Study · Animal study (in vivo) · rat and mouse · 2004
6 resultsPhilp D, Nguyen M, Scheremeta B, St-Surin S, Villa AM, Orgel A, Kleinman HK, Elkin M
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology4 Dec 2003Cited by 84 (Europe PMC)
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Thymosin beta4 stimulated hair growth in normal rats and mice.
In plain wordsIn rats and mice, thymosin beta4 stimulated hair growth.
rat and mousen: not reported in source
normal rats and miceSource sentences
Here, we report that thymosin beta4 stimulates hair growth in normal rats and mice.
Nanomolar concentrations of thymosin beta4 increased migration of rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytes.
In plain wordsIn rat hair follicle cells grown in the lab, thymosin beta4 increased cell migration.
ratn: not reported in source
rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytesSource sentences
Rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytes, closely related, if not identical, to the bulge-residing stem cells, were isolated and their migration and differentiation increased in the presence of nanomolar concentrations of thymosin beta4.
Nanomolar concentrations of thymosin beta4 increased differentiation of rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytes.
In plain wordsIn rat hair follicle cells grown in the lab, thymosin beta4 increased cell differentiation.
ratn: not reported in source
rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytesSource sentences
Rat vibrissa follicle clonogenic keratinocytes, closely related, if not identical, to the bulge-residing stem cells, were isolated and their migration and differentiation increased in the presence of nanomolar concentrations of thymosin beta4.
Thymosin beta4 increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, thymosin beta4 increased expression of the enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-2.
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Source sentences
Expression and secretion of the extracellular matrix-degrading enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-2 were increased by thymosin beta4.
Thymosin beta4 increased secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-2.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, thymosin beta4 increased secretion of the enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-2.
n: not reported in source
Source sentences
Expression and secretion of the extracellular matrix-degrading enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-2 were increased by thymosin beta4.
These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.
In mouse skin, a subset of hair follicular keratinocytes expressed thymosin beta4 in a coordinated manner during the hair growth cycle.
In plain wordsIn mouse skin, some hair follicle cells made the body's own thymosin beta4 during the hair growth cycle.
mousen: not reported in source
mouse skinSource sentences
A specific subset of hair follicular keratinocytes in mouse skin expresses thymosin beta4 in a highly coordinated manner during the hair growth cycle.
This result measures the body's own Thymosin beta-4 (human). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.
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