Effects of taurine acute intake on cortical excitability and post-exercise facilitation: A TMS study

Carmenrita Infortuna; Thomas F Milisits; Sherwin Shaju; Jignesh K Desai; Sapan P Patel; Asad M Sheikh; Eileen Chusid; Zhiyong Han; Fortunato Battaglia

doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2018.09.014

Effects of taurine acute intake on cortical excitability and post-exercise facilitation: A TMS study

Behav Brain Res. 2019 Feb 1:359:719-722. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.09.014. Epub 2018 Sep 21.

Authors

Carmenrita Infortuna¹, Thomas F Milisits¹, Sherwin Shaju¹, Jignesh K Desai¹, Sapan P Patel¹, Asad M Sheikh¹, Eileen Chusid¹, Zhiyong Han², Fortunato Battaglia³

Affiliations

¹ Pre-clinical sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, USA.
² Department of Medical Sciences, Neurology and Psychiatry, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, New Jersey, USA.
³ Department of Medical Sciences, Neurology and Psychiatry, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: fortunato.battaglia@shu.edu.

PMID: 30248365
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.09.014

Abstract

Taurine (TAU) is one of the most abundant amino acids in the brain. It has many important physiological functions. The effects of TAU supplementation on brain function need to be further characterized in humans. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a single dose of Taurine (TAU) intake would modulate corticospinal excitability and post-exercise facilitation (PEF) of the motor evoked potentials (MEP).

Keywords: Cortical excitability; Exercise; Motor evoked potential; TMS; Taurine.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Analysis of Variance
Cortical Excitability / drug effects*
Cortical Excitability / physiology*
Cross-Over Studies
Electromyography
Evoked Potentials, Motor / drug effects
Exercise / physiology*
Humans
Taurine / pharmacology*
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*

Substances

Taurine