Effects of perinatal taurine depletion or supplementation on plasma MDA and taurine concentrations in adult female rats

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Wichaporn - Lerdweeraphon
Bunleu Sungthong
Sanya Roysommuti

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Perinatal taurine imbalance onward induces renal dysfunction in adult female rats via renin-angiotensin system overactivity. This study tests the hypothesis that perinatal taurine depletion or supplementation affects plasma MDA and taurine concentrations in adult female rats. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed normal rat chow and given water alone (control, CW) or water containing 3 % b-alanine (taurine depletion, TDW) or 3 % taurine (taurine supplementation, TSW) from conception until weaning. At 7-8 weeks of age, the animals were recorded body weight (BW), heart weight (HW) and kidney weight (KW), and collected of 2 milliliter of blood sample from abdominal aorta for analysis of plasma MDA and taurine concentrations. The result showed BW, HW, KW, HW/BW and KW/BW ratio, and plasma MDA concentrations were not significantly different among three groups. However, plasma MDA concentrations had a trend to be higher in TDW and TSW compared to CW groups. The plasma taurine concentrations were lower in TDW and TSW compared to CW groups. This data suggested that perinatal taurine imbalance may affect plasma MDA and taurine concentrations in adult female rats.

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