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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2021

Progress on the Function and Application of Thymosin β4.

Yuan Xing, Yumeng Ye, Hongyan Zuo, Yang Li

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. The Prognostic Significance of TMSB4X in Glioma Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yuan XingDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yumeng YeDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
Hongyan ZuoDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymosin β4 (Tβ4) is a multifunctional and widely distributed peptide that plays a pivotal role in several physiological and pathological processes in the body, namely, increasing angiogenesis and proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis and inflammation. Moreover, Tβ4 is effectively utilized for several indications in animal experiments or clinical trials, such as myocardial infarction and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, xerophthalmia, liver and renal fibrosis, ulcerative colitis and colon cancer, and skin trauma. Recent studies have reported the potential application of Tβ4 and its underlying mechanisms. The present study reveals the progress regarding functions and applications of Tβ4.

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AnimalsApoptosisHumansInflammationSignal TransductionThymosinThymosin beta(4)ThymosinThymosin beta(4)angiogenesisapoptosisinflammationsignaling pathwaythymosin β4tissue repair

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PMID34992578
PMCPMC8724243

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