Table 1. Effect of the liposomal Mg taurate and taurine on lenticular calcium-to-magnesium ratio, ATP level and ATPases activity in the lenses of galactosemic rats.
| Group | Control diet |
Galactose diet + vehicle |
Galactose diet + Mg taurate |
Galactose diet + Taurine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Group 1) | (Group 2) | (Group 3) | (Group 4) | |
| Lenticular Ca2+/Mg2+ |
0.57±0.17 |
3.66±0.38* |
2.37±0.81*,^ |
3.12±0.35*,$ |
| ATP level (µmol Pi/mg protein) |
34.4±2.2 |
11.23±3.7* |
20.0±5.1*,^ |
13.5±4.7* |
| Na+/K+-ATPase (µmol/g wet weight) |
7.86±3.87 |
2.16±1.23* |
6.74±3.73 |
2.47±1.06*,$ |
| Ca2+-ATPase activity (µmol Pi/mg protein) | 0.22±0.01 | 0.14±0.03* | 0.22±0.03^ | 0.16±0.01*,$ |
Footnote: All values are mean ± SD; *p<0.001 versus Group 1, ^p<0.05 versus Group 2, $p<0.05 versus Group 3; n=5