Long-term taurine supplementation leads to enhanced hepatic steatosis, renal dysfunction and hyperglycemia in mice fed on a high-fat diet.

• Authors: R C S Branco, T M Batista, R L Camargo, P C Borck, R A Ribeiro, C C Zoppi, P C B Lollo, P N Morato, A C Boschero, E M Carneiro
• Journal: Advances in experimental medicine and biology (Adv Exp Med Biol) Vol. 803 Pg. 339-51 ( 2015) ISSN: 0065-2598 [Print] United States
• PMID: 25833508 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Blood Glucose
• Taurine

Topics

• Adiposity (drug effects)
• Animals
• Blood Glucose (drug effects, metabolism)
• Body Weight (drug effects)
• Diet, High-Fat (adverse effects)
• Fatty Liver (chemically induced, metabolism)
• Hyperglycemia (chemically induced, metabolism)
• Kidney Diseases (chemically induced, metabolism)
• Liver (drug effects, metabolism)
• Male
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Taurine (pharmacology)
• Time Factors