In rats with renal ischemia-reperfusion, microarray analysis showed thymosin beta4 expression was up-regulated in the early phase.
In plain wordsIn rats with kidney ischemia-reperfusion, the body's own thymosin beta4 gene was more active early after injury.
- Peptide
- Thymosin beta-4 (human)
- Outcome
- IncreaseRenal thymosin beta4 expression in early phase
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Bilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion- Outcome group
- Gene expression · Kidney and urinary
Source sentences
Nine genes were up-regulated (ADAM2, HO-1, UCP-2, and thymosin beta4 in the early phase
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Male Wistar rats underwent bilateral renal ischemia (30 min) or sham operation, followed by reperfusion for 1, 2, 3 or 4 days.
This result measures the body's own Thymosin beta-4 (human). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.