Taurine 7

Part I. Cardiovascular and Renal Effects of Taurine

1. Effect of Taurine on Protein Kinase C Isoforms: Role in Taurine’s Actions?
Takashi Ito, Viktor Pastukh, Viktoriya Solodushko, Junichi Azuma, Stephen W. Schaffer

2. Taurine as the Nutritional Factor for the Longevity of the Japanese Revealed by a World-Wide Epidemiological Survey
Yukio Yamori, Longjian Liu, Mari Mori, Miki Sagara, Shigeru Murakami, Yasuo Nara, Shunsaku Mizushima

3. Taurine-Mediated Cardioprotection is Greater When Administered upon Reperfusion than Prior to Ischemia
Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto, Takayuki Ueno, Yoshihumi Iguro, Goichi Yotsumoto, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Kazuo Nakamura, Ryuzo Sakata

4. Vascular Modulation of Rat Aorta by Taurine
Seiichiro Nishida, Hiroyasu Satoh

5. Modulation by Taurine of Human Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection
Hiroyasu Satoh, Jangmi Kang

6. Taurine Suppresses Pressor Response Through the Inhibition of Sympathetic Nerve Activity and the Improvement in Baro-Reflex Sensitivity of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Takuzo Hano, Miki Kasano, Hiromi Tomari, Naomi Iwane

7. Beneficial Effect of Taurine Treatment Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Mice
Takashi Ito, Satoko Muraoka, Kyoko Takahashi, Yasushi Fujio, Stephen W. Schaffer, Junichi Azuma

8. Antihypertensive Effect of Taurine in Rat
Jianmin Hu, Xingli Xu, Jiancheng Yang, Gaofeng Wu, Changmian Sun, Qiufeng Lv

9. Attenuating Action of Taurine and Labetalol on Cardiovascular Alterations by Pyridoxal-Isoproterenol, a Vitamin-Drug Interaction with Cardiopathologic Significance
Miteshkumar Acharya, Cesar A. Lau-Cam

10. Tool from Traditional Medicines is Useful for Health-Medication: Bezoar Bovis and Taurine
Kyoko Takahashi, Yuko Azuma, Shizu Kobayashi, Junichi Azuma, Koichi Takahashi, Stephen W. Schaffer, Masao Hattori, Tsuneo Namba

11. Mechanism of TauT in Protecting Against Cisplatin-Induced Kidney Injury (AKI)
Xiaobin Han, Russell W. Chesney

12. TauT Protects Against Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Established in a TauT Transgenic Mice Model
Xiaobin Han, Russell W. Chesney

13. Perinatal Taurine Depletion Increases Susceptibility to Adult Sugar-Induced Hypertension in Rats
Sanya Roysommuti, Atchariya Suwanich, Dusit Jirakulsomchok, J. Michael Wyss

14. Sex Dependent Effects of Perinatal Taurine Exposure on the Arterial Pressure Control in Adult Offspring
Sanya Roysommuti, Atchariya Suwanich, Wichaporn Lerdweeraphon, Atcharaporn Thaeomor, Dusit Jirakulsomchok, J. Michael Wyss

15. Perinatal Taurine Alters Arterial Pressure Control and Renal Function in Adult Offspring
Sanya Roysommuti, Wichaporn Lerdweeraphon, Pisamai Malila, Dusit Jirakulsomchok, J. Michael Wyss

Part II. Effect of Taurine on Brain and Retina

16. Taurine Protects Immature Cerebellar Granullar Neurons against Acute Alcohol Administration
Andrey G. Taranukhin, Elena Y. Taranukhina, Irina M. Djatchkova, Pirjo Saransaari, Markku Pelto-Huikko, Simo S. Oja

17. Mechanism of Neuroprotective Function of Taurine
Jang-Yen Wu, Heng Wu, Ying Jin, Jianning Wei, Di Sha, Howard Prentice, Hsin-Hsueh Lee, Chun-Hua Lin, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Ling-Ling Yang

18. Taurine and Guanidinoethanesulfonic Acid (GES) Differentially Affects the Expression and Phosphorylation of Cellular Proteins in C6 Glial Cells
Hemanta K. Sarkar, Thanh T. Tran, Rao Papineni

19. Taurine Improves Congestive Functions in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Abdeslem El Idrissi, Latifa Boukarrou, Carl Dokin, W. Ted Brown

20. Functional Implication of Taurine in Aging
Abdeslem El Idrissi, Latifa Boukarrou, Khrystyna Splavnyk, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Edward F. Meehan, William L’Amoreaux

21. Effects of Taurine on Anxiety-Like and Locomotor Behavior of Mice
Abdeslem El Idrissi, Latifa Boukarrou, Wally Heany, George Malliaros, Chaichan Sangdee, Lorenz Neuwirth

22. Taurine Transporter in Lymphocytes of Patients with Major Depression Treated with Venlafaxine Plus Psychotherapy
Fili Fazzino, Francisco Obregón, Margarita Morles, Andrés Rojas, Luis Arocha, Salvador Mata, Lucimey Lima

23. Effect of Medium Osmolarity and Taurine on Neuritic Outgrowth from Goldfish Retinal Explants
Lisbeth Cubillán, Francisco Obregón, Lucimey Lima

24. Localization of Taurine Transporter, Taurine, and Zinc in Goldfish Retina
Sonia Nusetti, Víctor Salazar Lucimey Lima

Part III. Effect of Taurine on Skeletal Muscle

25. Effects of Taurine Administration on Exercise
Yoshihisa Yatabe, Shumpei Miyakawa, Hajime Ohmori, Hajime Mishima Takako Adachi

26. Characterization of Myogenic Differentiation under Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Taurine Treatment
Hasuk Song, Hyemin Kim, Taesun Park, Dong-Hee Lee

Part IV. Gastroenteric and Hepatic Effects of Taurine

27. Dietary Taurine Attenuates Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-induced Experimental Colitis in Mice
Makoto Shimizu, Zhaohui Zhao, Yoko Ishimoto, Hideo Satsu

28. Protective Effect of Taurine against Nitrosative Stress in the Stomach of Rat with Water Immersion Restraint Stress
Ning Ma, Takeshi Sasaki, Hiromi Sakata-Haga, Ken-ichi Ohta, Ming Gao, Shosuke Kawanishi, Yoshihiro Fukui

29. Taurine Feeding Inhibits Bile Acid Absorption from the Ileum in Rats Fed a High Cholesterol and High Fat Diet
Naomichi Nishimura, Tatsuro Yamamoto, Toru Ota

30. The Protective Effect of Taurine Against Hepatic Damage in a Model of Liver Disease and Hepatic Stellate Cells
Teruo Miyazaki, Bernard Bouscarel, Tadashi Ikegami, Akira Honda, Yasushi Matsuzaki

31. Taurine Depletion by ß-Alanine Inhibits Induction of Hepatotoxicity in Mice Treated Acutely with Carbon Tetrachloride
Dalwoong Choi, Sun Ju Kim, Do Young Kwon, Sun Young Lee, Young Chul Kim

32. Effect of Taurine on Alcoholic Liver Disease in Rats
Gaofeng Wu, Jiancheng Yang, Changmian Sun, Xinhong Luan, Jiao Shi, Jianmin Hu

Part V. Effect of Taurine on Bone

33. Does Taurine Deficiency Cause Metabolic Bone Disease and Rickets in Polar Bear Cubs Raised in Captivity?
Russell W. Chesney, Gail E. Hedberg, Quinton R. Rogers, Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Bruce E. Hollis, Andrew Derocher, Magnus Andersen

34. The Preventive Effect of Fermented Milk Supplement Containing Tomato Lycopersion Esculentum and Taurine on Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats
Sun Hee Cheong, Kyung Ja Chang

35. The Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Bone Mineral Density in Ovariectomized Rats
Mi-Ja Choi, Nancy M. DiMarco

Part VI. Effect of Taurine on Diabetes and Obesity

36. Taurine Supplementation and Pancreatic Remodeling
Abdeslem El Idrissi, Latifa Boukarrou, William L’Amoreaux

37. The Effects of Taurine, Taurine Homologs and Hypotaurine on Cell and Membrane Antioxidative System Alterations Caused by Type 2 Diabetes in Rat Erythrocytes
Davekanand Gossai, Cesar A. Lau-Cam

38. The Effects of Taurine, Hypotaurine, and Taurine Homologs on Erythrocyte Morphology, Membrane Fluidity and Cytoskeletal Spectrin Alterations Due to Diabetes, Alcoholism and Diabetes-Alcoholism in the Rat
Davekanand Gossai, Cesar A. Lau-Cam

39. Effect of PTP1B Inhibitors and Taurine on Blood Lipid Profiles in Adolescent Obesity
Sun Hee Cheong, Hyeongjin Cho, Kyung Ja Chang

40. The Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Plasma and Liver Lipid in Ovariectomized Rats
Mi-Ja Choi, Kyung Ja Chang

Part VII. Potential Therapeutic effects of Taurine

41. Comparative Studies on 24-hour Urinary Excretion in Japanese and Chinese Adults and Children – Need for Nutritional Education
Mari Mori, Jin-Wen Xu, Hideki Mori, Cheng Feng Ling, Guo Hong Wei, Yukio Yamori

42. Taurine Normalizes Blood Levels and Urinary Loss of Selenium, Chromium, and Manganese in Rats Chronically Consuming Alcohol
Taesun Park, Keunsook Cho, Sung-Hee Park, Dong-Hee Lee, Ha Won Kim

43. Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Levels of the Middle-Aged Korean Women
Chang Soon Ahn

44. Correlations Between Dietary Taurine Intake and Life Stress in Korean College Students
Min Jung Sung, Kyung Ja Chang

45. Dietary Taurine and Nutrients Intake and Anthropometric and Body Composition Data by Abdominal Obesity in Korean Male College Students
Min Jung Sung, Kyung Ja Chang

Part VIII. Taurine as an Antioxidant; Role in Immune System and Other Tissues

46. Taurine Haloamines and Heme Oxygenase-1 Cooperate in the Regulation of Inflammation and Attenuation of Oxidative Stress
Janusz Marcinkiewicz, Maria Walczewska, Rafal Olszanecki, Malgorzata Bobek, Rafal Biedron, Józef Dulak, Alicja Józkowicz, Ewa Kontny, Wlodzimierz Maslinski

47. Taurine Chloramine: A Possible Oxidant Reservoir
Tetsuya Ogino, Tin Aung Than, Mutsumi Hosako, Michitaka Ozaki, Masako Omori, Shigeru Okada

48. Production of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Phagocytes is Regulated by Taurine Chloramine
Chaekyun Kim, Young-Nam Cha

49. Taurine Chloramine Inhibits LPS-Induced Glucose Uptake
Chaekyun Kim, Seongtag Kim

50. Inhibition of Apoptosis by Taurine in Macrophages Treated with Sodium Nitroprusside
So Young Kim, Taesun Park, Ha Won Kim

51. Effect of Taurine on Antioxidant Enzyme System in B16F10 Melanoma Cells
Jisun Yu, An Keun Kim

Part IX. Regulation of the Taurine Transporter

52. Inhibition of Taurine Transport by Cyclosporin A is Due to Altered Surface Abundance of the Taurine Transporter and is Reversible
Thanh T. Tran, Xiaojun Qian, Cynthia Edwards, Hemanta K. Sarkar

53. Downregulation of Taurine Transport by~Calcium Blockers in Osteoblast Cells
Young-Sook Kang

54. Involvement of Transcriptional Factor TonEBP in the Regulation of the Taurine Transporter in the Cardiomyocyte
Takashi Ito, Yasushi Fujio, Stephen W. Schaffer, Junichi Azuma

55. Effects of Taurine on Cardiovascular and Autonomic Nervous Functions in Cold Exposed rats
Masayoshi Kuwahara, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Koichi Ito, Hirokazu Tsubone

Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000