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    Branched-chain amino acids inhibit the TGF-beta-induced down-regulation of taurine biosynthetic enzyme cysteine dioxygenase in HepG2 cells

    Taurine deficiency has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis and complications of advanced hepatic diseases. The molecular basis for a low level of taurine associated with hepatic failure is largely...

    Asami Hagiwara, Sonoko Ishizaki, Kenji Takehana, Shoji Fujitani in Amino Acids (2014)