Title: Thymosins in health and disease :
Authors: International Symposium on Thymosins in Health and Disease; Goldstein, Allan L.; Garaci, E.; New York Academy of Sciences
Date: 2007
Publisher: Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Physical description: xii, 468 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Contents: The "new medicines" / Allan L. Goldstein and Enrico Garaci -- History of the discovery of the thymosins / Allan L. Goldstein -- Thymosin [alpha]1 : a historical overview / Enrico Garaci -- [Beta]-thymosins / E. Hannappel -- Contributions from all over : widely distributed residues in thymosin beta-4 affect the kinetics and stability of actin binding / Joshua K. Au, Enrique M. De La Cruz and Daniel Safer -- The [beta]-thymosin enigma / Hui Qiao Sun and Helen L. Yin -- Models of the actin-bound forms of the [beta]-thymosins / Bo Xue, Adeleke Halilu Aguda and Robert Charles Robinson -- Structure, function, and evolution of the [beta]-thymosin/WH2 (WASP-homology2) actin-binding module / Marie-France Carlier [and others] -- Thymosin [beta] : actin regulation and more / Elena G. Yarmola [and others] -- The [beta]-thymosin/WH2 fold : multifunctionality and structure / Roberto Dominguez --^ Thymosin beta 4 induces hair growth via stem cell migration and differentiation / Deborah Philp [and others] -- In vivo sampling of extracellular [beta]-thymosin by ultrafiltration probes / Yu-Tsueng Liu and Chun-Ming Huang -- Thymosin [beta]-4 and the eye : I can see clearly now the pain is gone / Gabriel Sosne, Ping Qiu and Michelle Kurpakus-Wheater -- Adhesive and proteolytic phenotype of migrating endothelial cells induced by thymosin [beta]-4 / Czeslaw S. Cierniewski [and others] -- The role of DNA and actin polymers on the polymer structure and rheology of cystic fibrosis sputum and depolymerization by gelsolin or thymosin beta 4 / Arnon Kater, Markus O. Henke and Bruce K. Rubin -- Thymosin [beta]₄ upregulates the expression of hepatocyte growth factor and downregulates the expression of PDGF-[beta] receptor in human hepatic stellate cells / Elena Barnaeva [and others] -- Thymosin [beta]4 is cardioprotective after myocardial infarction / Deepak Srivastava [and others] --^ Thymosin [beta]-4 is essential for coronary vessel development and promotes neovascularization via adult epicardium / Nicola Smart [and others] -- One-trial in vitro conditioning of Hermissenda regulates phosphorylation of SER-122 of CSP24 / Terry Crow and Juan-Juan Xue-Bian -- Function of prothymosin [alpha] in chromatin decondensation and expression of thymosin [beta]-4 linked to angiogenesis and synaptic plasticity / Jaime Gómez-Márquez -- Neurotrophic roles of the beta-thymosins in the development and regeneration of the nervous system / Woong Sun and Hyun Kim -- Neuroprotective effects of thymosin [beta]₄ in experimental models of excitotoxicity / Patrizia Popoli [and others] -- Thymosin alpha 1 : from bench to bedside / Enrico Garaci [and others] -- Immunopharmacology of thymosin [alpha]1 and cytokine synergy / Paul H. Naylor [and others] --^ IRX-2 and thymosin [alpha]1 (zadaxin) increase T lymphocytes in T lymphocytopenic mice and humans / J.W. Hadden, E. Verastegui and E. Hadden -- IFN-[alpha] and novel strategies of combination therapy for cancer / Laura Bracci, Enrico Proietti and Filippo Belardelli -- Influence of prothymosin-[alpha] on HIV-1 target cells / Arevik Mosoian [and others] -- Thymosin [beta]-NB is the human isoform of rat thymosin [beta]15 / Jacqueline Banyard, Lloyd M. Hutchinson and Bruce R. Zetter -- Thymosin [alpha]1 as a chemopreventive agent in lung and breast cancer / Terry W. Moody -- Thymosin fraction-5 possesses antiproliferative properties in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells : characterization of an active peptide / Bryan L. Spangelo [and others] -- Localization of thymosin [beta]-4 in tumors / Lars-Inge Larsson and Susanne Holck -- Thymosin [alpha]1 : an endogenous regulator of inflammation, immunity, and tolerance / Luigina Romani [and others] --^ Signaling pathways leading to the activation of IKK and MAPK by thymosin [alpha]1 / Xiao Peng [and others] -- Issues in pharmaceutical development of thymosin [alpha]1 from preclinical studies through marketing / Cynthia Tuthill -- Thymalfasin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection / Vinod K. Rustgi -- Studies of therapy with thymosin [alpha]1 in combination with pegylated interferon [alpha]2a and ribavirin in nonresponder patients with chronic hepatitis C / Roberto Camerini [and others] -- Thymosin alpha 1 as an adjunct to influenza vaccination in the elderly : rationale and trial summaries / William B. Ershler, Stefan Gravenstein and Zeba S. Geloo -- Development of thymosin [beta]4 for treatment of patients with ischemic heart disease / David Crockford -- Epidermolysis bullosa : a genetic disease of altered cell adhesion and wound healing, and the possible clinical utility of topically applied thymosin [beta]4 / Jo-David Fine --^ Thymosin [beta]-4 and venous ulcers : clinical remarks on a European prospective, randomized study on safety, tolerability, and enhancement on healing / Giorgio Guarnera, Alfonso De Rosa and Roberto Camerini -- Pressure ulcers : a role for thymosin [beta]4 / Michael Francis Godschalk -- Determination of thymosin [beta]₄ and protein in human wound fluid after abdominal surgery / S. Bodendorf, G. Born and E. Hannappel -- Identification and characterization of thymosin [beta]-4 in chicken macrophages using whole cell MALDI-TOF / Lakshmi Kannan [and others] -- Influence of the N terminus and the actin-binding motif of thymosin [beta]₄ on its interaction with G-actin / Robert E. Zoubek and Ewald Hannappel -- Subcellular distribution of thymosin [beta]₄ / Robert E. Zoubek and Ewald Hannappel -- Thymosin [beta]₄ is not always the main [beta]-thymosin in mammalian platelets / Thomas Huff, Christian S.G. Müller and Ewald Hannappel --^ Identification and quantification of thymosin [beta]₄ in human saliva and tears / Mahnaz Badamchian [and others].
Subject headings (LCSH): Thymosin--Congresses.