Table 3. Effect of liposomal Mg taurate and taurine on calpain activity and protein level in galactosemic rats.
| Parameter | Control diet |
Galactose diet + vehicle |
Galactose diet + Mg taurate |
Galactose diet + Taurine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Group 1) | (Group 2) | (Group 3) | (Group 4) | |
| Calpain activity (µmol/mg wet weight) |
0.42±0.03 |
0.61±0.06+ |
0.53±0.02+,^ |
0.56±0.02+ |
| Total protein (mg/g lens weight) |
475.93±51.94 |
462.20±77.88 |
474.24±37.59 |
473.68±76.43 |
| Soluble protein (mg/g lens weight) |
383.44±45.71 |
303.82±18.84** |
389.72±12.00@ |
339.39±61.68 |
| % Soluble protein |
0.8057 |
0.6573 |
0.7814 |
0.7165 |
| % Insoluble protein |
0.1943 |
0.3427 |
0.2186 |
0.2835 |
| Ratio of soluble to insoluble protein | 4.15 | 1.92 | 3.57 | 2.53 |
All values are mean ± SD; **p<0.01 versus Group 1, +p<0.05 versus Group 1, @p<0.001 versus Group 2, ^p<0.05 versus Group 2