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Physiological integration of taste and metabolism

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Egan, Josephine M.·2024·New England Journal of Medicine

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Much of what we learned in school about how we taste is wrong. Progress in understanding how taste works is providing insights that may help in the management of obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses.

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  • GLP-1 has been identified in sweet- and umami-taste receptor cells in the oral cavity, suggesting that GLP-1 signaling might also be involved in taste perception.

    “GLP-1 has also been identified in sweet- and umami-taste receptor cells in the oral cavity, suggesting that GLP-1 signaling might also be involved in taste perception.5”

    From GLP-1 single, dual, and triple receptor agonists for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity: a narrative review (2024) · cites this paper as [5]

    The Figure 3 caption (Conclusions; page unavailable) identifies GLP-1 in type II taste receptor cells in human taste buds, and the text says GLP-1 receptor activation modulates sweet perception in mice. The paper identifies sweet- and umami-sensing cells as type II cells, but does not establish that GLP-1 was found specifically in both of those cell subtypes. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Egan, J. M.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Egan, Josephine M.
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2024-05-09
Volume
390
Issue
18
Pages
1699-1710
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W4396725135
Cited by
40
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 6
FWCI
2.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (Z99 AG999999)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
Keywords
taste perception, obesity, diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorders
MeSH terms
Animals, Eating, Humans, Synaptic Transmission, Obesity, Taste, Taste Buds, Vagus Nerve, Taste Perception

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