Taurine 7

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Effect of Taurine on Protein Kinase C Isoforms: Role in Taurine’s Actions?....Pages 3-11
Taurine as the Nutritional Factor for the Longevity of the Japanese Revealed by a World-Wide Epidemiological Survey....Pages 13-25
Taurine-Mediated Cardioprotection is Greater When Administered upon Reperfusion than Prior to Ischemia....Pages 27-36
Vascular Modulation of Rat Aorta by Taurine....Pages 37-46
Modulation by Taurine of Human Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection....Pages 47-55
Taurine Suppresses Pressor Response Through the Inhibition of Sympathetic Nerve Activity and the Improvement in Baro-Reflex Sensitivity of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats....Pages 57-63
Beneficial Effect of Taurine Treatment Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Mice....Pages 65-74
Antihypertensive Effect of Taurine in Rat....Pages 75-84
Attenuating Action of Taurine and Labetalol on Cardiovascular Alterations by Pyridoxal-Isoproterenol, a Vitamin-Drug Interaction with Cardiopathologic Significance....Pages 85-93
Tool from Traditional Medicines is Useful for Health-Medication: Bezoar Bovis and Taurine....Pages 95-103
Mechanism of TauT in Protecting Against Cisplatin-Induced Kidney Injury (AKI)....Pages 105-112
TauT Protects Against Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Established in a TauT Transgenic Mice Model....Pages 113-122
Perinatal Taurine Depletion Increases Susceptibility to Adult Sugar-Induced Hypertension in Rats....Pages 123-133
Sex Dependent Effects of Perinatal Taurine Exposure on the Arterial Pressure Control in Adult Offspring....Pages 135-144
Perinatal Taurine Alters Arterial Pressure Control and Renal Function in Adult Offspring....Pages 145-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Taurine Protects Immature Cerebellar Granullar Neurons against Acute Alcohol Administration....Pages 159-167
Mechanism of Neuroprotective Function of Taurine....Pages 169-179
Taurine and Guanidinoethanesulfonic Acid (GES) Differentially Affects the Expression and Phosphorylation of Cellular Proteins in C6 Glial Cells....Pages 181-190
Taurine Improves Congestive Functions in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome....Pages 191-198
Functional Implication of Taurine in Aging....Pages 199-206
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Effects of Taurine on Anxiety-Like and Locomotor Behavior of Mice....Pages 207-215
Taurine Transporter in Lymphocytes of Patients with Major Depression Treated with Venlafaxine Plus Psychotherapy....Pages 217-224
Effect of Medium Osmolarity and Taurine on Neuritic Outgrowth from Goldfish Retinal Explants....Pages 225-231
Localization of Taurine Transporter, Taurine, and Zinc in Goldfish Retina....Pages 233-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Effects of Taurine Administration on Exercise....Pages 245-252
Characterization of Myogenic Differentiation under Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Taurine Treatment....Pages 253-261
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Dietary Taurine Attenuates Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-induced Experimental Colitis in Mice....Pages 265-271
Protective Effect of Taurine against Nitrosative Stress in the Stomach of Rat with Water Immersion Restraint Stress....Pages 273-283
Taurine Feeding Inhibits Bile Acid Absorption from the Ileum in Rats Fed a High Cholesterol and High Fat Diet....Pages 285-291
The Protective Effect of Taurine Against Hepatic Damage in a Model of Liver Disease and Hepatic Stellate Cells....Pages 293-303
Taurine Depletion by β-Alanine Inhibits Induction of Hepatotoxicity in Mice Treated Acutely with Carbon Tetrachloride....Pages 305-311
Effect of Taurine on Alcoholic Liver Disease in Rats....Pages 313-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Does Taurine Deficiency Cause Metabolic Bone Disease and Rickets in Polar Bear Cubs Raised in Captivity?....Pages 325-331
The Preventive Effect of Fermented Milk Supplement Containing Tomato Lycopersion Esculentum and Taurine on Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats....Pages 333-340
The Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Bone Mineral Density in Ovariectomized Rats....Pages 341-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Taurine Supplementation and Pancreatic Remodeling....Pages 353-358
The Effects of Taurine, Taurine Homologs and Hypotaurine on Cell and Membrane Antioxidative System Alterations Caused by Type 2 Diabetes in Rat Erythrocytes....Pages 359-368
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....Pages 369-379
Effect of PTP1B Inhibitors and Taurine on Blood Lipid Profiles in Adolescent Obesity....Pages 381-388
The Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Plasma and Liver Lipid in Ovariectomized Rats....Pages 389-395
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Comparative Studies on 24-hour Urinary Excretion in Japanese and Chinese Adults and Children – Need for Nutritional Education....Pages 399-405
Taurine Normalizes Blood Levels and Urinary Loss of Selenium, Chromium, and Manganese in Rats Chronically Consuming Alcohol....Pages 407-414
Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Levels of the Middle-Aged Korean Women....Pages 415-422
Correlations Between Dietary Taurine Intake and Life Stress in Korean College Students....Pages 423-428
Dietary Taurine and Nutrients Intake and Anthropometric and Body Composition Data by Abdominal Obesity in Korean Male College Students....Pages 429-435
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Taurine Haloamines and Heme Oxygenase-1 Cooperate in the Regulation of Inflammation and Attenuation of Oxidative Stress....Pages 439-450
Taurine Chloramine: A Possible Oxidant Reservoir....Pages 451-461
Production of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Phagocytes is Regulated by Taurine Chloramine....Pages 463-472
Taurine Chloramine Inhibits LPS-Induced Glucose Uptake....Pages 473-480
Inhibition of Apoptosis by Taurine in Macrophages Treated with Sodium Nitroprusside....Pages 481-489
Effect of Taurine on Antioxidant Enzyme System in B16F10 Melanoma Cells....Pages 491-499
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
Inhibition of Taurine Transport by Cyclosporin A is Due to Altered Surface Abundance of the Taurine Transporter and is Reversible....Pages 503-511
Downregulation of Taurine Transport by~Calcium Blockers in Osteoblast Cells....Pages 513-521
Involvement of Transcriptional Factor TonEBP in the Regulation of the Taurine Transporter in the Cardiomyocyte....Pages 523-532
Effects of Taurine on Cardiovascular and Autonomic Nervous Functions in Cold Exposed rats....Pages 533-540
Erratum....Pages E1-E2
Back Matter....Pages 541-545