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ArticleCells2022

Thymosin Beta 15 Alters the Spatial Development of Thymic Epithelial Cells.

Xie Xu, Kai He, Robert D Hoffman, Yuyuan Ying, Nana Tao, Wenqin Guo, Jiaman Shen, Xi Liu, Meiya Li, Meiqiu Yan and 2 more

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Xie XuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Kai HeThe First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Robert D HoffmanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2977-4918
Yuyuan YingSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Nana TaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Wenqin GuoSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Jiaman ShenSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Xi LiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.
Meiya LiAcademy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Meiqiu YanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Guiyuan LvSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Jianli GaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5977-0021
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNYo San University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thymus is the most sensitive organ under various pathophysiological conditions, such as aging, starvation, and infection. As a key stromal cell for T cell development, it is well-known that thymic epithelial cells (TECs) play an important role in the thymus response to the external environment. Thymosin beta 15 (Tβ15) is a G-actin binding protein secreted by TECs, it plays an important role in maintaining the dynamic balance of actin, angiogenesis, axonal formation, and wound healing, but the relationship between Tβ15 and TECs is not clear yet. Here, we show the impact of Tβ15 on the TEC's spatial development, as well as the T-cell differentiation and thymic output. As a result, TEC is the main effector cell of Tβ15 in the thymus. Tβ15 OX inhibits the chemotaxis of TECs to the medulla and subsequently blocks the positive selection of thymocytes from CD3

Indexed as

Cytoskeletal ProteinsThymosinAnimalsEpithelial CellsMiceThymocytesThymus GlandCytoskeletal ProteinsThymosinaction binding proteinreticular differentiationthymic epithelial cellsthymocytesthymosin beta 15

Identifiers

PMID36429107
PMCPMC9688846
OpenAlexW4309683158

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