Role of Taste Receptors as Sentinels of Innate Immunity in the Upper Airway

<div>Bitter taste receptor, T2R38, is expressed on ciliated cell and mediates innate immune response to bitter compounds, such as AHLs secreted by<i> P. aeruginosa.</i> Innate immune defences include nitric oxide (NO) production as well as increased ciliary beating.</div>

Journal of Pathogens

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Figure 1: Role of Taste Receptors as Sentinels of Innate Immunity in the Upper Airway 