In swine with balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery, plasma levels of the body's own thymosin beta‑4 rose in a time-dependent way during ischemia.
In plain wordsIn pigs with a blocked heart artery, the body's own thymosin beta‑4 in blood rose over time during the blockage.
- Peptide
- Thymosin beta-4 (human)
- Outcome
- IncreasePlasma TB4 during myocardial ischemia
- Study
swinen = 15
Balloon occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
Source sentences
TB4, VEGF, and MMP-9 demonstrated a statistically significant, time-dependent increase in concentration during ischemia.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Fifteen anesthetized and instrumented domestic swine underwent balloon occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery.
This result measures the body's own Thymosin beta-4 (human). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.