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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Bitter Taste Receptors and Endocrine Disruptors: Cellular and Molecular Insights from an In Vitro Model of Human Granulosa Cells.

Francesca Paola Luongo, Sofia Passaponti, Alesandro Haxhiu, Maryam Raeispour, Giuseppe Belmonte, Laura Governini, Livio Casarini, Paola Piomboni, Alice Luddi

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca Paola LuongoDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6286-5331
Sofia PassapontiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Alesandro HaxhiuDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6208-0358
Maryam RaeispourDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Giuseppe BelmonteDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Laura GoverniniDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5610-9548
Livio CasariniUnit of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41126 Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5571-392X
Paola PiomboniDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2987-7028
Alice LuddiDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4946-7336
University of Siena · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

University of Siena Internal funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds that interfere with the synthesis, transport and binding action of hormones responsible for reproduction and homeostasis. Some EDCs compounds are activators of Taste bitter Receptors, a subclass of taste receptors expressed in many extraoral locations, including sperm and follicular somatic cells. This makes TAS2Rs attractive molecules to study and investigate to shed light on the effect of EDCs on female reproduction and fertility. This study aims to assess the effect of selected EDCs [namely Biochanin A (BCA), caffeine, Daidzein, Genistein and Isoflavone] on hGL5, an immortalized cell line exhibiting characteristics coherent with primary follicular granulosa cells. After demonstrating that this model expresses all the TAS2Rs (TAS2R3, TAS2R4, TAS2R14, TAS2R19, TAS2R43) specifically expressed by the primary human granulosa cells, we demonstrated that BCA and caffeine significantly affect mitochondrial footprint and intracellular lipid content, indicating their contribution in steroidogenesis. Our results showed that bitter taste receptors may be involved in steroidogenesis, thus suggesting an appealing mechanism by which these compounds affect the female reproductive system.

Indexed as

Endocrine DisruptorsTasteCaffeineFemaleGranulosa CellsHumansMaleReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSemenCaffeineEndocrine DisruptorsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledendocrine disruptorshGL5lipid dropletsmitochondriasteroidogenesistaste receptors

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PMID36555195
PMCPMC9779643
OpenAlexW4311952984

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