Taurine increases bile acid production and I have noticed a lot of beneficial effects from it. Maybe this is one of its beneficial mechanisms. Although the paper views the repression of HIF-1 as a negative effect.
Bile Acids Repress Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Signaling and Modulate the Airway Immune Response
Bile Acids Repress Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Signaling and Modulate the Airway Immune Response