Figure 2.
Mechanisms underlying the beneficial health effects of taurine. ↓, decrease; ↑, increase; PPAR, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor; C/EBP, CCAAT/enhancer- binding protein; AP2, adipocyte protein 2; UCP, uncoupling protein; NO, nitric oxide; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; IRS, insulin receptor substrate; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase.