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

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2015:803:339-51. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7_26.

Authors

R C S Branco¹, 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

Affiliation

¹ Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, renatocsb@gmail.com.

PMID: 25833508
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7_26

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

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

Substances

Blood Glucose
Taurine