Abstract
In the present study, we investigated the laxative effects of taurine in a rat model of loperamide-induced constipation. Rats were divided into six groups of six animals each: normal (NOR), control (CON), loperamide + Dulcolax (5.5 mg/kg, p.o.), and loperamide + various doses of taurine (7.5, 15, and 30 mg/kg, p.o.). Laxative activity was determined based on body weight, feeding characteristics, fecal properties, gastrointestinal transit (GIT) ratio, and the levels of serum gastrointestinal hormones. Taurine supplementation significantly increased the number, wet weight, and water content of fecal pellets in rats with loperamide-induced constipation. GIT ratio and loperamide-induced serum metabolic parameters, such as gastrin (GAS), motilin (MTL), and somatostatin (SS) significantly changed after supplementation with taurine in loperamide-induced constipated rats. We suggest that taurine had a potent effect against loperamide-induced constipation in part by increasing gastrointestinal motility.
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- CGRP:
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calcitonin gene related peptide
- GAS:
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gastrin
- GIT:
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gastrointestinal transit
- MTL:
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motilin
- SS:
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somatostatin
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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1D1A1B01006822).
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Lee, DS., Jo, H.G., Kim, M.J., Lee, H., Cheong, S.H. (2019). Laxative Effects of Taurine on Loperamide-Induced Constipation in Rats. In: Hu, J., Piao, F., Schaffer, S., El Idrissi, A., Wu, JY. (eds) Taurine 11. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1155. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_25
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