Long-term taurine supplementation reduces mortality rate in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Long-term taurine supplementation reduces mortality rate in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
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DOI:
10.1007/s00726-004-0108-2
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发表时间:
2004-10-01
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3.5
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Ghirlanda, G
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作者:
Di Leo, MAS;Santini, SA;Ghirlanda, G
Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. Taurine and vitamin E + selenium supplementation has some benefits in experimental models of diabetes mellitus. This study evaluates whether taurine and vitamin E + selenium supplementations reduce a hard end-point such as mortality due to diabetes. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were fed with standard diet or taurine (5%, w/w) or vitamin E (500 UI/Kg) + selenium (8 mg/Kg) enriched diets. Taurine significantly decreased mortality rate (p