Thymosin

"Thymosin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Thymosin".

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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Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1997 and 1999 and 2001 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1

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Kumar A, Patel A, Duvalsaint L, Desai M, Marks ED. Thymosin ?4 coated nanofiber scaffolds for the repair of damaged cardiac tissue. J Nanobiotechnology. 2014 Mar 24; 12:10.

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Singh S, Zheng JJ, Peiper SC, Mclaughlin BJ. Gene expression profile of ARPE-19 during repair of the monolayer. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2001 Dec; 239(12):946-51.

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Elliott K, Sakamuro D, Basu A, Du W, Wunner W, Staller P, Gaubatz S, Zhang H, Prochownik E, Eilers M, Prendergast GC. Bin1 functionally interacts with Myc and inhibits cell proliferation via multiple mechanisms. Oncogene. 1999 Jun 17; 18(24):3564-73.

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Golla R, Philp N, Safer D, Chintapalli J, Hoffman R, Collins L, Nachmias VT. Co-ordinate regulation of the cytoskeleton in 3T3 cells overexpressing thymosin-beta4. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 1997; 38(2):187-200.

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Komaki R, Pajak TF, Byhardt RW, Emami B, Asbell SO, Roach M, Pedersen JE, Curran WJ, Lattin P, Russell AH, et al. Analysis of early and late deaths on RTOG non-small cell carcinoma of the lung trials: comparison with CALGB 8433. Lung Cancer. 1993 Dec; 10(3-4):189-97.

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Su YL, Ho KL, Dalakas MC, Mutchnick MG. Localization of immunoreactive thymosin alpha 1 in astrocytes of normal human brain. Ann Neurol. 1989 Aug; 26(2):277-80.

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Dalakas MC, Trapp BD. Thymosin beta 4 is a shared antigen between lymphoid cells and oligodendrocytes of normal human brain. Ann Neurol. 1986 Apr; 19(4):349-55.

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Dalakas MC, Rose JW, Paul J, Engel WK, McClure JE, Goldstein AL. Increased circulation of T lymphocytes bearing surface thymosin alpha 1 in patients with myasthenia gravis: effect of thymectomy. Neurology. 1983 Feb; 33(2):144-9.

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Dalakas MC, Engel WK, McClure JE, Goldstein AL, Askanas V. Immunocytochemical localization of thymosin-alpha 1 in thymic epithelial cells of normal and myasthenia gravis patients and in thymic cultures. J Neurol Sci. 1981 May; 50(2):239-47.

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Dalakas MC, Engel WK, McClure JE, Goldstein AL, Askanas V. Identification of human thymic epithelial cells with antibodies to thymosin alpha 1 in myasthenia gravis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1981; 377:477-85.

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