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Thymosin beta4 is not always the main beta-thymosin in mammalian platelets.

Huff T, Müller CS, Hannappel E

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences10 May 2007Cited by 12 (Europe PMC)

PMID17495243 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1196/annals.1415.029 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-17495243
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Summary

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Results from this study3

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Natural levels measured3

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  1. 01LabEndogenous levelEx vivo tissueOther

    In human platelets, only Tbeta4 could be detected among the beta-thymosins.

    In plain wordsIn human platelets, the body's own thymosin beta‑4 was the only beta-thymosin found.

    Peptide
    Thymosin beta-4 (human)
    Outcome
    Not applicableBeta-thymosin content of human platelets
    Study

    humann: not reported in source

    platelets
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Whole body

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In human platelets only thymosin beta(4) could be detected
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    To elucidate if it is common to mammalian platelets that only one beta-thymosin is present, we analyzed platelets from several mammals for their beta-thymosin content.

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin beta-4 (human). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  2. 02LabEndogenous levelEx vivo tissueOther

    In bovine platelets, thymosin beta(9) and not Tbeta4 was the main beta-thymosin.

    In plain wordsIn cow platelets, thymosin beta-9 was the main beta-thymosin, not the body's own thymosin beta‑4.

    Peptide
    Thymosin beta-4 (human)
    Outcome
    Not applicableMain beta-thymosin in bovine platelets
    Study

    cattlen: not reported in source

    platelets
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Whole body

    Source sentences

    Summary
    whereas in bovine platelets thymosin beta(9), which is normally the minor beta-thymosin in bovine tissues, was identified as the main beta-thymosin.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    To elucidate if it is common to mammalian platelets that only one beta-thymosin is present, we analyzed platelets from several mammals for their beta-thymosin content.

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin beta-4 (human). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  3. 03LabEndogenous levelEx vivo tissueOther

    In rabbit platelets, Tbeta4 was not simply replaced by Tbeta4(Ala). Tbeta4(Ala) and thymosin beta(10) were found, and beta(10) was present in about 2.5-fold higher amounts.

    In plain wordsIn rabbit platelets, the body's own thymosin beta‑4 was not simply replaced by thymosin beta‑4(Ala). Thymosin beta-10 was about 2.5-fold higher than that.

    Peptide
    Thymosin beta-4 (human)
    Outcome
    Not applicableBeta-thymosin content of rabbit platelets
    Study

    rabbitn: not reported in source

    platelets
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Whole body

    Measurements

    beta(10) to beta4(Ala) amount ratio
    ≈ 2.5 fold
    rabbit platelets

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In rabbit platelets, thymosin beta(4) is not simply replaced by the most homologous thymosin beta(4)(Ala), as might be expected from sequence homology. Thymosin beta(4)(Ala) and thymosin beta(10) were found, but thymosin beta(10) is present in about 2.5-fold higher amounts.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    To elucidate if it is common to mammalian platelets that only one beta-thymosin is present, we analyzed platelets from several mammals for their beta-thymosin content.

    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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  1. Version 2Current

    13 Oct 2026, 01:52 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    12 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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