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ArticleEuropean journal of histochemistry : EJH2010

Immunoreactivity of thymosin beta 4 in human foetal and adult genitourinary tract.

S Nemolato, T Cabras, M U Fanari, F Cau, D Fanni, C Gerosa, B Manconi, I Messana, M Castagnola, G Faa

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Article in European journal of histochemistry : EJH, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Thymosin βCells · 2024
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  4. Loss of endogenous thymosin βKidney international · 2016
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  5. Thymosin βArthritis research & therapy · 2016
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  8. On the future contents of a small journal of histochemistry.European journal of histochemistry : EJH · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S NemolatoDipartimento di Citomorfologia, Divisione di Anatomia Patologica, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. sonianemolato@libero.it
T Cabras
M U Fanari
F Cau
D Fanni
C Gerosa
B Manconi
I Messana
M Castagnola
G Faa
University of Cagliari · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymosins beta 4 (Tβ4) is a member of the beta-thymosins family, a family of peptides playing essential roles in many cellular functions. Our recent studies suggested Tβ4 plays a key role in the development of human salivary glands and the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to analyse the presence of Tβ4 in the human adult and foetal genitourinary tract. Immunolocalization of Tβ4 was studied in autoptic samples of kidney, bladder, uterus, ovary, testicle and prostate obtained from four human foetuses and four adults. Presence of the peptide was observed in cells of different origin: in surface epithelium, in gland epithelial cells and in the interstitial cells. Tβ4 was mainly found in adult and foetal bladder in the transitional epithelial cells; in the adult endometrium, glands and stromal cells were immunoreactive for the peptide; Tβ4 was mainly localized in the glands of foetal prostate while, in the adults a weak Tβ4 reactivity was restricted to the stroma. In adult and foetal kidney, Tβ4 reactivity was restricted to ducts and tubules with completely spared glomeruli; a weak positivity was observed in adult and foetal oocytes; immunoreactivity was mainly localized in the interstitial cells of foetal and adult testis. In this study, we confirm that Tβ4 could play a relevant role during human development, even in the genitourinary tract, and reveal that immunoreactivity for this peptide may change during postnatal and adult life.

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AdultAgedFemaleFetusHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleThymosinThymosin beta(4)Urogenital SystemThymosinThymosin beta(4)

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PMID21263742
PMCPMC3167329
OpenAlexW2163676250

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