分光光度法测定地骨皮中牛磺酸含量

用分光光度法测定地骨皮中是否含有牛磺酸。在一定条件下,牛磺酸与乙酰丙酮和甲醛反应生成带色的配合物,建立了测定牛磺酸含量的分光光度法。结果表明,地骨皮中含有牛磺酸,已测定样品1中牛磺酸的质量分数为3.124 mg.g-1,样品2中牛磺酸的质量分数为6.203 mg.g-1,且样品2中的牛磺酸质量分数极显著高于样品1(p<0.01)。研究结果表明,地骨皮中含有牛磺酸,而且分光光度法成本低,干扰少,是测定地骨皮中牛磺酸质量分数的较好方法。     

沙蛤中牛磺酸的制备研究

以沙蛤提取液中牛磺酸含量为指标,考察乙醇回流法、水煮法和预处理方法,并采用单因素和正交实验法优化工艺条件,确定了沙蛤中提取牛磺酸的最佳工艺。结果:提取牛磺酸的最佳工艺条件为:超声波破碎15 m in,60℃下80%乙醇回流40 m in,该条件下所得牛磺酸质量分数达6.41 mg.g-1原料。结论:超声波破碎与乙醇回流方法相结合,利于牛磺酸溶出,其含量提高26.9%。     

牛磺酸与突触可塑性研究进展

牛磺酸是哺乳动物中枢神经系统中含量最为丰富的自由氨基酸之一,具有许多认定的神经生理功能。最新的研究结果表明,用牛磺酸孵育脑片可以诱导兴奋性突触传递的持久增强效应。虽然牛磺酸引起的这种持久增强不是由于活动或经验所导致的突触效能的改变,但与反映突触可塑性的长时程增强具有许多共同特征,分享部分共同机制。同时,药理学实验提示,神经元对牛磺酸的摄取可能是长时程增强诱导的关键步骤。     

牛磺酸抗小鼠动脉粥样硬化的研究

为了探讨牛磺酸抗小鼠动脉粥样硬化的影响及可能机制,将C57BL/6J小鼠分成五组,正常对照组给予基础饲料喂养,高脂组给予高脂饲料,牛磺酸组分别给予含1.0%、3.0%和5.0%牛磺酸的高脂饲料,实验时间为90d。结果表明,高脂组小鼠主动脉内膜和肝脏发生了粥样硬化病变和脂肪变性,而牛磺酸组病变程度随剂量增大而减轻。高脂组较正常对照组血清及肝脏甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-c)、动脉硬化指数(AI)显著升高,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-c)显著降低;牛磺酸组较高脂组显著改善。可见牛磺酸可通过改善脂质代谢紊乱发挥抗动脉粥样硬化的作用。     

三种药物对大鼠糖尿病性白内障延缓效应的比较

目的验证腹腔注射葡萄糖能否成功建立大鼠糖性白内障模型,并且探讨黄芩苷点眼、牛磺酸点眼、牛磺酸腹腔注射以及Vc腹腔注射对大鼠糖性白内障的延缓效应及短期治疗作用。方法按照雄鼠每次2.5mL,雌鼠2 mL剂量注射30%葡萄糖生理盐水建立大鼠糖性白内障模型,给药同期进行,点眼每日2次,腹腔注射每日1次。从注射葡萄糖第3天开始对各组晶状体进行裂隙灯检查,并定期测定体重、饮食量等相关指标。结果实验结果表明葡萄糖腹腔注射第3天即可使大鼠晶状体出现空泡现象。各组药物的延缓效应与短期治疗效应相同,依次为牛磺酸注射、黄芩苷点眼、牛磺酸点眼以及Vc注射。结论 30%葡萄糖腹腔注射能快速建立大鼠糖性白内障模型,且比半乳糖注射建模成本低,成模率高。4%牛磺酸腹腔注射以及0.1%黄芩苷在预防和治疗大鼠糖性白内障方面效果显著。     

牛磺酸对缺氧培养下视网膜神经节细胞株RGC-5的保护效应

目的:观察牛磺酸(Taurine)对缺氧(Hypoxia)条件下大鼠视网膜神经节细胞株RGC-5存活的影响.方法:将RGC-5置于缺氧条件(5%O2,5%CO2,90%N2)下培养12 h、24 h和48 h,观察不同浓度牛磺酸(0.01mM、0.1mM和1mM)对RGC-5形态、乳酸脱氢酶(Lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)释放率以及细胞凋亡的影响.结果:RGC-5经缺氧处理后部分细胞皱缩、变圆和脱落,LDH释放率升高,其中12h,24h和48hLDH释放率分别为(11.57±2.08)%,(17.76±3.96)%和(46.95±6.70)%,而牛磺酸处理组LDH释放率均降低,其中0.1mM牛磺酸作用最显著,12h,24h和48h缺氧后LDH释放率分别为(7.76±2.00)%,(9.14±2.99)%和(27.15±5.14)%;RGC-5缺氧24h后凋亡细胞显著增加(16.20±2.82)%,而0.1mM牛磺酸处理组凋亡率较低(8.90±1.54)%.结论:牛磺酸对缺氧条件下RGC-5具有明显的保护作用.     

高糖对培养大鼠心肌细胞牛磺酸转运的影响及其可能机制

目的：观察不同浓度葡萄糖对细胞牛磺酸(taurine)转运功能的影响。方法：在培养的大鼠心肌细胞上,用^3H标记的牛磺酸测定细胞牛磺酸转运和竞争性定量RTPCR测定细胞牛磺酸转运体(TAUT)mRNA含量。结果：不同浓度葡萄糖(10～30mmol/L)孵育,抑制细胞^3H-牛磺酸转运,呈时间依赖性。与对照组比较,高糖(20mmol／L和30mmol／L)使心肌细胞牛磺酸摄入量显著减少,其^3H-牛磺酸转运的最大速率(Vmax)减少,心肌细胞TAUTmRNA含量较对照组减少。结论：高糖抑制心肌细胞牛磺酸转运,这与TAUT的牛磺酸结合位点减少和TAUT基因转录水平下调有关。     

氨基酸自动分析仪测定血浆中牛磺酸程序的改进及其应用

<正> 牛磺酸是一种由胱氨酸转化而来的β—氨基酸。已有研究证实,牛磺酸与生长发育、体温调节、营养作用、学习记忆及某些疾病有关。由于牛磺酸具有调节生理功能的作用,目前牛磺酸代谢方面的     

牛磺酸氯胺抗病原微生物和抗炎作用研究进展

牛磺酸氯胺(chloramine taurine, TauCl)是机体在炎症环境下产生的一种卤代产物,其主要由活化的中性粒细胞经髓过氧化物酶催化生成次氯酸,再进一步与胞内牛磺酸反应而合成。近年来大量研究集中在TauCl广谱的抗病原微生物作用和对急慢性炎症的抗炎作用。该文从TauCl的合成、杀伤病原微生物作用、抗氧化应激损伤作用和抗炎作用等方面对其进行综述,以期为将TauCl开发成兼具抗病原微生物和抗炎作用的生物活性物质或药物提供参考。     

牛磺酸抑制糖尿病大鼠视网膜Muller细胞VEGF表达的研究

目的:进一步了解糖尿病引起视网膜受损的分子机制、探讨牛磺酸保护糖尿病大鼠视网膜损伤的可能机制.方法用链脲佐茵素诱导SD大鼠患糖尿病,分为正常对照组、糖尿病组、1%牛磺酸干预糖尿病组、5%%牛磺酸干预糖尿病组、胰岛素治疗糖尿病组.正常对照组、糖尿病组、胰岛素治疗组饲以基础饲料,牛磺酸干预组饲以基础饲料分别添加1%、5% 牛磺酸的饲料喂养,胰岛素治疗组每天皮下注射20U/kg胰岛素.在第2周、1月、2月、3月取视网膜,用RT-PCR、免疫组织荧光化学、Western-blotting检测视网膜Muller细胞VEGFmRNA和蛋白表达情况.结果:经链脲佐菌素诱导惠糖尿病2周后,SD大鼠视网膜Muller细胞VEGFmRNA和蛋白表达增加,且随病程的延长表达量有持续增加趋势(P＜0.05).患糖尿病3月后,整个视网膜中VEGF免疫染色明显增强,尤以外网状层(OPL)、内网状层(IPL)和视网膜外段变化最明显.牛磺酸干预糖尿病1月后.大鼠视网膜Muller细胞VEGFmRNA和蛋白的表达下调(P＜0.05).结论:牛磺酸抑制糖尿病患者视网膜Muller细胞VEGF的表达,减轻糖尿病引起的视网膜损害.     

Taurine uptake by cultured human lymphoblastoid cells

Cultured human lymphoblastoid cells take up taurine from the medium by two processes: 1) a temperature-dependent, Na⁺-dependent, saturable “active”-transport system and 2) diffusion. The active transport has properties similar to those reported for taurine transport by other tissues. Apparent K_m is about 25 μM and V_max about 7.2 pmol/min/10⁶ cells; saturation occurs at 100 μM taurine. Uptake is competitively inhibited by the β-amino acids hypotaurine (50% inhibition at 44 μM) and β-alanine (50% at 152 μM), as measured at 50 μM taurine. Taurocyamine inhibits 50% at 260 μM. Chlorpromazine and imipramine are strong uncompetitive inhibitors, giving 50% inhibition at 26 μM and 115 μM, respectively; at these concentrations cellular viability per se is not affected. Ouabain inhibits 40–50% over a concentration range of 4–500 μM. Diffusion of taurine into the cells is proportional to concentration up to 20 mM. However, at the concentration of taurine in human plasma, 40–100 μM, active transport would provide 90% of the taurine taken up.     

Taurine depletion increases phosphorylation of a specific protein in the rat retina

Summary Partial depletion of the taurine content in the rat retina was accomplished for up to 22 weeks by introduction of 1.5% guanidinoethanesulfonate (GES) in the drinking water. Taurine levels decreased by 50% after 1 week of GES treatment and by 80% at 16 weeks. Replacement of GES by taurine to the GES-treated rats from week 16 to 22 returned their taurine content to the control value. Whereas addition of taurine (1.5%) to the drinking water of control rats from week 16 to 22 elevated the retinal taurine content to 118% of the control value, the administration of untreated water to GES-treated animals for the 16 to 22 week time period increased the retinal taurine content to only 76% of the control value.The amplitude of the electroretinogram (ERG) b-wave was decreased by 60% after GES-treatment for 16 weeks and maintained this reduced level for up to 22 weeks. Administration of taurine in the drinking water from week 16 to 22 returned the b-wave amplitude to a range not statistically different from the control values whereas the administration of untreated water produced less improvement.After 6 weeks of GES treatment when the retinal taurine content was reduced by 70% and the amplitude of the b-wave was reduced by 50% (extrapolated from Figure 1), phosphorylation of a specific protein with an approximate molecular weight of 20K was increased by 94%. The increased phosphorylation of the ~20K protein observed after GES treatment was reversed when the animals were treated with taurine (1 1/2%) in the drinking water for an additional 6 weeks. There was no change in the phosphorylation of the ~20K protein when animals were treated with taurine for 6 weeks. The data obtained support the theory that taurine may have a regulatory effect on retinal protein phosphorylation.     

珍珠贝母体中牛磺酸的提取

以珍珠贝母为原料 ,通过细胞自溶破壁 ,使牛黄酸溶出 ,以离子交换树脂法提取纯化溶液中牛磺酸。实验结果表明 :细胞自溶破壁的最佳条件为温度 4 0℃ ,p H5.5,自溶时间 4 0 h;纯化可使牛磺酸量占氨基酸总量的 80 .6%,回收率为 87.5%。     

Taurine uptake by normal and cystic fibrosis fibroblasts

Taurine deficiency recently has been proposed to be clinically significant in cystic fibrosis (CF). Uptake of [14C]taurine by four cystic fibrosis (CF) and three control fibroblast lines was examined to determine whether a generalized defect in taurine transport could contribute to the deficiency. The time course of uptake was linear up to 20 h and was similar in both CF and control fibroblasts. Taurine was avidly retained after uptake, and the effect of metabolic (chlorpromazine) and competitive (hypotaurine, L-leucine) inhibitors was similar in both CF and control cells. In contrast, while taurine uptake in a calcium-free medium was impaired in both CF and control fibroblasts, the impairment was significantly less in CF cells. The findings suggest that a generalized abnormality in taurine transport is unlikely to be responsible for the taurine deficiency in CF.     

Taurine for EPR dosimetry

EPR dosimetry is characterized by its non-destructive read-out and the possibility of dose archival. Here, taurine is proposed as a radiation dosimeter using EPR spectroscopy. The EPR spectrum of taurine was studied and assigned, and changes in the taurine EPR spectrum as a result of the change in both modulation amplitude and microwave power were quantified. For gamma radiation, the energy absorption coefficient and the collision mass stopping power of taurine were compared to the corresponding values of soft tissue and alanine, in addition to calculation of effective atomic numbers. The response of taurine to gamma radiation doses in the range from 0.1 to 50 kGy was investigated, as well as that in the range from 1.0 to 20.0 Gy using numerically enhanced EPR taurine spectra. Both response curves showed a linear behavior. In addition, the time dependence of radiation-induced radicals was studied for short (during the first 6 h after irradiation) and long (during about 3 months after irradiation) time periods, and a reasonable degree of stability of the taurine radicals was observed. It is concluded that taurine is a promising dosimeter, which is characterized by its simple spectrum, radical stability, and wide range of linear response to gamma radiation.     

Taurine transporter is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells

Summary. The regulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) function by taurine has been a subject of increasing interest and investigation, and taurine is taken up into cells through a specific transporter system, the taurine transporter (TAUT). In the present study, we examined the expression of TAUT in VSMCs and the kinetic parameters of the uptake process of TAUT in VSMCs. RT-PCR and western blot demonstrated that the mRNA and protein of TAUT was expressed in VSMCs in vitro. Immunohistochemistry using antibody for TAUT revealed the expression of this protein in rat thoracic aorta. The maximal [³H]taurine uptake rate in VSMCs was 37.75 ± 3.13 pmol/min per mg of protein, with a K _m value of 5.42 ± 0.81 μM. Thus, VSMCs are able to express a functional taurine transporter. The regulation and detailed function of taurine and TAUT in VSMCs remain unclear, but our findings suggest a functional role for them in VSMCs metabolism.     

Taurine and Its Chloramine: Modulators of Immunity

Taurine is a semiessential amino acid that is not incorporated into proteins. In mammalian tissues, taurine is ubiquitous and is the most abundant free amino acid in the heart, retina, skeletal muscle, and leukocytes. Taurine reaches up to 50 mM concentration in leukocytes. Taurine has been shown to be tissue-protective in many models of oxidant-induced injury. One possibility is that taurine reacts with HOCl, produced by the myeloperoxidase (MPO) pathway, to produce the more stable but less toxic taurine chloramine (Tau-Cl). However, data from several laboratories demonstrate that Tau-Cl is a powerful regulator of the immune system. Specifically, Tau-Cl has been shown to downregulate the production of proinflammatory mediators in both rodent and human leukocytes. Recent molecular studies on the function of taurine provide evidence that taurine is a constituent of biological macromolecules. Specifically, two novel taurine-containing modified uridines have been found in both human and bovine mitrochondria. In studies on mechanism of action, Tau-Cl inhibits the activation of NFkappaB, a potent signal transducer for inflammatory cytokines, by oxidation of IkappaB alpha at methionine45. Taurine transporter knockout mice show reduced taurine, reduced fertility, and loss of vision resulting from severe retinal degeneration, which was found to be due to apoptosis. Apoptosis induced by amino chloramines is a current and important finding because oxidants derived from leukocytes play a key role in killing pathogens. The fundamental importance of taurine in adaptive and acquired immunity will be revealed using genetic manipulation.     

Taurine and glycine conjugation and sulfation of lithocholate in primary hepatocyte cultures

Rat primary liver cells were used to study taurine and glycine conjugation and sulfation of lithocholate. After addition of [14C]lithocholate to the tissue culture medium, synthesis and excretion of amidated and/or sulfated products were investigated for up to 24 h. After incubation for 1 h, more than 83% of the labeled bile salt was amidated but not sulfated and between 5 and 11% was sulfated, with more than 80% of the sulfated bile salts being also amidated. After 24 h, the proportion of sulfated lithocholate had increased to about 23% and more than 99% of the lithocholate sulfate was additionally conjugated with glycine or taurine. Both sulfates and non-sulfates were preferably amidated with taurine. We conclude that in primary rat hepatocytes, (1) lithocholate is rapidly and almost completely conjugated with glycine or taurine (amidated), whereas sulfation of lithocholate (and its amidates) proceeds slowly and even after 24 h represents only a small proportion of the total lithocholate metabolites, and (2) sulfated and unsulfated bile salts are both preferably amidated with taurine.