Research Article

Tissue Taurine Depletion Alters Metabolic Response to Exercise and Reduces Running Capacity in Mice

Table 2

The changes in metabolite and glycogen levels in gastrocnemius muscle and liver before and after exercise in WT and TauTKO mice.

Muscle ATP (mmol/g wt)Muscle lactate (nmol/g wt)Muscle pyruvate (nmol/g wt)Muscle luc/pyrMuscle glycogen (mg/g wt)Hepatic glycogen (mg/g wt)

WTRest2.99 ± 0.053 (5)62.3 ± 6.65 (6)1.03 ± 0.13 (6)77.6 ± 15.8 (6)1.35 ± 0.098 (7)40.4 ± 8.09 (7)
Run2.96 ± 0.21 (5)68.6 ± 6.61 (5)1.25 ± 0.22 (5)66.7 ± 14.8 (5)0.99 ± 0.16 (4)#6.78 ± 1.57 (7)#

TauTKORest3.26 ± 0.030 (5)83.4 ± 5.54 (5)*1.65 ± 0.20 (5)55.6 ± 5.45 (5)1.65 ± 0.22 (7)41.3 ± 6.90 (7)
Run2.37 ± 0.31 (8)#70.3 ± 6.21 (8)0.78 ± 0.15 (8)#113 ± 20.0 (8)1.02 ± 0.22 (4)#8.83 ± 0.86 (7)#

Data are mean ± se. (). * versus WT, # versus before running.