title: Molecular mechanisms of cardioprotection by taurine on ischemia-induced apoptosis in cultured cardiomyocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Evaluation of Medicines and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. kyokot@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tomoka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takatani
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uozumi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujio
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D013654:Taurine; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D020169:Caspases