Taurine is involved in energy metabolism in muscles, adipose tissue, and the liver

C Wen, F Li, L Zhang, Y Duan, Q Guo… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Energy metabolism is a basic and general process, by which the body acquires and uses
energy to maintain normal function, and taurine plays a vital role in energy metabolism …

Role of taurine in the pathogenesis of obesity

S Murakami - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Taurine is a sulfur‐containing amino acid that is present in mammalian tissues in millimolar
concentrations. Taurine is involved in a diverse array of biological and physiological …

Versatile triad alliance: bile acid, taurine and microbiota

K Duszka - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taurine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body, and is mainly derived from the
diet, but can also be produced endogenously from cysteine. It plays multiple essential roles …

Taurine supplements in high-fat diets improve survival of juvenile Monopterus albus by reducing lipid deposition and intestinal damage

Y Shi, L Zhong, H Zhong, J Zhang, C Che, G Fu, Y Hu… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
A 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of the addition of taurine to a
high-fat diet on growth performance, lipid deposition, antioxidant ability, and intestinal health …

Taurine supplementation reduces oxidative stress and protects the liver in an iron-overload murine model

Z Zhang, D Liu, B Yi, Z Liao… - Molecular …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
We previously demonstrated that iron overload induces liver damage by causing the
formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Taurine is a potent free radical scavenger that …

Taurine-mediated browning of white adipose tissue is involved in its anti-obesity effect in mice

YY Guo, BY Li, WQ Peng, L Guo, QQ Tang - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Taurine, a nonprotein amino acid, is widely distributed in almost all animal tissues. Ingestion
of taurine helps to improve obesity and its related metabolic disorders. However, the …

The physiological and pathophysiological roles of taurine in adipose tissue in relation to obesity

S Murakami - Life Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. It is
established that obesity is a state of low-grade chronic inflammation, which is characterized …

Anti-obesity effect of taurine through inhibition of adipogenesis in white fat tissue but not in brown fat tissue in a high-fat diet-induced obese mouse model

KS Kim, MJ Jang, S Fang, SG Yoon, IY Kim, JK Seong… - Amino Acids, 2019 - Springer
This study was conducted to evaluate the anti-obesity effects of long-term taurine
supplementation in a mild obese ICR mouse model and to study the mechanism by which …

Modulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production and activity by taurine and taurine-conjugated bile acids

DM Guizoni, JF Vettorazzi, EM Carneiro, AP Davel - Nitric Oxide, 2020 - Elsevier
Taurine is a semiessential amino acid found at high concentrations in mammalian plasma
and cells, where it regulates cellular functions such as ion flux, controls cell volume and …

The molecular targets of taurine confer anti-hyperlipidemic effects

Y Dong, X Li, Y Liu, J Gao, J Tao - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Hyperlipidemia, an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, is regarded as a lipid
metabolism disorder associated with elevated plasma triglyceride and/or cholesterol …