Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
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Improving Effect of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on the Oxidative Stress and Lipid Levels in the Plasma, Liver and Aorta of Rabbits Fed on a High-Cholesterol Diet
Jale BALKANÖznur KANBAGLIAydan HATIPOGLUMutlu KÜÇÜKUgur ÇEVIKBASGulçin AYKAÇ-TOKERMüjdat UYSAL
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2002 Volume 66 Issue 8 Pages 1755-1758

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  The effect of a high-cholesterol diet with or without taurine on lipids and oxidative stress in the plasma, liver and aorta of rabbits was investigated. The animals were maintained on a basal diet (control), a high-cholesterol diet (HC, 1% w/w), or a high- cholesterol diet supplemented with taurine (HCHT, 2.5% w/w) for two months. Taurine has an ameliorating effect on atherosclerosis together with a decreasing effect on the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in rabbits fed on an HC diet. The HCHT diet caused a significant decrease in the malondialdehyde (MDA) and diene conjugate (DC) levels in the plasma, liver and aorta of rabbits as compared to the HC group. This treatment did not alter the antioxidant system in the liver of rabbits in the HC group. Our findings indicate that taurine ameliorated oxidative stress and cholesterol accumulation in the aorta of rabbits fed on the HC diet and that this effect may be related to its antioxidative potential as well as its reducing effect on serum lipids.

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