Background: Although a series of cardiovascular risk factors have been recently identified, taurine deficiency has been demonstrated as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has been poorly investigated in patients with Cardiac Heart Failure (CHF).The aim of present study was to investigate response of the cardiovascular physiological and functional markers following the short-term tau...

Background: Type 2 diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in the world. Recently, it has been shown that the amino acid taurine can be effective in diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight weeks of taurine supplementation on myostatin, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance in soleus muscle tissue of male rats with type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods...

ABSTRACT           Background and Objectives: The incidence rate of esophageal cancer (EC) is high in north and northeast of Iran. Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid with a wide range of vital biological functions. The aim of this study was to compare plasma levels of taurine between patients with EC and healthy controls.    &...

Background and purpose: Acetaminophen that is used as an analgesic and antipyretic drug can induce severe hepatotoxicity in humans following accidental or intentional overdose. Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body that is not incorporated into proteins but is found as a free amino acid in the body. This study aimed at investigating the changes in plasma concentration of t...

  Background and purpose: Taurine has many biological functions such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and acts as a neurotransmitter. But its effects on the tau phosphorylated protein levels require further studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective and therapeutic effects of taurine on the level of tau phosphorylated protein in the hippocampus of rats tr...