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Area of Science:

  • Human chemosensation
  • Proteomics
  • Taste physiology

Background:

  • Inter-individual variability in salt taste sensitivity is significant.
  • Perireceptor events, particularly in saliva, may influence taste perception.
  • Understanding these factors is crucial for gustatory research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of salivary proteome differences in human salt taste sensitivity.
  • To identify specific salivary proteins and enzymatic activities correlating with sodium chloride (NaCl) sensitivity.
  • To explore the impact of perireceptor events on taste variability.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 31 volunteers, classifying them by NaCl detection thresholds.
  • Analyzed salivary proteome differences between sensitive (S+) and nonsensitive (S-) subjects using iTRAQ labeling and LC-MS/MS.
  • Performed Gene Ontology enrichment analysis on identified proteins.

Main Results:

  • Salt taste sensitivity was specific to NaCl.
  • Salivary proteome differences between S+ and S- subjects were mainly in resting saliva.
  • S+ subjects showed increased serine-type endopeptidase activity, while S- subjects had augmented cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity.

Conclusions:

  • Differential salivary proteolytic activity patterns correlate with human NaCl sensitivity.
  • Protease and protease inhibitor balance in saliva may modulate the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC).
  • These findings highlight the role of perireceptor events in taste perception variability.