"Taste" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D013649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.724 G11.561.790.724
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| Concept/Terms |
Taste- Taste
- Tastes
- Taste Sense
- Sense, Taste
- Senses, Taste
- Taste Senses
- Gustation
- Gustations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taste" by people in Profiles.
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Hanselman EC, Harmon CP, Deng D, Sywanycz SM, Caronia L, Jiang P, Breslin PAS. Ibuprofen inhibits human sweet taste and glucose detection implicating an additional mechanism of metabolic disease risk reduction. Br J Pharmacol. 2025 Jun; 182(12):2682-2693.
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Conaway S, Huang W, Hernandez-Lara MA, Kane MA, Penn RB, Deshpande DA. Molecular mechanism of bitter taste receptor agonist-mediated relaxation of airway smooth muscle. FASEB J. 2024 07 31; 38(14):e23842.
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Flammer LJ, Ellis H, Rivers N, Caronia L, Ghidewon MY, Christensen CM, Jiang P, Breslin PAS, Tordoff MG. Topical application of a P2X2/P2X3 purine receptor inhibitor suppresses the bitter taste of medicines and other taste qualities. Br J Pharmacol. 2024 Sep; 181(17):3282-3299.
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Caronia L, Xi R, Margolskee RF, Jiang P. Paxlovid mouth likely is mediated by activation of the TAS2R1 bitter receptor by nirmatrelvir. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2023 11 19; 682:138-140.
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Berr?os-C?rcamo P, Quezada M, Santapau D, Morales P, Olivares B, Ponce C, ?vila A, De Gregorio C, Ezquer M, Quintanilla ME, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y, Ezquer F. A Novel Morphine Drinking Model of Opioid Dependence in Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 31; 23(7).
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Sharma P, Conaway S, Deshpande D. Bitter Taste Receptors in the Airway Cells Functions. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2022; 275:203-227.
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Glanz K, Fenoglio C, Quinn R, Karpyn A, Paulhamus Giordano D. Consumers' Ability to Distinguish Between Milk Types: Results of Blind Taste Testing. Fam Community Health. 2021 Jul-Sep 01; 44(3):E1-E6.
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Sharma P, McAlinden KD, Ghavami S, Deshpande DA. Chloroquine: Autophagy inhibitor, antimalarial, bitter taste receptor agonist in fight against COVID-19, a reality check? Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Apr 15; 897:173928.
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Conaway S, Nayak AP, Deshpande DA. Therapeutic potential and challenges of bitter taste receptors on lung cells. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2020 04; 51:43-49.
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Nayak AP, Villalba D, Deshpande DA. Bitter Taste Receptors: an Answer to Comprehensive Asthma Control? Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2019 09 05; 19(10):48.