Taurine alleviates dyslipidemia and liver damage induced by a high-fat/cholesterol-dietary habit

Food Chemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 156-162

  Yang, Shun Fa ^a,b   Tzang, Bor Show ^a,b   Yang, Kuo Tai ^c   Hsiao, Yuan Chao ^a   Chang, Yuan Yen ^a,b   Chan, Chi Ho ^a   Fu, Shih Guei ^d   Chen, Yi Chen ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Applied Life Science   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CYP7A1; Faecal lipids and bile acid; GOT; GPT; Hepatic C reactive protein; Hepatic lipids; HMG CoA reductase; LDL receptor; Serum lipids; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILE ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HAMSTER; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIVER INJURY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 71349088552     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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