• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2006

This study investigated the effect of dietary taurine supplementation on the plasma and liver lipid concentrations in lats fed a cholesterol free diet Twenty male-Sprague-Dawley rats(body weight $200{\pm}10g$) were divided into two groups, the control and taurine group(2% taurine supplemented in their diet). All the rats were fed on the experimental diet and deionized water for 6 weeks libitum. There were no significant differences body weight gain, food intake and the food efficiency ratio between the control and experimental groups. The rats fed the taurine diet had a significantly lower triglyceride and AI(athrogenic index) than those fed the control diet The liver total cholesterol (p<0.05) and triglyceride levels(p<0.01) were significantly lower in the rats fed the taurine diet than in those fed the control diet. These results suggest a possible role of taurine as a hypolipidemic agent in male rats fed a cholesterol free diet.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.825-833
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• 2002

The effects of dietary supplementation of Eleutherococcus senticosus, taurine and carnitine on maximal endurance exercise performance along with other related parameters were evaluated in rats that underwent aerobic exercise training for 6 weeks. Thirty-two male rats (4 weeks old) were randomly divided into 4 groups, and fed experimental diets and/or aerobic exercise trained according to the protocol: SC (sedentary control group), EC (exercise-trained control group), EE (exercise-trained Eleutherococcus senticosus-supplemented group), and EETC (exercise-trained Eleutherococcus senticosus, taurine and carnitine-supplemented group). The food efficiency ratio of EC rats was significantly lower than the value for SC rats (p < 0.01). Exercise-trained control animals (92 $\pm$ 8.8 min) could run significantly longer until exhausted on the treadmill than sedentary control rats (11 $\pm$ 0.8 min) (p < 0.001). Animals fed an Eleutherococcus senticosus-supplemented diet, and an Eleuthherococcus sonticosus, taurine and carnitine- supplemented diet while undergoing aerobic exercise training for 6 weeks exhibited, respectively, 8 and 5 minutes longer running performance until exhausted than the rats fed the control diet. The gastrocnemius muscle glycogen concentration of the rats, measured at 48 hours post maximal exercise performance test, was 43% higher in EC rats than the value for SC rats (p < 0.05), but was not different among EC, EE, and EETC rats. The mitochondrial citrate synthase activity of the soleus muscle was significantly higher in EC rats compared to the value for SC rats (p < 0.01), and showed a tendency to increase, without statistical significance, in EE or EETC rats compared to the value for EC rats. These results indicate that aerobic exercise training for 6 weeks significantly improved maximal exercise performance, muscle glycogen content along with citrate synthase activity, which are important in the energy metabolism of muscle under aerobic exercise. Dietary supplementation of Eleutherococcus senticosus in rats while undergoing aerobic exercise training improved maximal endurance exercise performance without significantly affecting muscle glycogen content and enzyme activities involved in energy metabolism during exercise. Taurine and carnitine supplementation failed to show an additive effect on maximal endurance exercise performance when consumed along with Eleutherococcus senticosus.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2009

Taurine supplementation has been shown to have a beneficial effect on femur bone mineral content in ovariectomized rats. It therefore seemed desirable to find out whether the beneficial effect of taurine on ovariectomized rats fed calcium deficient diet could also be reproduced. Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups, One group was OVX and the other group received sham operation (SHAM), and received either control diet or a taurine supplemented diet for 6 weeks. All rats were fed on calcium deficient diet (AIN-93: 50% level of calcium) and deionized water. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) were measured in spine and femur. The serum and urine concentrations of calcium and phosphorus were determined, Bone formation was measured by serum osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) concentrations, Bone resorption rate was measured by deoxypyridinoline (DPD) crosslinks immunoassay and corrected for creatinine. Urinary calcium and phosphorus excretion, osteocalcin in blood and cross link value were not significantly different among the groups. Within the OVX group, the taurine supplemented group had not higher femur bone mineral content than the control group. This study established the need for a study on the taurine effect on bone with different calcium levels.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.23.1-23.10
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• 2019

Background: Taurine is a conditional essential amino acid for fish. A study was conducted to investigate the compensating effect of supplemental taurine in diets for red seabream (Pagrus major) on impaired growth performance by fish meal (FM) replacement with soybean meal (SM) at low water temperature (14.15 ± 1.95 ℃). Methods: A FM-based diet was considered as a high FM diet and three other experimental diets were formulated to replace FM with SM by 20, 35, or 50% (HFM, SM20, SM35, or SM50, respectively) without taurine and other four diets were formulated by adding 1% taurine to the diets (HFM-T, SM20-T, SM35-T, or SM50-T, respectively). Triplicate groups of fish (108.9 ± 1.58 g/fish) were distributed into 24 polyvinyl circular tanks (215 L) with 20 fish per tank and fed one of the diets to satiation for 20 weeks. Results: Growth performance and feed utilization of red seabream were significantly improved by the dietary taurine supplementation. SM20-T and SM35-T diets increased fish growth that are comparable to HFM diet. Feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and protein efficiency ratio of fish fed SM20-T and SM35-T diets were not significantly different from those of HFM group. Dietary taurine supplementation in each FM replaced group numerically increased innate immunity of the fish. Lysozyme and superoxide dismutase activities were significantly decreased in fish fed SM35, SM50, and SM50-T diets compared to those of fish fed HFM diet while they were not significantly lower in SM20, SM20-T, SM35, and SM35-T groups. Glutathione peroxidase activity was significantly lower in fish group fed SM50 diet while SM50-T group did not significantly lower compared to that of HFM group. The relative expression level of hepatic IGF-1 mRNA was improved in fish fed taurine-supplemented diets compared to their respective SM diets. Conclusions: Growth performance and feed utilization of red seabream can be accelerated or restored by 1% taurine supplementation when they are fed high level of SM up to 35% in diets during low water temperature season.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2016

본 연구는 고온 스트레스 하에 타우린 첨가가 육계의 간에서 heat shock protein 70(hsp 70) 및 cell free system 상태에서 단백질 합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 공시동물은 1일령 육계 120수를 2주간 사육 후, 대조(CO, $24^{\circ}C$)와 고온스트레스 처리($34^{\circ}C$)에서 타우린을 공급하지 않은 처리구(HO)와 타우린 0.1%를 공급한 처리구(HT)로 나누어 3처리 4반복, 반복 당 10수씩 배치하였다. 고온 스트레스는 3, 6, 9, 12일간 진행하였다. 최종 체중과 간 무게는 HO와 HT가 CO보다 유의적으로 낮았다(P<0.05). 그러나 타우린을 첨가한 HT은 HO보다 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 육계 간에서 hsp70 발현은 HO가 CO와 HT보다 유의적으로 높았으나(P<0.05), CO와 HT는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. In vitro 실험에서 고온 및 타우린은 21일령 육계 간의 총 단백질 합성률에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 따라서 타우린 섭취가 in vivo 육계의 성장에서 고온 스트레스를 완화시키지만, 생체 내의 단백질 합성에 직접적인 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 보이며, 이러한 결과는 타우린이 다양한 생리학적 기전을 통해 단백질 turnover 대사에 간접적으로 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1310-1317
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• 2003

본 논문은 타우린 및 콜레스테롤이 체내 항산화체계 및 지질과산화물농도에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 흰쥐를 대상으로 콜레스테롤(1.5%) 및 타우린(1.5%)이 첨가된 식이로 5주간 사육하였으며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫 번째로 혈장의 MDA 농도는 콜레스테롤 또는 타우린 첨가에 의해 유의한 영향을 받지 않은 반면, 간조직의 MDA 농도는 HCD군에서 CD군에 비해 70% 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.05). 고콜레스테롤식이에 타우린을 첨가해 준 결과 간조직의 지질과산화물 농도가 HCD군에 비해 유의하게 감소한 반면(p<0.05),콜레스테롤을 섭취하지 않는 상태에서 타우린을 첨가한 HTD군의 경우에는 간조직 MDA 농도가 대조군(CD)과 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않아 식이내 타우린 첨가가 간의 지질과산화물 농도에 미치는 영향은 콜레스테롤 섭취수준에 의해 그 결과가 상이하게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 두 번째, 혈장 및 간조직 의 GSH-Px 활성 은 식이내 콜레스테롤 및 타우린 첨가에 의해 유의한 영향을 받지 않았다. 간조직의 총SOD활성은 타우린 첨가에 의해 감소되었으며 (p<0.05), HTD군에서 CD군에 비해 유의하게 감소하였고 (p<0.05), HCHTD군의 경우에는 HCD군에 비해 감소하는 경향을 보였으나, 통계적 유의성은 나타나지 않았다. 세 번째, 혈장 및 간조직의 지질과산화물농도, 항산화효소 활성, 콜레스테롤 및 타우린농도와의 상관관계를 평가한 결과, 혈장 총콜레스테롤농도는 간조직의 콜레스테롤농도와 매우 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.712 p<0.001). 혈장(r=0.399, p < 0.05) 또는 간조직의 콜레스테롤농도(r=0.429, p <0.05)는 간조직의 MDA농도와 유의한 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 혈장 타우린농도는 간조직의 GSH-Px 활성과는 유의하지는 않지만 음의 상관관계(r=-0.188, p > 0.05)를, 그리고 간조직의 SOD활성과는 유의적인 음의 상관관계(r=-0.481,p < 0.01)를 나타냈다. 한편, 간조직의 총 SOD 활성은 간조직의 GSH-Px 활성과 유의한 양의 상관관계 (r=0.554, p<0.001)를 나타내, 두가지 항산화효소의 활성이 서로 밀접하게 연관되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 콜레스테롤이 산화촉진제로 작용하여 조직의 지질과산화가 촉진된 상황에서 타우린의 보충섭취가 간조직의 SOD 활성을 감소시키고 MDA 수준을 유의하게 감소시킨 본 연구의 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 산화적 손상을 초래하지 않는 안전한 혈중 지질저하제로서 타우린의 이용 가능성이 전망된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2002

타우린 첨가가 복강지방 및 간과 혈청 중 콜레스테롤 농도에 미치는 영향을 육계 수컷병아리에서 조사하였다. 1일령 병아리를 사료에 타우린을 첨가하지 않은 대조구와 1% 그리고 2%를 첨가한 3가지 시험구에 균일하게 분포시켰다. 2% 타우린 첨가 시 육계의 증체량은 6% 감소하였으나, 사료효율은 처리구간 차이가 없었다. 간 중량과 체중대비 간 중량도 처리구간 차이가 없었으나, 복강지방은 1%와 2% 타우린 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 14%와 20% 낮았다. 혈청 중 중성지방, glucose, GOT, 및 GPT 농도는 처리구간 차이가 없었으나, 혈청 중 총 콜레스테롤 농도는 1%와 2% 타우린 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 10%와 12% 증가하였다. HDL-콜레스테롤 역시 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 20%와 34% 높았다. 간의 총 콜레스테롤 농도는 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 9%와 13% 낮았으며, 간의 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 역시 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 20%와 38% 낮았다. 본 연구의 결과는 타우린 첨가가 육계의 복강지방의 축적을 억제시키며 콜레스테롤 대사에 영향을 미친다는 것을 보여준다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to determine the dose effects of taurine supplementation and effects of taurine depletion in diabetic rats. Sprague-Dawley male rats were fed the purified diets and supplemented with 1, 2 or 3% taurine in drinking water for 7 weeks(E1, E2 and E3, respectively). To induce taurine depletion, rats were treated with 5% $\beta$-alanine in drinkeng water (EA). Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin injection(50mg/kg B.W) after 3 weeks. Taurine-depleted diabetic rats(EA)had significantly lower body weight compared to those of nondiabetic(CO), nontaurine-supplemented diabetic(E0) and taurine-supplemented diabetic rats(E1, E2 and E3). E0 had significantly higher food intake compared to that of CO and EA. E1, E2 and E3, however, had significantly lower food intake compared to that of E0, and E3 had significantly lower food intake compared to that of E1 and E2. E0 had significantly higher water intake compare to that of CO and EA. EI had significantly lower water intake compared to that of E0. Blood glucose concentration of E0 was significantly increased compared to that of CO and EA. E2 and E3 had significantly lower blood glucose concentration compared to E0 and E1. Also there was a dose effect in blood glucose concentration between E2 and E3. The total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol concentrations of EA were significantly increased compared to those of other groups. Therefore, it may be suggested that taurine supplementation is necessary for diabetes in order to prevent diabetic complications such as cardiac vascular diseases.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 1995

Essential and non-essential amino acids supplemented to culture medium stimulate mammalian embryo development in vitro. Amino acids such as glycine, taurine and alanine are concentrated in the lumen of oviduct and uterus and it can he thought that these amino acids may have physiological role on fertilization and embryo development. Our aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of essential and non-essential amino acids, taurine or glycine supplemented to fertilization medium on the cleavage and subsequent in vitro development of bovine oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro. Immature oocytes were obtained from slaughtered Holstein cows and heifers and matured in TCM199 containing 10% fetal calf serum, 2.5 $\mu$g /mL of FSH and LH and 1 $\mu$g / mL of estradiol with granulosa cells in vitro. After maturation, oocytes were coincubated with sperm in fertilization medium supplemented with Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) essential and non-essential amino acids, taurine (3.75 mM) or glycine (10 mM) for 30 hours in vitro. Inseminated oocytes were cultured in synthetic oviduct fluid medium (SOEM) containing MEM essential, non-essential amino acids and 1 mM glutarnine up to 8 days after fertilization.Supplementation of fertilization medium with MEM essential and non-essential amino acids lowered significantly (p<0.05 and p<0.001) the cleavage rate after 30 hours of IVF (53.3%) and at Day 3 (62.7%: Day 0: the day of I VF) compared to control (64.3% and 77.3%, respectively). Subsequent developmental rates to morulae (Mo) and expanding blastocysts (ExBL) also significantly decreased (p<0.001 and p<0.05 for Mo and ExBL) when oocytes were coincubated with sperm in the medium containing MEM amino acids. Taurine added to fertilization medium have not increased the cleavage rate over the control, whereas glycine showed significantly lower (p<0.01) cleavage rate at Day 3 than that of taurine, but there was no significant difference in the developmental rates to Mo and ExBL of bovine embryos irrespective of the supplementation of taurine or glycine to fertilization medium. In conclusion, supplementation of fertilization medium with essential and non-essential amino acids, taurine or glycine has no beneficial effect on in vitro cleavage and development of bovine oocytes matured and fertilization in vitro.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.103-110
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of taurine supplementation and taurine depletion on blood glucose and blood lipid concentrations in insulin-treated diabetic rats. Four groups of Sprague-Dawley male rats were fed the purified diet for 3 weeks ; nontaurine-supplemented diabetic rats(E0), nontaurine-supplemented diabetic rats with insulin treatment(E0＋I), 1% taurine-supplemented diabetic rats with insulin treatment(E1＋I) and taurine-depleted diabetic rats with insulin treatment(EA＋I). Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin injection(50mg/kg B.W.). Isophane insulin was given subcutaneously into the abdominal wall of the diabetic rats(4 unit/rat/day). E1＋I were supplemented with 1% taurine in drinking water. To induce taurine depletion, EA＋I were treated with 5% $\beta$-alanine in drinking water. E1＋I had significantly higher body weight compared to that of E0. The food intakes of E1＋I and E0＋I were significantly decreased compared to that of E0. There was no sigfniciant difference in food intake between E1＋I and E0＋I. The water intake of rats was significantly different among the groups ; E0>E0＋I>E1＋I>EA＋I. The urine volume of E0 was significantly increased compared to those of insulin-treated goups. The blood glucose concentration of E0 was significantly increased compared to those of insulin-treated groups. In the oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT), E0＋I and E1＋I had significantly lower blood blucose concentrations compared to E0 after 30 min. Also EA＋I had significantly lower bloodglucose concentrtion compared to E0 and E0＋I. The plasma total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol concentratons of EA＋I were significantly incrased compared to those of other groups. Therefore, it may be suggested that tuarine supplementation is useful for insulin-dependent diabetes in order to prevent diabetic complications suchas cardiac vascular diseases.