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| Taurine is a non-essential amino acid, sythesized in the body from methionine and cysteine. It is useful to people who suffer from atherosclerosis, heart disorders, edema, hypertension, and hypoglycemia. Important to the heart muscle, white blood cells, musculo-skeletal system, and central nervous system, it has been used in the treatment of breast cancer, anxiety, poor brain function, epilepsy, and Down syndrome children. Recently Taurine has become popular as a supplemental ingredient. Source Taurine tends to be well absorbed and tissue levels can go up rapidly after oral administration. Function; Reasons For Use Taurine has been shown to promote sarcolemma Ca-ATPase activity, as well as Na/Ca cotransport enzyme which helps to remove calcium from the interior of the cell and facilitates the relaxation of the heart muscle during diastole. Taurine is also able to reduce the calcium-triggered response of blood platelets to various activating factors, and to suppress sympathetic nervous system activity while also reducing the responsiveness of vascular smooth muscle cells to vasoconstricting agents. Taurine has been considered effective therapy for congestive heart failure. In heart muscle, taurine is essential for proper calcium balance and metabolism. Taurine specifically supports heart function with its antioxidant action, by preventing arrhythmias, reducing hypertension, reducing platelet stickiness and by improving cardiac contractility. |
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