Dietary amino acid taurine ameliorates liver injury in chronic hepatitis patients.

Abstract:

:The effect of dietary amino acid taurine on the liver function of chronic hepatitis patients was investigated. The 24 chronic hepatitis patients with 2-5 times over normal activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were selected and equally divided into taurine treatment and control groups. In taurine treatment group, each patient took 2 g taurine 3 times a day for three months, and then stopped treatment for 1 month. Patients taking placebo without taurine for 4 months served as a control group. ALT and AST activities and levels of cholesterol, triglyceride and thiobarbituric acid relative substances of serum plasma in the taurine group were all decreased at the end of three month treatment. The study suggested that dietary amino acid taurine may ameliorate liver injury for chronic hepatitis patients.

journal_name

Amino Acids

journal_title

Amino acids

authors

Hu YH,Lin CL,Huang YW,Liu PE,Hwang DF

doi

10.1007/s00726-007-0565-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-08-01 00:00:00

pages

469-73

issue

2

eissn

0939-4451

issn

1438-2199

journal_volume

35

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