Article
Tissue depletion of taurine accelerates skeletal muscle senescence and leads to early death in mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ito Takashi, Yoshikawa Natsumi, Inui Takaaki, Miyazaki Natsuko, Schaffer Stephen W, Azuma Junichi
Abstract excerpt
Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is found in milimolar concentrations in mammalian tissues. One of its main functions is osmoregulation; however, it also exhibits cytoprotective activity by diminishing injury caused by stress and disease. Taurine depletion is associated with several defects, many of which are found in the aging animal, suggesting that taurine might exert anti-aging actions. Therefore, in the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
