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Membrane-modifying effect of taurine

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The effect of taurine on membrane-associated processes was studied in rat erythrocytes and peritoneal mast cells. EPR with a spin probe 5-DS revealed a significant decrease in the order parameter S of membrane phospholipid acyl chains in vitro after incubation of erythrocytes with taurine (10 mM, 1 h). Increased susceptibility of the erythrocyte membrane to peroxide-induced lysis was also observed. These effects suggested decreased membrane microviscosity resulting from less dense packing of the phospholipids. The differential effects of taurine on stimulated Ca-dependent functional activity of peritoneal mast cells (histamine liberation) upon different ways of administration (oral, intraperitoneal, or intramuscular) suggest an indirect and complex mechanism of taurine action in the organism.

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    M. Ya. Akhalaya, E. A. Kushnareva, E. Yu. Parshina, A. G. Platonov & E. E. Graevskaya

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Original Russian Text © M.Ya. Akhalaya, E.A. Kushnareva, E.Yu. Parshina, A.G. Platonov, E.E. Graevskaya, 2012, published in Biofizika, 2012, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 641–648

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Akhalaya, M.Y., Kushnareva, E.A., Parshina, E.Y. et al. Membrane-modifying effect of taurine. BIOPHYSICS 57, 485–490 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S000635091204001X

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