Thymosin

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Thymosin. A family of heat-stable, polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus gland. Their biological activities include lymphocytopoiesis, restoration of immunological competence and enhancement of expression of T-cell characteristics and function. They have therapeutic potential in patients having primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, cancer or diseases related to aging.

Descriptor ID	D013947
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.910.850 D12.644.548.869 D12.776.922
Concept/Terms	Thymosin Thymosin Thymosins Thymosin Fs Thymosin Fs

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Thymus Hormones [D06.472.910]
Thymosin [D06.472.910.850]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Thymosin [D12.644.548.869]
Proteins [D12.776]
Thymosin [D12.776.922]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2007	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1

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Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Stocks B, Borg ML, Kuefner M, Dalbram E, Nielsen TS, Agrawal A, Pankratova S, Chibalin AV, Karlsson HKR, Gheibi S, Bj?rnholm M, J?rgensen NR, Clemmensen C, Hostrup M, Treebak JT, Krook A, Zierath JR, Deshmukh AS. Discovery of thymosin ?4 as a human exerkine and growth factor. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 11 01; 321(5):C770-C778.

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Clement CC, Becerra A, Yin L, Zolla V, Huang L, Merlin S, Follenzi A, Shaffer SA, Stern LJ, Santambrogio L. The Dendritic Cell Major Histocompatibility Complex II (MHC II) Peptidome Derives from a Variety of Processing Pathways and Includes Peptides with a Broad Spectrum of HLA-DM Sensitivity. J Biol Chem. 2016 Mar 11; 291(11):5576-5595.

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Zhou B, Honor LB, Ma Q, Oh JH, Lin RZ, Melero-Martin JM, von Gise A, Zhou P, Hu T, He L, Wu KH, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Pu WT. Thymosin beta 4 treatment after myocardial infarction does not reprogram epicardial cells into cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2012 Jan; 52(1):43-7.

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Banyard J, Hutchinson LM, Zetter BR. Thymosin beta-NB is the human isoform of rat thymosin beta15. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Sep; 1112:286-96.

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Hutchinson LM, Chang EL, Becker CM, Shih MC, Brice M, DeWolf WC, Gaston SM, Zetter BR. Use of thymosin beta15 as a urinary biomarker in human prostate cancer. Prostate. 2005 Jul 01; 64(2):116-27.

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Hutchinson LM, Chang EL, Becker CM, Ushiyama N, Behonick D, Shih MC, DeWolf WC, Gaston SM, Zetter BR. Development of a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for thymosin beta15, a urinary biomarker of human prostate cancer. Clin Biochem. 2005 Jun; 38(6):558-71.

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Eadie JS, Kim SW, Allen PG, Hutchinson LM, Kantor JD, Zetter BR. C-terminal variations in beta-thymosin family members specify functional differences in actin-binding properties. J Cell Biochem. 2000 Mar; 77(2):277-87.

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