Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid and known as semi-essential in mammals and is
produced chiefly by the liver and kidney. It presents in different organs, including retina …

Taurine is an abundant, β-amino acid with diverse cytoprotective activity. In some species,
taurine is an essential nutrient but in man it is considered a semi-essential nutrient, although …

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their associated comorbidities impact brain metabolism and
function and constitute risk factors for cognitive impairment. Alterations to taurine …

Energy drinks are emerging as a major component of the beverage market with sales
projected to top $60 billion globally in the next five years. Energy drinks contain a variety of …

Energy drinks containing caffeine, taurine, and glucose may improve mood and cognitive
performance. However, there are no studies assessing the individual and interactive effects …

Taurine is considered the most abundant free amino acid in the brain. Even though there are
endogenous mechanisms for taurine production in neural cells, an exogenous supply of …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is used as an emergent model organism to investigate the
behavioral and physiological responses to stress. The anxiolytic-like effects of taurine in …

Taurine is a sulfur-containing, semi-essential amino acid that occurs naturally in the body. It
alternates between inflammation and oxidative stress-mediated injury in various disease …

Alpha (α)-asarone is a major effective compound isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb
Acorus gramineus, which is widely used in clinical practice as an antiepileptic drug; …

Beyond nigrostriatal dopaminergic system, the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC/NE)
neurons are also degenerated in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most …