Taurine supplementation in spontaneously hypertensive rats: Advantages and limitations for human applications

Table 1 Noon and midnight mean arterial pressures in control (high salt alone, n = 7) and taurine (high salt plus taurine, n = 12) rats before and after treatment

Days of treatment	Control (mmHg)		Taurine (mmHg)
	Noon	Midnight	Noon	Midnight
Before	128 ± 5	136 ± 4	133 ± 2	140 ± 2
1	129 ± 3	139 ± 4	136 ± 3	147 ± 2a
3	130 ± 3	140 ± 3	133 ± 2	150 ± 4a
7	138 ± 6	136 ± 4	147 ± 5	151 ± 3a
14	137 ± 6	143 ± 8	145 ± 2	152 ± 5
21	147 ± 5	149 ± 8	142 ± 3	148 ± 3

Data are mean ± SE;

^aP < 0.05 compared to midnight control by one-way analysis of variance and post hoc Duncan’s multiple range test; No significant difference in noon mean arterial pressures between groups.