stomach responsive to agonists for bitter receptors.
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- Patricia Widmayer
- Institute of Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology, Center for Molecular Signaling, School of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology, Center for Molecular Signaling, School of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Wang Q, Liszt KI, Depoortere I. Extra-oral bitter taste receptors: New targets against obesity? Peptides 2020; 127:170284. [PMID: 32092303 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Taste perception on the tongue is essential to help us to identify nutritious or potential toxic food substances. Emerging evidence has demonstrated the expression and function of bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) in a wide range of extra-oral tissues. In particular, TAS2Rs in gastrointestinal enteroendocrine cells control the secretion of appetite regulating gut hormones and influence hunger and food intake. Furthermore, these effects may be reinforced by the presence of TAS2Rs on intestinal smooth muscle cells, adipocytes and the brain. This review summarises how activation of extra-oral TAS2Rs can influence appetite and body weight control and how obesity impacts the expression and function of TAS2Rs. Region-selective targeting of bitter taste receptors may be promising targets for the treatment of obesity.
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- Qiaoling Wang
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Egberts JH, Raza GS, Wilgus C, Teyssen S, Kiehne K, Herzig KH. Release of Cholecystokinin from Rat Intestinal Mucosal Cells and the Enteroendocrine Cell Line STC-1 in Response to Maleic and Succinic Acid, Fermentation Products of Alcoholic Beverages. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21020589. [PMID: 31963306 PMCID: PMC7013850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Alcoholic beverages stimulate pancreatic enzyme secretions by inducing cholecystokinin (CCK) release. CCK is the major stimulatory hormone of pancreatic exocrine secretions, secreted from enteroendocrine I-cells of the intestine. Fermentation products of alcoholic beverages, such as maleic and succinic acids, influence gastric acid secretions. We hypothesize that maleic and succinic acids stimulate pancreatic exocrine secretions during beer and wine ingestion by increasing CCK secretions. Therefore, the effects of maleic and succinic acids on CCK release were studied in duodenal mucosal cells and the enteroendocrine cell line STC-1. Mucosal cells were perfused for 30 min with 5 min sampling intervals, STC-1 cells were studied under static incubation for 15 min, and supernatants were collected for CCK measurements. Succinate and maleate-induced CCK release were investigated. Succinate and maleate doses dependently stimulated CCK secretions from mucosal cells and STC-1 cells. Diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker, significantly inhibited succinate and maleate-induced CCK secretions from mucosal cells and STC-1 cells. Maleate and succinate did not show cytotoxicity in STC-1 cells. Our results indicate that succinate and maleate are novel CCK-releasing factors in fermented alcoholic beverages and could contribute to pancreatic exocrine secretions and their pathophysiology.
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- Jan-Hendrik Egberts
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (J.-H.E.); (C.W.); (K.K.)
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland;
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (J.-H.E.); (C.W.); (K.K.)
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (J.-H.E.); (C.W.); (K.K.)
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (J.-H.E.); (C.W.); (K.K.)
- Research Unit of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland;
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
- Medical Research Center Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, 90014 Oulu, Finland
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Ayabe T, Fukuda T, Ano Y. Improving Effects of Hop-Derived Bitter Acids in Beer on Cognitive Functions: A New Strategy for Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E131. [PMID: 31940997 PMCID: PMC7022854 DOI: 10.3390/biom10010131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Dementia and cognitive decline are global public health problems. Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages reduces the risk of dementia and cognitive decline. For instance, resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound found in red wine, has been well studied and reported to prevent dementia and cognitive decline. However, the effects of specific beer constituents on cognitive function have not been investigated in as much detail. In the present review, we discuss the latest reports on the effects and underlying mechanisms of hop-derived bitter acids found in beer. Iso-α-acids (IAAs), the main bitter components of beer, enhance hippocampus-dependent memory and prefrontal cortex-associated cognitive function via dopamine neurotransmission activation. Matured hop bitter acids (MHBAs), oxidized components with β-carbonyl moieties derived from aged hops, also enhance memory functions via norepinephrine neurotransmission-mediated mechanisms. Furthermore, the effects of both IAAs and MHBAs are attenuated by vagotomy, suggesting that these bitter acids enhance cognitive function via vagus nerve stimulation. Moreover, supplementation with IAAs attenuates neuroinflammation and cognitive impairments in various rodent models of neurodegeneration including Alzheimer's disease. Daily supplementation with hop-derived bitter acids (e.g., 35 mg/day of MHBAs) may be a safe and effective strategy to stimulate the vagus nerve and thus enhance cognitive function.
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- Tatsuhiro Ayabe
- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Company Ltd., 1-13-5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan; (T.F.); (Y.A.)
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Paniagua M, Crespo J, Arís A, Devant M. Citrus aurantium flavonoid extract improves concentrate efficiency, animal behavior, and reduces rumen inflammation of Holstein bulls fed high-concentrate diets. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Interactions between taste receptors and the gastrointestinal microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION & INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnim.2019.100106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Olfactory and taste receptors are expressed primarily in the nasal olfactory epithelium and gustatory taste bud cells, where they transmit real-time sensory signals to the brain. However, they are also expressed in multiple extra-nasal and extra-oral tissues, being implicated in diverse biological processes including sperm chemotaxis, muscle regeneration, bronchoconstriction and bronchodilatation, inflammation, appetite regulation and energy metabolism. Elucidation of the physiological roles of these ectopic receptors is revealing potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications in conditions including wounds, hair loss, asthma, obesity and cancers. This Review outlines current understanding of the diverse functions of ectopic olfactory and taste receptors and assesses their potential to be therapeutically exploited.
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The senses of the choroid plexus. Prog Neurobiol 2019; 182:101680. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2019.101680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tomás J, Santos CRA, Duarte AC, Maltez M, Quintela T, Lemos MC, Gonçalves I. Bitter taste signaling mediated by Tas2r144 is down-regulated by 17β-estradiol and progesterone in the rat choroid plexus. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2019; 495:110521. [PMID: 31352039 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier is constituted by choroid plexus epithelial cells (CPEC) that regulate molecular trafficking between the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid. We hypothesize that taste receptors expressed in CPEC monitor the composition of these body fluids in a sex hormone dependent way. Thus, we compared the expression of taste related genes in the choroid plexus of sham and ovariectomized female rats, and then studied the effect of 17β-estradiol and progesterone in their expression and function. We found that the bitter receptors Tas2r109, Tas2r144, and the taste-related genes Plcb2 and Trpm5 were down-regulated by ovarian hormones in vivo and ex vivo with functional implications. Knocking-down Tas2r144 with a specific siRNA in a CPEC line (Z310) effectively reduced the Ca2+ response to the bitter compound denatonium benzoate, in a similar manner to female sex hormones alone, suggesting that female sex hormones downregulated the responses of CPEC to chemical stimuli by reducing Tas2r144.
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- Joana Tomás
- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal.
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Hamdard E, Lv Z, Jiang J, Wei Q, Shi Z, Malyar RM, Yu D, Shi F. Responsiveness Expressions of Bitter Taste Receptors Against Denatonium Benzoate and Genistein in the Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney, and Bursa Fabricius of Chinese Fast Yellow Chicken. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:E532. [PMID: 31390726 PMCID: PMC6719124 DOI: 10.3390/ani9080532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The present study was conducted to investigate the responsiveness expressions of ggTas2Rs against denatonium benzoate (DB) and genistein (GEN) in several organs of the Chinese Fast Yellow Chicken. A total of 300 one-day-old chicks that weighed an average of 32 g were randomly allocated into five groups with five replicates for 56 consecutive days. The dietary treatments consisted of basal diet, denatonium benzoate (5 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg, and 100 mg/kg), and genistein 25 mg/kg. The results of qRT-PCR indicated significantly (p < 0.05) high-level expressions in the heart, spleen, and lungs in the starter and grower stages except for in bursa Fabricius. The responsiveness expressions of ggTas2Rs against DB 100 mg/kg and GEN 25 mg/kg were highly dose-dependent in the heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys in the starter and grower stages, but dose-independent in the bursa Fabricius in the finisher stage. The ggTas2Rs were highly expressed in lungs and the spleen, but lower in the bursa Fabricius among the organs. However, the organ growth performance significantly (p < 0.05) increased in the groups administered DB 5 mg/kg and GEN 25 mg/kg; meanwhile, the DB 20 mg/kg and DB 100 mg/kg treatments significantly reduced the growth of all the organs, respectively. These findings indicate that responsiveness expressions are dose-dependent, and bitterness sensitivity consequently decreases in aged chickens. Therefore, these findings may improve the production of new feedstuffs for chickens according to their growing stages.
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- Enayatullah Hamdard
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Bitarafan V, Fitzgerald PCE, Little TJ, Meyerhof W, Wu T, Horowitz M, Feinle-Bisset C. Effects of Intraduodenal Infusion of the Bitter Tastant, Quinine, on Antropyloroduodenal Motility, Plasma Cholecystokinin, and Energy Intake in Healthy Men. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2019; 25:413-422. [PMID: 31177650 PMCID: PMC6657929 DOI: 10.5056/jnm19036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Nutrient-induced gut hormone release (eg, cholecystokinin [CCK]) and the modulation of gut motility (particularly pyloric stimulation) contribute to the regulation of acute energy intake. Non-caloric bitter compounds, including quinine, have recently been shown in cell-line and animal studies to stimulate the release of gastrointestinal hormones by activating bitter taste receptors expressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract, and thus, may potentially suppress energy intake without providing additional calories. This study aims to evaluate the effects of intraduodenally administered quinine on antropyloroduodenal pressures, plasma CCK and energy intake. METHODS Fourteen healthy, lean men (25 ± 5 years; BMI: 22.5 ± 2.0 kg/m2) received on 4 separate occasions, in randomized, double-blind fashion, 60-minute intraduodenal infusions of quinine hydrochloride at doses totaling 37.5 mg ("Q37.5"), 75 mg ("Q75") or 225 mg ("Q225"), or control (all 300 mOsmol). Antropyloroduodenal pressures (high-resolution manometry), plasma CCK (radioimmunoassay), and appetite perceptions/gastrointestinal symptoms (visual analog questionnaires) were measured. Ad libitum energy intake (buffet-meal) was quantified immediately post-infusion. Oral quinine taste-thresholds were assessed on a separate occasion using 3-alternative forced-choice procedure. RESULTS All participants detected quinine orally (detection-threshold: 0.19 ± 0.07 mmol/L). Intraduodenal quinine did not affect antral, pyloric or duodenal pressures, plasma CCK (pmol/L [peak]; control: 3.6 ± 0.4, Q37.5: 3.6 ± 0.4, Q75: 3.7 ± 0.3, Q225: 3.9 ± 0.4), appetite perceptions, gastrointestinal symptoms or energy intake (kcal; control: 1088 ± 90, Q37.5: 1057 ± 69, Q75: 1029 ±7 0, Q225: 1077 ± 88). CONCLUSIONS Quinine, administered intraduodenally over 60 minutes, even at moderately high doses, but low infusion rates, does not modulate appetite-related gastrointestinal functions or energy intake.
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- Vida Bitarafan
- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
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- Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg,
Germany
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- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide,
Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide,
Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,
Australia
- Correspondence: Christine Feinle-Bisset, PhD, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia, Tel: +61-8-8313-6053, Fax: +61-8-8313-7794, E-mail:
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Taher S, Borja Y, Cabanela L, Costers VJ, Carson-Marino M, Bailes JC, Dhar B, Beckworth MT, Rabaglino MB, Post Uiterweer ED, Conrad KP. Cholecystokinin, gastrin, cholecystokinin/gastrin receptors, and bitter taste receptor TAS2R14: trophoblast expression and signaling. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 316:R628-R639. [PMID: 30892908 PMCID: PMC6589605 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00153.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We investigated expression of cholecystokinin (CCK) in humans and mice, and the bitter taste receptor TAS2R14 in the human placenta. Because CCK and gastrin activate the CCKBR receptor, we also explored placental gastrin expression. Finally, we investigated calcium signaling by CCK and TAS2R14. By RT-PCR, we found CCK/Cck and GAST/Gast mRNA expression in both normal human and mouse placentas, as well as in human trophoblast cell lines (TCL). Although both Cckar and -br mRNA were expressed in the mouse placenta, only CCKBR mRNA was detected in the human placenta and TCL. mRNA expression for TAS2R14 was also observed in the human placenta and TCL. Using immunohistochemistry, CCK protein was localized to the syncytiotrophoblast (ST) and extravillous trophoblast (EVT) in the human term placenta, and to trophoblast glycogen cells in mouse and human placentas. Gastrin and TAS2R14 proteins were also observed in ST and EVT of the human placenta. Both sulfated and nonsulfated CCK elicited a comparable rise in intracellular calcium in TCL, consistent with CCKBR expression. Three TAS2R14 agonists, flufenamic acid, chlorhexidine, and diphenhydramine, also evoked rises in intracellular calcium in TCL. These results establish CCK, gastrin, and their receptor(s) in both human and mouse placentas, and TAS2R14 in the human placenta. Both CCK and TAS2R14 agonists increased intracellular calcium in human TCL. Although the roles of these ligands and receptors, and their potential cross talk in normal and pathological placentas, are currently unknown, this study opens new avenues for placental research.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium Signaling
- Cell Line
- Cholecystokinin/genetics
- Cholecystokinin/metabolism
- Cholecystokinin/pharmacology
- Female
- Gastrins/genetics
- Gastrins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Humans
- Ligands
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Pregnancy
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, Cholecystokinin B/genetics
- Receptor, Cholecystokinin B/metabolism
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/agonists
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/genetics
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/agonists
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Trophoblasts/drug effects
- Trophoblasts/metabolism
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- Shèdy Taher
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Pabellón de Biología Celular, Córdoba , Argentina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Developmental Origins of Disease, University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, and D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, Gainesville, Florida
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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Harada Y, Koseki J, Sekine H, Fujitsuka N, Kobayashi H. Role of Bitter Taste Receptors in Regulating Gastric Accommodation in Guinea Pigs. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 369:466-472. [PMID: 30967403 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.256008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Taste stimulants play important roles in triggering digestion and absorption of nutrients and in toxin detection, under the control of the gut-brain axis. Bitter compounds regulate gut hormone secretion and gastrointestinal motility through bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) located in the taste buds on the tongue and in the enteroendocrine cells. Gastric accommodation (GA) is an important physiologic function. However, the role of TAS2R agonists in regulating GA remains unclear. To clarify whether GA is influenced by bitter stimulants, we examined the effect of TAS2R agonist denatonium benzoate (DB), administered intraorally and intragastrically, by measuring the consequent intrabag pressure in the proximal stomach of guinea pigs. Effects of the Kampo medicine rikkunshito (RKT) and its bitter components liquiritigenin and naringenin on GA were also examined. Intraoral DB (0.2 nmol/ml) administration enhanced GA. Intragastric DB administration (0.1 and 1 nmol/kg) promoted GA, whereas higher DB doses (30 μmol/kg) inhibited it. Similar changes in GA were observed with intragastric (1000 mg/kg) and intraoral (200 mg/ml) RKT administration. Liquiritigenin and naringenin also promoted GA. These findings suggest that GA is affected by the stimulation of TAS2Rs in the oral cavity or gut in guinea pigs.
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- Yumi Harada
- Tsumura Kampo Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan (Y.H., J.K., H.S., N.F.) and Center for Advanced Kampo Medicine and Clinical Research, Juntendo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (H.K.)
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- Tsumura Kampo Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan (Y.H., J.K., H.S., N.F.) and Center for Advanced Kampo Medicine and Clinical Research, Juntendo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (H.K.)
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- Tsumura Kampo Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan (Y.H., J.K., H.S., N.F.) and Center for Advanced Kampo Medicine and Clinical Research, Juntendo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (H.K.)
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- Tsumura Kampo Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan (Y.H., J.K., H.S., N.F.) and Center for Advanced Kampo Medicine and Clinical Research, Juntendo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (H.K.)
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- Tsumura Kampo Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan (Y.H., J.K., H.S., N.F.) and Center for Advanced Kampo Medicine and Clinical Research, Juntendo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (H.K.)
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Deloose E, Verbeure W, Depoortere I, Tack J. Motilin: from gastric motility stimulation to hunger signalling. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2019; 15:238-250. [PMID: 30675023 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-019-0155-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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After the discovery of motilin in 1972, motilin and the motilin receptor were studied intensely for their role in the control of gastrointestinal motility and as targets for treating hypomotility disorders. The genetic revolution - with the use of knockout models - sparked novel insights into the role of multiple peptides but contributed to a decline in interest in motilin, as this peptide and its receptor exist only as pseudogenes in rodents. The past 5 years have seen a major surge in interest in motilin, as a series of studies have shown its relevance in the control of hunger and regulation of food intake in humans in both health and disease. Luminal stimuli, such as bitter tastants, have been identified as modulators of motilin release, with effects on hunger and food intake. The current state of knowledge and potential implications for therapy are summarized in this Review.
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- Eveline Deloose
- Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Zabadaj M, Szuplewska A, Balcerzak M, Chudy M, Ciosek-Skibińska P. Ion Chromatographic Fingerprinting of STC-1 Cellular Response for Taste Sensing. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19051062. [PMID: 30832321 PMCID: PMC6427131 DOI: 10.3390/s19051062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Taste sensing is of great importance in both the pharmaceutical and foodstuff industries, and is currently mainly based on human sensory evaluation. Many approaches based on chemical sensors have been proposed, leading to the development of various electronic tongue systems. However, this approach is limited by the applied recognition methods, which do not consider natural receptors. Biorecognition elements such as taste receptor proteins or whole cells can be involved in the development of taste sensing biosensors usually equipped with various electrochemical transducers. Here, we propose a new approach: intestinal secretin tumor cell line (STC-1) chemosensory cells were applied for taste recognition, and their taste-specific cellular response was decoded from ion chromatographic fingerprints with the use of multivariate data processing by partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). This approach could be useful for the development of various non-invasive taste sensing assays, as well as for studying taste transduction mechanisms in vitro.
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- Marcin Zabadaj
- The Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- The Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- The Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- The Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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Behrens M, Meyerhof W. A role for taste receptors in (neuro)endocrinology? J Neuroendocrinol 2019; 31:e12691. [PMID: 30712315 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The sense of taste is positioned at the forefront when it comes to the interaction of our body with foodborne chemicals. However, the role of our taste system, and in particular its associated taste receptors, is not limited to driving food preferences leading to ingestion or rejection before other organs take over responsibility for nutrient digestion, absorption and metabolic regulation. Taste sensory elements do much more. On the one hand, extra-oral taste receptors from the brain to the gut continue to sense nutrients and noxious substances after ingestion and, on the other hand, the nutritional state feeds back on the taste system. This intricate regulatory network is orchestrated by endocrine factors that are secreted in response to taste receptor signalling and, in turn regulate the taste receptor cells themselves. The present review summarises current knowledge on the endocrine regulation of the taste perceptual system and the release of hunger/satiety regulating factors by gastrointestinal taste receptors. Furthermore, the regulation of blood glucose levels via the activation of pancreatic sweet taste receptors and subsequent insulin secretion, as well as the influence of bitter compounds on thyroid hormone release, is addressed. Finally, the central effects of tastants are discussed briefly.
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- Maik Behrens
- Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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Wang Q, Liszt KI, Deloose E, Canovai E, Thijs T, Farré R, Ceulemans LJ, Lannoo M, Tack J, Depoortere I. Obesity alters adrenergic and chemosensory signaling pathways that regulate ghrelin secretion in the human gut. FASEB J 2019; 33:4907-4920. [PMID: 30629462 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801661rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chemosensory signaling in organs such as the mouth and gut contributes to the mechanisms that control metabolism. We investigated the chemosensory pathways that regulate secretion of the hunger hormone ghrelin in response to neurotransmitters, bitter and sweet tastants at the cellular level in the human gut mucosa, and the disturbances in this regulatory pathway induced by obesity. Obesity impaired ghrelin protein production and adrenalin-induced ghrelin secretion in fundic cells, which was counterbalanced by somatostatin. Bitter agonists selective for taste receptor type 2 (TAS2Rs), TAS2R5 and TAS2R10 stimulated ghrelin secretion in fundic cells. The stimulatory effect of the broadly tuned bitter agonist, denatonium benzoate, was selectively blunted by obesity in the small intestine but not in the fundus. Luminal glucose concentrations inhibited ghrelin secretion via sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter and taste receptor type 1 member 3. Obesity altered the sensitivity of the ghrelin cell to glucose in the small intestine but not in the fundus. Sweet taste receptor activation inhibited bitter taste signaling of the ghrelin cell. In conclusion, obesity impairs the sympathetic drive that controls ghrelin release in the fundus and affects the sensitivity of the ghrelin cell to bitter and sweet stimuli in the small intestine but not in the fundus. Region-selective targeting of gut taste receptors in obesity is indicated.-Wang, Q., Liszt, K. I., Deloose, E., Canovai, E., Thijs, T., Farré, R., Ceulemans, L. J., Lannoo, M., Tack, J., Depoortere, I. Obesity alters adrenergic and chemosensory signaling pathways that regulate ghrelin secretion in the human gut.
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- Qiaoling Wang
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Schier LA, Spector AC. The Functional and Neurobiological Properties of Bad Taste. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:605-663. [PMID: 30475657 PMCID: PMC6442928 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00044.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The gustatory system serves as a critical line of defense against ingesting harmful substances. Technological advances have fostered the characterization of peripheral receptors and have created opportunities for more selective manipulations of the nervous system, yet the neurobiological mechanisms underlying taste-based avoidance and aversion remain poorly understood. One conceptual obstacle stems from a lack of recognition that taste signals subserve several behavioral and physiological functions which likely engage partially segregated neural circuits. Moreover, although the gustatory system evolved to respond expediently to broad classes of biologically relevant chemicals, innate repertoires are often not in register with the actual consequences of a food. The mammalian brain exhibits tremendous flexibility; responses to taste can be modified in a specific manner according to bodily needs and the learned consequences of ingestion. Therefore, experimental strategies that distinguish between the functional properties of various taste-guided behaviors and link them to specific neural circuits need to be applied. Given the close relationship between the gustatory and visceroceptive systems, a full reckoning of the neural architecture of bad taste requires an understanding of how these respective sensory signals are integrated in the brain.
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- Lindsey A Schier
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California ; and Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California ; and Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida
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Yamazaki T, Morimoto-Kobayashi Y, Koizumi K, Takahashi C, Nakajima S, Kitao S, Taniguchi Y, Katayama M, Ogawa Y. Secretion of a gastrointestinal hormone, cholecystokinin, by hop-derived bitter components activates sympathetic nerves in brown adipose tissue. J Nutr Biochem 2018; 64:80-87. [PMID: 30471563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Matured hop bitter acids (MHBA) are oxidation products from bitter components in hops, which are used widely as food materials to add flavor and bitterness in beer production. Our previous study has shown that MHBA induces thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) via sympathetic nerves in rodents and reduces body fat in healthy adults. However, it is unclear how MHBA affects the sympathetic nervous system. In this study, we demonstrate that MHBA treatment of enteroendocrine cells increases Ca2+ levels and induces the secretion of the gastrointestinal hormone, cholecystokinin (CCK), in a dose-dependent manner. These effects were eliminated by Ca2+ depletion from the medium or blockers of L-type voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels during pretreatment. Induction of CCK secretion by MHBA was also confirmed using isolated rat small intestines. Elevation of the sympathetic nerve activity innervating BAT (BAT-SNA) and BAT temperature by MHBA administration in rats was blocked by pretreatment with a CCK receptor 1 (CCK1R) antagonist. Moreover, the intraperitoneal injection of CCK fragment elevated BAT-SNA, and this increase was blocked by subdiaphragmatic vagotomy. These results demonstrate that MHBA induces CCK secretion in the gastrointestinal tracts and elevates BAT-SNA via CCK1R and vagal afferent nerves. In addition, MHBA increases BAT temperature via CCK1R. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism of the beneficial metabolic effects of food ingredients.
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- Takahiro Yamazaki
- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science & Food Technologies, Kirin Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Molecular and Cellular Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, CREST, Tokyo, Japan
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Kok BP, Galmozzi A, Littlejohn NK, Albert V, Godio C, Kim W, Kim SM, Bland JS, Grayson N, Fang M, Meyerhof W, Siuzdak G, Srinivasan S, Behrens M, Saez E. Intestinal bitter taste receptor activation alters hormone secretion and imparts metabolic benefits. Mol Metab 2018; 16:76-87. [PMID: 30120064 PMCID: PMC6158035 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Extracts of the hops plant have been shown to reduce weight and insulin resistance in rodents and humans, but elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for these benefits has been hindered by the use of heterogeneous hops-derived mixtures. Because hop extracts are used as flavoring agents for their bitter properties, we hypothesized that bitter taste receptors (Tas2rs) could be mediating their beneficial effects in metabolic disease. Studies have shown that exposure of cultured enteroendocrine cells to bitter tastants can stimulate release of hormones, including glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). These findings have led to the suggestion that activation of Tas2rs may be of benefit in diabetes, but this tenet has not been tested. Here, we have assessed the ability of a pure derivative of a hops isohumulone with anti-diabetic properties, KDT501, to signal through Tas2rs. We have further used this compound as a tool to systematically assess the impact of bitter taste receptor activation in obesity-diabetes. METHODS KDT501 was tested in a panel of bitter taste receptor signaling assays. Diet-induced obese mice (DIO) were dosed orally with KDT501 and acute effects on glucose homeostasis determined. A wide range of metabolic parameters were evaluated in DIO mice chronically treated with KDT501 to establish the full impact of activating gut bitter taste signaling. RESULTS We show that KDT501 signals through Tas2r108, one of 35 mouse Tas2rs. In DIO mice, acute treatment stimulated GLP-1 secretion and enhanced glucose tolerance. Chronic treatment caused weight and fat mass loss, increased energy expenditure, enhanced glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, normalized plasma lipids, and induced broad suppression of inflammatory markers. Chronic KDT501 treatment altered enteroendocrine hormone levels and bile acid homeostasis and stimulated sustained GLP-1 release. Combined treatment with a dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor amplified the incretin-based benefits of this pure isohumulone. CONCLUSIONS Activation of Tas2r108 in the gut results in a remodeling of enteroendocrine hormone release and bile acid metabolism that ameliorates multiple features of metabolic syndrome. Targeting extraoral bitter taste receptors may be useful in metabolic disease.
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- Kindex Pharmaceuticals, 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA
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- Kindex Pharmaceuticals, 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA
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- Center for Metabolomics, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Center for Metabolomics, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558, Nuthetal, Germany; Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354, Freising, Germany
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Xie C, Wang X, Young RL, Horowitz M, Rayner CK, Wu T. Role of Intestinal Bitter Sensing in Enteroendocrine Hormone Secretion and Metabolic Control. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:576. [PMID: 30319553 PMCID: PMC6171477 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract stores ingested nutrients in the stomach which are then delivered to the small intestine at a controlled rate to optimize their digestion and absorption. The interaction of nutrients with the small and large intestine generates feedback that slows gastric emptying, induces satiation, and reduces postprandial glycemic excursions. The mechanisms underlying these nutrient-gut interactions are complex; it has only recently been appreciated that the gut has the capacity to detect intraluminal contents in much the same way as the tongue, via activation of specific G-protein-coupled receptors, and that ensuing signaling mechanisms modulate the release of an array of gut hormones that influence gastrointestinal motility, appetite and glycemia. Interestingly, evidence from preclinical models supports a functional link between intestinal bitter taste receptor (BTRs) and gastrointestinal hormone secretion, and the outcomes of recent studies indicate that stimulation of intestinal BTRs may be used to modulate gastrointestinal function, to diminish energy intake and limit postprandial blood glucose excursions in humans. This review summarizes current evidence about the expression and function of intestinal BTRs in relation to enteroendocrine hormone release and discusses the clinical implications of this pathway for the management of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Cong Xie
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Nutrition and Metabolism, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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