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Taurine Enhances Sexual Response & Mating Ability By Increasing Testosterone & Nitric Oxide Levels
Taurine & Testosterone
Strictly speaking taurine is not an amino acid, but the supplements industry and nutritionists refer to it as such, so we'll do the same. Here we go.
Organs including the liver, brain and testes synthesize taurine, but production slows down as we age. In previous publications the researchers showed that taurine supplementation boosted the secretion of LH and testosterone in lab rats. In their new publication, they report on the next step in their research.
Study
The researchers did an experiment with three groups of elderly lab rats, aged 20 months. One group was given drinking water consisting of 1 percent taurine for two months; another group was given drinking water that contained 1 percent beta-alanine. In high concentrations beta-alanine can in theory force cells to eliminate taurine. A third group was given no supplementation.
We're not sure what the exact human equivalent of the doses used would be, but a conservative estimate puts it at around 7-8 g per day. Whether this dose is safe in the long term we don't know.
Results
After the supplementation period the researchers put the rats into a cage with sexually mature females and then counted the number of times the animals had an erection, how often they mounted the females and, erm, more of that kind of activity.
The concentration of the enzyme NO-synthase, and above all of NO, increased in the penis of the rats that had been given taurine. So taurine is an NO booster.
Another part of the explanation for the pro-sexual effects of taurine is hormonal in nature. The taurine supplementation resulted in increased production of testosterone, LH and GnRH in the rats. It had no effect on the estradiol or FSH level.
The researchers believe that the increased NO concentration in the penis is a result of the higher testosterone level in the taurine group. We have our doubts. The testosterone level rose by just over 20 percent. That may be too little to explain the effect on the NO concentration.
Conclusion
"The present study demonstrated that taurine supplement could increase sexual response and function; stimulate the secretion of GnRH, LH, and testosterone; and elevate penis NOS and NO level in aged rats", the researchers conclude. "The results implied that taurine can enhance the sexual response and mating ability in aged male rats by increasing the level of testosterone and NO, but the exact mechanism needs to be further investigated."
Source:
Adv Exp Med Bol. 2013;776:347-55.
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Taurine & Testosterone
Strictly speaking taurine is not an amino acid, but the supplements industry and nutritionists refer to it as such, so we'll do the same. Here we go.
Organs including the liver, brain and testes synthesize taurine, but production slows down as we age. In previous publications the researchers showed that taurine supplementation boosted the secretion of LH and testosterone in lab rats. In their new publication, they report on the next step in their research.
Study
The researchers did an experiment with three groups of elderly lab rats, aged 20 months. One group was given drinking water consisting of 1 percent taurine for two months; another group was given drinking water that contained 1 percent beta-alanine. In high concentrations beta-alanine can in theory force cells to eliminate taurine. A third group was given no supplementation.
We're not sure what the exact human equivalent of the doses used would be, but a conservative estimate puts it at around 7-8 g per day. Whether this dose is safe in the long term we don't know.
Results
After the supplementation period the researchers put the rats into a cage with sexually mature females and then counted the number of times the animals had an erection, how often they mounted the females and, erm, more of that kind of activity.
The concentration of the enzyme NO-synthase, and above all of NO, increased in the penis of the rats that had been given taurine. So taurine is an NO booster.
Another part of the explanation for the pro-sexual effects of taurine is hormonal in nature. The taurine supplementation resulted in increased production of testosterone, LH and GnRH in the rats. It had no effect on the estradiol or FSH level.
The researchers believe that the increased NO concentration in the penis is a result of the higher testosterone level in the taurine group. We have our doubts. The testosterone level rose by just over 20 percent. That may be too little to explain the effect on the NO concentration.
Conclusion
"The present study demonstrated that taurine supplement could increase sexual response and function; stimulate the secretion of GnRH, LH, and testosterone; and elevate penis NOS and NO level in aged rats", the researchers conclude. "The results implied that taurine can enhance the sexual response and mating ability in aged male rats by increasing the level of testosterone and NO, but the exact mechanism needs to be further investigated."
Source:
Adv Exp Med Bol. 2013;776:347-55.
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