Jennifer Pluznick: You smell with your body, not just your nose
Jennifer Pluznick: Cheiramos com o corpo, não apenas com o nariz
Jennifer Pluznick is on a mission to find out more about olfactory and other sensory receptors. Full bio
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do you think you can smell,
pensam que podem cheirar
detect up to one trillion different odors.
de odores diferentes.
machinery to make it happen.
molecular que o permite.
to be activated by the odor,
serem ativados por um cheiro,
like all vertebrates,
tal como todos os vertebrados,
to genes for different olfactory receptors
para os diferentes recetores olfativos
outro tipo de proteínas.
be doing something else
fazem outra coisa qualquer
uncovered the molecular identity
dos recetores olfativos
led to a Nobel Prize.
um Prémio Nobel.
were only found in the nose.
se encontravam apenas no nariz.
quando muito,
receptor expressed in a tissue
olfativos expressos num tecido
are found all over the body,
se encontram por todo o corpo,
unexpected places --
act as sensitive chemical sensors
agem como sensores químicos sensitivos
our sense of smell.
a nossa sensação de cheiro.
as sensitive chemical sensors
como sensores químicos sensitivos
detect the aroma of your morning coffee
pode detetar o aroma do café da manhã,
your morning coffee,
o café da manhã,
the change in concentration
a carga na concentração
through your bloodstream.
na corrente sanguínea.
use chemical sensors,
no corpo usam sensores químicos
of hormones, metabolites
de hormonas, de metabólitos
are olfactory receptors.
são recetores olfativos.
químico especializado
of a specific molecule,
uma molécula específica
found outside the nose
encontrado fora do nariz
express an olfactory receptor,
contém um recetor olfativo
will seek out the chemical
procurará o químico
will swim toward the ligand.
nadará para o ligante.
with the highest ligand concentration?
em que há a maior concentração de ligante?
because it clearly demonstrates
porque demonstra claramente
is to be a chemical sensor,
é ser um sensor químico
nos apercebemos de um cheiro,
implicated in muscle cell migration,
na migração das células musculares,
and respond to inhaled chemicals,
e reagirem a químicos inalados
to be found only in the tongue,
estavam apenas na língua,
in cells and tissues throughout the body.
em células e tecidos em todo o corpo.
que os recetores da luz, nos olhos,
also play a role in our blood vessels.
nos vasos sanguíneos.
of olfactory receptors and taste receptors
o papel dos recetores olfativos
no contexto dos rins.
control center for homeostasis.
fundamental para a homeostase.
control center would be a logical place
homeostático seja um local lógico
of different olfactory and taste receptors
recetores olfativos e gustativos nos rins.
in cells and tissues
em células e tecidos
in the regulation of blood pressure.
na regulação da pressão arterial.
was found to respond
que este recetor reage
short-chain fatty acids
ácidos gordos de cadeia curta
that reside in your gut --
que residem nos intestinos
by your gut microbiota,
pelo nosso bioma intestinal,
into your bloodstream
na corrente sanguínea
interact with receptors
in metabolism of your gut microbiota
no metabolismo do microbioma intestinal
of different olfactory and taste receptors
olfativos e gustativos no rim,
to tease out their different functions
as suas diferentes funções
each of them responds to.
cada um deles reage.
for many other organs and tissues --
para muitos outros órgãos e tecidos
has been studied to date.
tem sido estudada até à data.
of the scope of influence
do âmbito da influência
to change our understanding
de alterar a nossa compreensão
of something we're following.
qualquer coisa no que fazemos.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jennifer Pluznick - PhysiologistJennifer Pluznick is on a mission to find out more about olfactory and other sensory receptors.
Why you should listen
Jennifer Pluznick's fascination with understanding how interactions at the molecular level affect functions at the organismal level led her to pursue a Ph.D. in renal physiology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. While researching kidney disease as part of her postdoc at Yale University, Pluznick came across scent receptors in the kidney. She initially wrote off this surprising finding as a fluke, but after taking a second look, she realized how important this discovery could be for understanding kidney function. Since 2010, Pluznick and her lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have researched the role of the olfactory signaling system. Most recently, they’ve found a possible connection between the bacteria in your gut and how your kidney manages blood pressure.
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