"TNF-alpha produced by taste cells may function as a physiologic or pathological mediator in...inflammation." http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

Some microbe molecules directly cause an inflammatory reaction in taste cells. http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

"TNF-alpha and its mRNA are significantly up-regulated in taste tissues of mice receiving systemic LPS"." http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

"Can TNF-alpha expressing taste cells respond to microbial-derived molecules, such as LPS?" http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

"Inflammatory activators, such as lipopolysaccharides from bacteria can affect taste progenitor cell regeneration." http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

Some "taste cells selectively express high levels of the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha." http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

"Immune cells, such a T-cells and macrophages, are rarely found in taste buds." http://t.co/cBs4rNBmC5

Expression and Secretion of TNF-α in Mouse Taste Buds: A Novel Function of a Specific Subset of Type II Taste Ce... http://t.co/JW91FXAF

Expression and Secretion of TNF-α in Mouse Taste Buds: A Novel Function of a Specific Subset of Type II Taste Ce... http://t.co/UHjkakyp

Expression and Secretion of TNF-α in Mouse Taste Buds: A Novel Function of a Specific Subset of Type II Taste Ce... http://t.co/BC0TfA7I

Expression and Secretion of TNF-α in Mouse Taste Buds: A Novel Function of a Specific Subset of Type II Taste Cells http://t.co/Kyk7u0Es