This is the PDF eBook version for Taurine 8 – Volume 1 – The Nervous System, Immune System, Diabetes and the Cardiovascular System by Abdeslem El Idrissi, William J. L’Amoreaux
Table of Contents
There is a Taurine-Linked Disease Known As Melas.- Taurine And Hearty Topics.- Taurine Regulation Of Peripheral Hemodynamics.- Regulation Of Taurine Release By Neurotransmitter Receptors.- Neuropsychopharmacological Actions Of Taurine.- Neuro-Protective Mechanism Of Taurine – Role Of Endoplasmic Reticulum.- Differential Regulation Of Taut By Vitamin D3 And Retinoic Acid Via Vdr/Rxr In Llc-Pk1 And Mcf-7 Cells.- Are Taurine Haloamines (Taucl And Taubr) Good Candidates For The Treatment Of Biofilm–Associated Infections?.- Comparative Evaluation Of Taurine And Thiotaurine As Protectants Against Experimental Diabetes-Induced Nephropathy In A Rat Model.- The Mechanism of Taurine Protection against Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Stroke Related Conditions in Primary Neuronal Cell Culture.- Direct interaction of taurine with the NMDA glutamate receptor sub-type via multiple mechanisms.- Perinatal taurine exposure affects patterns of autonomic nerve activity in adult male rats.- Lethality of taurine and alcohol co-administration in 7-day-old, adult and old mice.- Metabotropic effect of taurine regulation of potassium channels via 5-HT2A serotonin receptors.- Changes in gene expression at inhibitory synapses in response to taurine treatment.- Effects of Acute vs. Chronic Taurine Treatment on Context Fear Aversive Conditioning in Mice.- Taurine exerts robust protection against hypoxia and glucose deprivation in human neuroblastoma cell culture.- Perinatal taurine supplementation affects neural control of arterial pressure via estrogen receptors in adult female rats.- Gender specific effects of taurine on cardiovascular function.- Taurine affects release of insulin and GABA in Hit-T15 ß cell line via calcium flux.- Taurine ameliorates hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia by reducing insulin resistance and leptin level in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rats with long duration of diabetes.- Preventive Roles of Taurine in Alloxan-Induced Diabetes.- Renin-angiotensin system and estrogen attenuates glucose-insulin dysregulation in adult female rats that are perinatally depleted of taurine.- Mechanism underlying calcium-dependent contractile defect in taurine transporter knockout heart.- The role of taurine deficiency under stress in cardiac and skeletal muscles: A study in taurine transporter gene knockout mice.- Effect of taurine chloramine on differentiation of human preadipocytes into adipocytes, and expression of adipokines in differentiated adipocytes.- Taurine chloramine increases HO-1 expression and activity by promoting Nrf2 activation via oxidative modification of Keap1.- Protection of cells from oxidative stress-induced cytotoxicity and resolution of inflammation by taurine chloramine.- Reduced placental taurine transporter (TauT) activity in pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity and pre-eclampsia.- The physiological role of taurine during fish development – relevant aspects for the aquaculture industry.- Taurine and fish nutrition: where do we stand on the use of this mythical molecule?.- Gestational taurine availability and fetal programming of metabolism in C57BL/6 mice.- Taurine and mitochondrial bioenergetics.- The ability of taurine as a marker for the identification of natural Calculus Bovis and its substitutes.- Effect of arsenic on the expressions of thyroid hormone receptor genes in mice brains and protection of taurine.- Effects of taurine on iNOS-dependent DNA damage in heavy exercise skeletal muscle by inhibiting NF-B signaling pathway.- Knockdown of TauT expression impairs human embryonic kidney 293 cell development.- Effect of arsenic on the expressions of thyroid hormone receptor genes in mice brains and protection of taurine.- Perspective on taurine research.- Monoaminergic activity is increased following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but less is known about amino acids.- ToC, cont’d.