Study type: In vivo/preclinical · Status: Verified against declared source

Evaluation of skeletal and cardiac muscle function after chronic administration of thymosin beta-4 in the dystrophin deficient mouse.

PloS one · 2010

Study scale: Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4) is a ubiquitous protein with many properties relating to cell proliferation and differentiation that promotes wound healing and modulates inflammatory mediators.

Abstract only: Open source record

Product or molecular entity relationships

  • Thymosin Beta-4 (TB500): Exact entity relationship. Legacy citation custody associates this source with the catalog record; no product-relevance conclusion is implied.

Plain-language verified summary

Question

Not reported in the reviewed source.

Methods

Blood was obtained by heart puncture immediately after euthanasia.

Scale or participants

Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4) is a ubiquitous protein with many properties relating to cell proliferation and differentiation that promotes wound healing and modulates inflammatory mediators.

Key findings

Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4) is a ubiquitous protein with many properties relating to cell proliferation and differentiation that promotes wound healing and modulates inflammatory mediators.

Limitations and uncertainty

We completed a six month trial using Tβ4 in exercised mdx and wild type mice.

Verified against declared source. Verification is limited to the declared source and review scope. It does not mean independent replication or establish efficacy, safety, or suitability.