Introduction Ingestion of nicotine by smoking, vaping, or other means elicits various effects
including reward, antinociception, and aversion due to irritation, bitter taste, and unpleasant …

Thousands start smoking or vaping daily, despite long-standing efforts by public health
authorities to curb initiation and use of nicotine containing products. Over the last 15 years …

Nicotine use is a leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, and most of those who
attempt to quit will relapse. While electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery …

Background Nicotine is a major oral irritant in smokeless tobacco products and has an
aversive taste. Mentholated smokeless tobacco products are highly popular, suggesting that …

This study evaluated the allelopathy, uptake and accumulation, and potential agricultural
and food safety risks of nicotine in broad bean (Vicia faba L.) during seed germination and …

Rationale Tobacco products are very addictive, partly because they contain nicotine which is
reinforcing, but also because they include appealing aromas and tastes. Flavor additives are …

Overconsumption of NaCl has been linked to increased hypertension-related morbidity.
Compounds that can enhance NaCl responses in taste cells could help reduce human NaCl …

Chronic cigarette smoking may influence chemosensory function, which in turn, may affect
cigarette usage. Because menthol in cigarettes can attenuate nicotine bitterness, choice of …

Bitter taste elicits an aversive reaction, and is believed to protect against consuming
poisons. Bitter molecules are detected by the Tas2r family of G-protein-coupled receptors …

Background: Nicotine is largely responsible for the initiation and maintenance of tobacco
dependence and contributes to a global health problem. Aims: This study characterizes …