The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Taurine on Cardiovascular Disease
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Tawar Qaradakhi *, Laura Kate Gadanec, Kristen Renee McSweeney, Jemma Rose Abraham, Vasso Apostolopoulos
and Anthony Zulli
Tawar Qaradakhi *, Laura Kate Gadanec, Kristen Renee McSweeney, Jemma Rose Abraham, Vasso Apostolopoulos and Anthony Zulli
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia
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Nutrients 2020, 12(9), 2847; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092847
Received: 7 August 2020 / Revised: 2 September 2020 / Accepted: 12 September 2020 / Published: 17 September 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contributions of Interactions between Lifestyle and Dietary Patterns on Coronary Artery Disease Risk)
Taurine is a non-protein amino acid that is expressed in the majority of animal tissues. With its unique sulfonic acid makeup, taurine influences cellular functions, including osmoregulation, antioxidation, ion movement modulation, and conjugation of bile acids. Taurine exerts anti-inflammatory effects that improve diabetes and has shown benefits to the cardiovascular system, possibly by inhibition of the renin angiotensin system. The beneficial effects of taurine are reviewed.
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Qaradakhi, T.; Gadanec, L.K.; McSweeney, K.R.; Abraham, J.R.; Apostolopoulos, V.; Zulli, A. The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Taurine on Cardiovascular Disease. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2847.
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