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Taurine (amino acid, aging research)
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Approved medicine for another condition in 1 of 9 markets tracked; sold as a consumer product in 1; in clinical trials in 1.
1 randomized trial (24 people, 16 weeks). Of its 4 main endpoints, 3 improved, 1 showed no effect. 2 other studies gave a different intervention (Immobilization stress; Protocatechuic acid) and are shown for context, not counted.
Doses studied: 1.5 g/d.
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main endpoints improvedno effectworsenedmixedobservationalanother intervention, contextsize not reported
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Every study (15)
- T6 Abud 2022 Taurine as a possible antiaging therapy: A controlled clinical trial on taurine antioxidant activity in women ages 55 to 70 doi:10.1016/j.nut.2022.111706
- T5 Kim 2026 Frailty phenotype reveals heterogeneity in aging and distinct taurine associations doi:10.1038/s41514-026-00342-4
- T5 Marcangeli 2025 Experimental Evidence Against Taurine Deficiency as a Driver of Aging in Humans doi:10.1111/acel.70191
- T4 Clark 1981 Hypothermia produced in aged squirrel monkeys by central administration of taurine doi:10.1080/03610738108259782
- T3 Dawson 1996 The Effects of Taurine in a Rodent Model of Aging doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-0182-8_4
- T3 Huang 2026 Effects of taurine on skeletal muscle in senescence-accelerated mice and C2C12 myoblasts and myotubes doi:10.1007/s00726-026-03542-0
- T3 Gao 2026 Protocatechuic Acid Alleviates D‐Gal‐Induced Renal Senescence and Injury in Mice by Regulating Taurine Metabolism doi:10.1002/fsn3.71826
- T3 El Idrissi 2009 Functional Implication of Taurine in Aging doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75681-3_20
- T3 Milakofsky 1993 Effect of repeated stress on plasma catecholamines and taurine in young and old rats doi:10.1016/0197-4580(93)90122-r
- T3 Ito 2017 Beta-Catenin and SMAD3 Are Associated with Skeletal Muscle Aging in the Taurine Transporter Knockout Mouse doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_39
- T3 Ito 2015 Potential Anti-aging Role of Taurine via Proper Protein Folding: A Study from Taurine Transporter Knockout Mouse doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7_38
- TX Murakami 2013 Taurine and Longevity - Preventive Effect of Taurine on Metabolic Syndrome doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397155-5.00027-1
- TX Chen 2026 Taurine and glutamine supplementation in aging: systemic mechanisms, exercise interactions, and modulation of muscular and neurobiological pathways doi:10.3389/fphys.2026.1809107
- TX Kriebs 2023 Taurine levels modulate aging doi:10.1038/s43587-023-00465-3
- TX Schaffer 2015 Does Taurine Prolong Lifespan by Improving Heart Function? doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7_45