Overview
- Contains important and timely research on the role of Taurine in health and disease
- Provides information on the role of Taurine in multiple organ systems as well as the immune system
- Thorough total of 65 chapters across two volumes represent the best the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 776)
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Table of contents (32 papers)
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Front Matter
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Taurine in Nutrition and Metabolism
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Protective Role of Taurine
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About this book
Taurine 8 represents the combined efforts of investigators on the roles of the amino acid taurine on human health and disease. The chapters covered in this book are directly derived from presentations of the contributors at the 18th International Taurine Meeting held in Marrakech, Morocco in April 2012. The purpose of this book is to disseminate current findings on taurine's contribution in several organ systems. This book covers the following topics: Taurine in Nutrition and Metabolism, the Protective Role of Taurine, and the Role of Taurine in Reproduction, Development, and Differentiation. Dr. Abdeslem El Idrissi, College of Staten Island and Dr. William L’Amoreaux, College of Staten Island,  were co-chairs of the Organizing Committee for the meeting.
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Data presented at this meeting provided compelling evidence that taurine is not only cytoprotective in cardiomyocytes, but also is a potent GABA agonist, whereby it can facilitate vasodilation of conducting arteries. Taurine conjugates, such as taurine chloramine, may protect cells from oxidative stress via increased HO-1 expression. In adult rodents, taurine has a potent effect on plasma glucose levels, likely through the release of insulin in pancreatic beta cells. As a potential neurotransmitter, taurine is known to work via the GABAergic system, but current research presented at this meeting suggest that taurine may interact with glutamate and serotonin receptors as well. Data are also presented to demonstrate the protective roles of taurine on neurons in neuroblastoma. Perhaps the most important and exciting presentation is the role of taurine and alcohol: the combination may be lethal. Data are also presented at this meeting of the potential role taurine may have as an adjuvant treatment with cisplatin in chemotherapy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Taurine 8
Book Subtitle: Volume 2: Nutrition and Metabolism, Protective Role, and Role in Reproduction, Development, and Differentiation
Editors: Abdeslem El Idrissi, William J. L'Amoreaux
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6093-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6092-3Published: 08 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8902-4Published: 07 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6093-0Published: 11 February 2013
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 362
Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Protein Science, Medical Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Nutrition, Cardiology, Biochemistry, general