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The present study investigates the effect of perinatal taurine exposure on renal function in adult, female rats on a high sugar diet. Perinatal taurine depleted (TD), supplemented (TS) or untreated control (C) female offspring were fed normal rat chow and tap water (CW,TDW or TSW) or tap water with 5% glucose (CG, TDG or TSG) after weaning. At 7–8 weeks of age, renal function was studied in the conscious, restrained rats. Mean arterial pressure was significantly higher in TDW, TDG, and TSG rats. Plasma sodium concentration was significantly lower in all glucose treated animals, but the greatest decrease was in TDW rats. Basal renal blood flow was lowest in TSW and TSG, and the responses to a saline load were also lowest in those two groups. These changes were consistent with increased renal vascular resistance. The basal glomerular filtration rate was lowest in TSW, but the responses to a saline load were similar in all of the groups. Water excretion was lower in TSG and TSW, consistent with increased renal tubular water reabsorption. These data suggest that perinatal taurine exposure alters normal renal function and renal responses to dietary sugar in adult female offspring.
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Roysommuti, S., Lerdweeraphon, W., Malila, P., Jirakulsomchok, D., Wyss, J.M. (2009). Perinatal Taurine Alters Arterial Pressure Control and Renal Function in Adult Offspring. In: Azuma, J., Schaffer, S.W., Ito, T. (eds) Taurine 7. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 643. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75681-3_15
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