Preventive effects of taurine on development of hepatic steatosis induced by a high-fat/cholesterol dietary habit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 450-457

  Chang, Yuan Yen ^a,b   Chou, Chung Hsi ^c,d   Chiu, Chih Hsien ^e   Yang, Kuo Tai ^f,g   Lin, Yi Ling ^a   Weng, Wei Lien ^h   Chen, Yi Chen ^e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Clinical Laboratory   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine   (Taiwan)

^e Department of Animal Science and Technology ^*  (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity enzyme; hepatic steatosis; hepatic fecal lipids; lipid homeostasis; serum lipids; taurine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY/ENZYME; HEPATIC STEATOSIS; HEPATIC/FECAL LIPIDS; LIPID HOMEOSTASIS; SERUM LIPIDS; TAURINE;

AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCEROL; LIPIDS; LIVER; PHYSIOLOGY; POTABLE WATER;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

ION CHANNEL; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; FATTY LIVER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CRICETINAE; DIETARY FATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FATTY LIVER; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PPAR ALPHA; TAURINE;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 78651063164     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf103167u     Document Type: Article

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