Part 1. Cardiovascular and Renal Effects of Taurine.- Effect of Taurine on Protein Kinase C Isoforms: Role in Taurine’s Actions?.- Taurine as the Nutritional Factor for the Longevity of the Japanese Revealed by a World-wide Epidemiological Survey.- Taurine-Mediated Cardioprotection is Greater When Administered upon Reperfusion than Prior to Ischemia.- Vascular Modulation of Rat Aorta by Taurine.- Modulation by Taurine of Human Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection.- Taurine Suppresses Pressor Response through the Inhibition of Sympathetic Nerve Activity and the Improvement in Baro-Reflex Sensitivity of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.- Beneficial Effect of Taurine Treatment against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Mice.- Antihypertensive Effect of Taurine in Rat.- Attenuating Action of Taurine and Labetalol on Cardiovascular Alterations by Pyridoxal-Isopro-terenol, a Vitamin-Drug Interaction with Cardiopathologic Significance.- Tool from Traditional Medicines is Useful for Health-Medication: Bezoar Bovis and Taurine.- Mechanism of TauT in Protecting against Cisplatin-Induced Kidney Injury (AKI).- TauT Protects against Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Established in a TauT Transgenic Mice Model.- Perinatal Taurine Depletion Increases Susceptibility to Adult Sugar-induced Hypertension in Rats.- Sex Dependent Effects of Perinatal Taurine Exposure on the Arterial Pressure Control in Adult Offspring.- Perinatal Taurine Alters Arterial Pressure Control and Renal Function in Adult Offspring.- Part 2. Effect of Taurine on Brain and Retina.- Taurine Protects Immature Cerebellar Granullar Neurons against Acute Alcohol Administration.- Mechanism of Neuroprotective Function of Taurine.- Taurine and Guanidinoethanesulfonic Acid (GES) Differentially Affects the Expression and Phosphorylation of Cellular Proteins in C6 Glial Cells.- Taurine Improves Congestive Functions in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome.- Functional Implication of Taurine in Aging.-Effects of Taurine on Anxiety-Like and locomotor Behavior of Mice.- Taurine Transporter in Lymphocytes of Patients with Major Depression Treated with Venlafaxine Plus Psychotherapy.- Effect of Medium Osmolarity and Taurine on Neuritic Outgrowth from Goldfish Retinal Explants.- Localization of Taurine Transporter, Taurine, and Zinc in Goldfish Retina.- Part 3. Effect of Taurine on Skeletal Muscle.-Effects of Taurine Administration on Exercise.- Characterization of Myogenic Differentiation under Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Taurine Treatment.- Part 4. Gastroenteric and Hepatic Effects of Taurine.- Dietary Taurine Attenuates Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS) -induced Experimental Colitis in Mice.- Protective Effect of Taurine against Nitrosative Stress in the Stomach of Rat with Water Immersion Restraint Stress.- Taurine Feeding Inhibits Bile Acid Absorption from the Ileum in Rats Fed a High Cholesterol and High Fat Diet.- The Protective Effect of Taurine against Hepatic Damage in a Model of Liver Disease and Hepatic Stellate Cells.- Taurine Depletion by b-Alanine Inhibits Induction of Hepatotoxicity in Mice Treated Acutely with Carbon Tetrachloride.- Effect of Taurine on Alcoholic Liver Disease in Rats.- Part 5. Effect of Taurine on Bone.- Does Taurine Deficiency Cause Metabolic Bone Disease and Rickets in Polar Bear Cubs Raised in Captivity?.- The Preventive Effect of Fermented Milk Supplement Containing Tomato (Lycopersion Esculentum) and Taurine on Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats.- The Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Bone Mineral Density in Ovariectomized Rats.- Part 6. Effect of Taurine on Diabetes and Obesity.- Taurine Supplementation and Pancreatic Remodeling.- The Effects of Taurine, Taurine Homologs and Hypotaurine on Cell and Membrane Antioxidative System Alterations Caused by Type 2 Diabetes in Rat Erythrocytes.- Lau The Effects of Taurine, Hypotaurine, and Taurine Homologs on Erythrocyte Morphology, Membrane Fluidity and Cytoskeletal Spe