Thymosin β4 and actin: binding modes, biological functions and clinical applications

Y Ying, C Lin, N Tao, RD Hoffman, D Shi… - Current Protein and …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Thymosin β4 (Tβ4) is the β-thymosin (Tβs) with the highest expression level in human cells;
it makes up roughly 70-80% of all Tβs in the human body. Combining the mechanism and …

Diabetes mellitus–induced microvascular destabilization in the myocardium

R Hinkel, A Howe, S Renner, J Ng, S Lee, K Klett… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background Diabetes mellitus causes microcirculatory rarefaction and may impair the
responsiveness of ischemic myocardium to proangiogenic factors. Objectives This study …

LPS causes pericyte loss and microvascular dysfunction via disruption of Sirt3/angiopoietins/Tie-2 and HIF-2α/Notch3 pathways

H Zeng, X He, Q Tuo, D Liao, G Zhang, J Chen - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Recent studies reveal a crucial role of pericyte loss in sepsis-associated microvascular
dysfunction. Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) mediates histone protein post-translational modification …

Thymosin β4 and the vasculature: multiple roles in development, repair and protection against disease

KN Dubé, N Smart - Expert opinion on biological therapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Formation of the vasculature is a complex process, defects in which can lead to
embryonic lethality or disease in later life. Understanding mechanisms of vasculogenesis …

Promoting effect of Tmsb4x on the differentiation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to dendritic cells during septicemia

Y Liao, N Xiao, X Wang, S Dai, G Wang - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Thymosin beta 4×(Tmsb4x) has been highlighted as an important
regulator in immune and inflammation responses. Promoted differentiation of mononuclear …

Sphingosine-1-phosphate attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced pericyte loss via activation of Rho-A and MRTF-A

FA Rahman, S d'Almeida, T Zhang… - Thrombosis and …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
The high mortality seen in sepsis is caused by a systemic hypotension in part owing to a
drastic increase in vascular permeability accompanied by a loss of pericytes. As has been …

Steerable induction of the Thymosin β4/MRTF-A pathway via AAV-based overexpression induces therapeutic neovascularization

T Ziegler, M Kraus, W Husada, F Gesenhues… - Human Gene …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Viral vectors have been frequently used in a variety of preclinical animal models to deliver
genetic constructs into tissues. Among the vectors used, adeno-associated viral vectors …

Thymosin beta 4 regulation of actin in sepsis

JB Belsky, EP Rivers, MR Filbin, PJ Lee… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Sepsis is the dysregulated host response to an infection resulting in life-
threatening organ damage. Thymosin Beta 4 is an actin binding protein that inhibits the …

Tβ4 increases neovascularization and cardiac function in chronic myocardial ischemia of normo-and hypercholesterolemic pigs

T Ziegler, A Bähr, A Howe, K Klett, W Husada… - Molecular Therapy, 2018 - cell.com
Translations of new therapeutic options for cardiovascular disease from animal studies into
a clinical setting have been hampered, in part by an improper reflection of a relevant patient …

A thymosin repeated protein1 reduces white spot syndrome virus replication in red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus

D Li, X Chang, X Xie, S Zheng, Q Zhang, S Jia… - Developmental & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The β-thymosins are a group of structurally related, highly conserved intracellular small
peptides in vertebrates with various biological functions, including cytoskeletal remodeling …