Taurine and Photoreceptor Structure: Biochemical and Electrophysiological Studies

Pasantes‐Morales, Herminia; Quesada, O.; Picones, Arturo; López-Escalera, Ricardo

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“…Instead, these agents prevent the excess passage of water and ions across the membrane that results from peroxidation. Damage is prevented if Na+ and Cl-are replaced with nonpermeant ions (597). Similarly, taurine and zinc have a synergistic action in protecting cultured lymphoblastoid cells from retinol-induced loss of viability (605).…”

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“…Taurine has been found in pumpkin seeds at concentrations of 0.013 pmol/g wet wt and in nuts such as walnuts and almonds in concentrations ranging up to 0.046 pmol/g wet wt (600). Others were unable to detect taurine in a range of food grains and nuts, including rice, corn, wheat, barley, lentils, and peanuts (597). Concentrations of ~0.005 pmol/g dry wt were found in black beans.…”

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Physiological actions of taurine

Huxtable

1992

Physiological Reviews

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TABLE 1. Some biological actions of taurine Action References Action References Cardiovascular system Antiarrhythmic Positive inotropy at low calcium Negative inotropy at high calcium Potentiation of digitalis inotropy Antagonism of calcium paradox Hypotensive (central and peripheral action) Retardation of lesion development in calcium overload cardiomyopathy Increased resistance of platelets to aggregation

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Physiological actions of taurine

Huxtable

1992

Physiological Reviews

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Effects of taurine on cell morphology and expression of low-affinity GABA receptors in cultured cerebellar granule cells

Abraham

Schousboe

1989

Neurochem Res

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Effects of taurine and THIP were studied on the development of cultured cerebellar granule cells with regard to GABA receptor expression and morphological development. Culturing in the presence of taurine or THIP led to the formation of low affinity GABA receptors as revealed from Scatchard analysis of [3H]GABA binding. This formation of receptors was susceptible to inhibition upon culturing in the simultaneous presence of taurine and bicuculline demonstrating the involvement of the high affinity GABA receptors which are present on the cells regardless of the culture condition. Superfusion experiments on cells cultured under the different conditions demonstrated that the low affinity GABA receptors expressed after culturing in the presence of THIP or taurine mediated an inhibition by GABA of evoked transmitter release from the granule cells. Cells cultured in either plain culture media or in the presence of taurine were indistinguishable with respect to the number of neurite extending cells observed after 4 days in culture. In contrast, culturing in the presence of THIP increased the number of neurite extending cells by 8% relative to the controls.

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Taurine: retinal function

Lombardini

1991

Brain Research Reviews

123

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Taurine and Photoreceptor Structure: Biochemical and Electrophysiological Studies

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Physiological actions of taurine

Physiological actions of taurine

Effects of taurine on cell morphology and expression of low-affinity GABA receptors in cultured cerebellar granule cells

Taurine: retinal function

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