Taurine 12

​Stephen W. Schaffer is professor emeritus in Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama.  Abdeslem EI Idrissi is a professor in College of Staten Island, Center for Developmental Neuroscience, City University of New York. Shigeru Murakami is a professor of Biotechnology in the Department of Bioscience at Fukui Prefectural University, Japan.

• 1. The disease-modifying role of taurine and its therapeutic potential in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).- 2. Examination of taurine chloramine and taurine on LPS-induced acute pulmonary inflammation in mice.- 3. Synergism between taurine and dexamethasone in anti-inflammatory response in LPS-activated macrophages.-  4. Regulation of CXCR4 expression by taurine in macrophage-like cells.- 5. Taurine chloramine inhibits leukocyte migration by suppressing actin polymerization and extracellular signal regulated kinase.- 6. Taurine alleviates LPS-induced acute lung injury by suppressing TLR-4/NFKB pathway.- 7. Intervention effect of taurine on LPS-induced intestinal mechanical barrier injury in piglets.- 8. Current opinion on the therapeutic capacity of taurine containing halogen derivatives in infectious and inflammatory diseases.- 9. Taurine and N-bromotaurine in topical treatment of psoriasis.- 10.  Taurine deficiency in tissues aggravates radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome.- 11. Taurine and its anti-cancer functions: In vivo and in vitro study.- 12. Taurine supplementation inhibits the expression of Atrogin-1 and MuRF-1, protein degradation marker genes, in skeletal muscle of C26-induced cachexia mouse model.- 13.  Bioavailability of tauropine after oral ingestion in mouse.- 14. Taurine prevents liver injury by reducing oxidative stress and cytochrome c mediated apoptosis in broilers under low temperature.- 15. Effects of taurine on serum indexes of broilers with chronic heat stress.- 16.   Antioxidant effect of taurine on chronic heat stressed broilers.- 17.  Grading of Japanese diet intakes by 24-hour urine analysis of taurine and soy isoflavones in relation to cardiovascular risks.- 18. Perinatal taurine supplementation preserves the benefits of dynamic exercise training on cardiovascular and metabolic functions and prevents organ damage in adult male exercised rats.- 19. Impaired bile acid synthesis in a taurine-deficient cat model.- 20. Characterization of bone tissue and bone morphology in taurine transporter knockout mice.- 21. Blood taurine dynamics in captive lions: relationship with feed and bile acid composition.- 22. Taurine ameliorates apoptosis via Akt pathway in the kidney of diabetic rats.- 23. Taurine ameliorates oxidative stress in spinal cords of diabetic rats via Keap-Nrf2 signaling.- 24.  Assessment of in vitro tests as predictors of the antioxidant effects of insulin, metformin and taurine in the brain of diabetic rats.- 25. Potential binding sites for taurine on the insulin receptor: A molecular docking study.- 26. Dietary protein modulates the efficacy of taurine supplementation on adaptive islet function and morphology in obesity.- 27. Taurine and exercise: Synergistic effects on adipose tissue metabolism and inflammatory processes in obesity.- 28. The taurine conjugated bile acid (TUDCA) normalizes insulin secretion in pancreatic b-cells exposed to fatty acids: Role of mitochondrial metabolism.- 29. Effect of taurine on the regulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle.- 30. Differences between physiological and pharmacological actions of taurine.- 31.   Taurine and the brain.- 32. Electrophysiological evidence for anti-epileptic property of taurine.- 33.  Observation of acupuncture effects on the expression of taurine transporter and taurine in the senescence-accelerated mouse brain: A pilot study.- 34.  The regulatory effects of taurine on neurogenesis and apoptosis of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of rats.- 35.  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor potentiates entorhinal-dentate but not hippocampus CA1 pathway in adult male rats: A mechanism of taurine-modulated BDNF on learning and memory.-  36. Influences of taurine pharmacodynamics and sex on active avoidance learning and memory.- 37. The effects of dietary taurine-containing jelly supplementation on cognitive function and memory ability of the elderly with subjective cognitive decline.- 38. Effects of dietary taurine-containing jelly supplementation on academic-related characteristics and academic achievement in Korean college entrance examinees: a pilot study.- 39. Improvement in willingness to purchase taurine-containing jelly needs high degrees of interest and preference: focused on Korean college students.- 40.   Positive eusocial impacts on ants by taurine derivatives.- 41. Taurine prevents AFB1-induced renal injury by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis.- 42. Taurine-derived compounds produce anxiolytic effects in rats following developmental lead exposure.- 43.   Developmental lead exposure in rats causes sex-dependent changes in neurobiological and anxiety-like behaviors that are improved by taurine co-treatment.- 44. In vivo sex-dependent effects of perinatal Pb2+ exposure on pilocarpine-induced seizure susceptibility and taurine neuropharmacology.- 45.  Taurine prevents LPS-induced liver injury in weaned piglets.