Taurine 6 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2006 edition

Marc Notes: Proceedings of the 15th International Taurine Meeting, Taurine Today, held in Tampere, Finland, June 12-15, 2005--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Taurine Metabolism and Taurine Transporter.- Metabolism of Taurine in Microorganisms.- The Reactivity of Hypotaurine and Cysteine Sulfinic Acid with Peroxynitrite.- Cysteamine Dioxygenase: Evidence for the Physiological Conversion of Cysteamine to Hypotaurine in Rat and Mouse Tissues.- In Vivo Regulation of Cysteine Dioxygenase via the Ubiquitin-26S Proteasome System.- Osmosensitive Gene Expression of Taurine Transporter and Cyclin C in Embryonic Fibroblast Cells.- Is TauT an Anti-Apoptotic Gene?.- Gene Expressions of Taurine Transporter and Taurine Biosynthetic Enzyme during Mouse and Chicken Embryonic Development.- Mechanisms of Regulation of Taurine Transporter Activity.- TauT Gene Expression is Regulated by TonEBP and Plays a Role in Cell Survival.- Multiple PLA2 Isoforms Regulate Taurine Release in NIH3T3 Mouse Fibroblasts.- Properties of Volume-Activated Taurine Efflux from Human Breast Cancer Cells.- Metabolic Effects of Taurine.- Taurine-Induced Changes in Transcription Profiling of Metabolism-Related Genes in Human Hepatoma Cells HepG2.- The Important Role of Taurine in Oxidative Metabolism.- Characterization of Taurine as Inhibitor of Sodium Glucose Transporter.- Taurine Attenuates Pyridoxal-Induced Adrenomedullary Catecholamine Release and Glycogenolysis in the Rat.- Cytotoxicity of Taurine Metabolites Depends on the Cell Type.- Effects of Dietary Salt and Fat on Taurine Excretion in Healthy and Diseased Rats.- Plasma Taurine Reflects Sympathetic Tone.- Spontaneously High Plasma Taurine Concentration Presages Bad Outcome If Challenged with Ischemia.- Effects of Taurine on mRNA Levels of Nuclear Receptors and Factors Involved in Cholesterol and Bile Acid Homeostasis in Mice.- Comparison of the Effects of Taurine with Those of Related Sulfur-Containing Compounds on Pyridoxal-Induced Adrenomedullary Catecholamine Release and Glycogenolysis in the Rat.- Accumulation of Taurine in Tumor and Inflammatory Lesions.- Effects of Taurine Supplementation.- Effects of Garlic Powder and Taurine Supplementation on Abdominal Fat, Muscle Weight, and Blood Amino Acid Pattern in Ovariectomized Rats.- Effects of Garlic Powder and Soy Protein Supplementation on Blood Lipid Profiles and Amino Acid Concentrations in Postmenopausal Hyperlipidemic Model Rats.- The Effect of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Plasma and Liver Lipid Concentrations and Free Amino Acid Concentrations in Rats Fed a High-Cholesterol Diet.- The Effect of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Plasma and Liver Lipid Concentrations and Mineral Metabolism in Rats Fed Alcohol.- Effects of Taurine Supplementation on Cholesterol Levels with Potential Ramification in Atherosclerosis.- Taurine in Heart and Muscles.- Molecular Mechanisms of Cardioprotection by Taurine on Ischemia-Induced Apoptosis in Cultured Cardiomyocytes.- Myogenic Induction of Taurine Transporter Prevents Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy.- Minimizes Lactic Acidosis and Preserves CKMB and Myocardial Contractility after Ischemia/Reperfusion.- Taurine Addition to St Thomas Solution Prevents DNA Oxidative Stress and Maintains Contractile Function.- Taurine in Brain and Retina.- The Effect of Oxidative Stress on the Transport of Taurine in an in Vitro Model of the Blood-Brain Barrier.- Neuroprotection by Taurine and Taurine Analogues.- Taurine Transporter Regulation in Hippocampal Neurons.- Taurine and Brain Excitability.- Central Nervous System Effects.- Systemically Administered Taurine Protects in Hypothermia and Normothermia.- Systemically Administered Taurine: Pharmacologically Activated Mechanisms.- Effects of Taurine on Cerebral Blood Flow Perfusion, Cell Apoptosis, and Infarct Volume in Acute Cerebral Ischemic Rats.- The Mechanisms of Taurine s Protective Action against Acute Guanidino Neurotoxicity.- Properties of Basal Taurine Release in the Rat Striatum in Vivo.- Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Taurine in Vivo.- Taurine Participates in the Anticonvulsive Effect of Electroacupuncture.- Involvement of Taurine in Cerebral Ischemia and Electroacupuncture Anti-Ischemia.- Mechanisms of Long-Lasting Enhancement of Corticostriatal Neurotransmission by Taurine.- Increased GAD-Positive Neurons in the Cortex of Taurine-Fed Mice.- Taurine Concentration in Human Gliomas and Meningiomas: Tumoral, Peritumoral, and Extratumoral Tissue.- Taurine Transport and Transporter Localization in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Controls and Major Depression Patients.- Retina and Optic Tectum Interact to Modulate Taurine Effect on Goldfish and Rat Retinal Explants Outgrowth.- Neuritic Outgrowth from Goldfish Retinal Explants, Interaction of Taurine and Zinc.- Taurine Derivatives.- Taurine, Taurine Analogues, and Taurine Functions: Overview.- Taurine Analogues and Taurine Transport: Therapeutic Advantages.- Taurine, Taurine Analogues, and Mitochondrial Function and Dysfuntion.- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Taurine Derivatives (Taurine Chloramine, Taurine Bromamine, and Taurolidine) are Mediated by Different Mechanisms.- Taurine Chloramine Inhibits the Production of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion by Modulating Specific Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases.- Anti-Neurotoxic Effects of Tauropyrone, a Taurine Analogue.- Taurinamide Derivatives Drugs With the Metabolic Type of Action.- Potential Antiatherosclerotic Drugs: Novel N-Substituted Taurinamide Derivatives.- Antihypoxic Properties of Taurinamide Derivatives: The Experimental Study.- The Influence of a Taurinamide Derivative on Skin Wound Healing in Rats: The Experimental Study.- Cardioprotective Effect of Taurhythman: The Experimental Study.- Neuroprotective Effect of a New Taurinamide Derivative Taurepar."