Thymosin Beta-4

Last updated October 21, 2026. Approval line checked October 21, 2026. Compounding sources checked October 10, 2026.

FDA status

Not approved

Not approved. This record is not an FDA-approved drug product. Approval, where it exists, is specific to a drug product, indication, and route.

FDA primary source on file

Evidence tier

Human Observational. The tier is the highest indexed study type. It is not a safety rating and it is not an FDA approval. Confidence score 3/5. 1,031 PubMed citations indexed.

Thymosin Beta-4 in the literature

Endogenous 43-aa cytoplasmic peptide sequestering G-actin to promote cell migration; upregulates anti-apoptotic pathways and VEGF for cardiac and wound tissue repair.

What the literature studies

Tissue Repair & Cardiac Protection

Evidence tier

Human Observational

Compounding record

Status not verified

Confidence
3/5

Regulatory record

Status not verified. Status not verified. Exact FDA substance context: FDA names the thymosin beta-4 fragment LKKTETQ (TB-500), not this full-length 43-amino-acid peptide. Research information is not evidence of FDA approval. Approval, where applicable, is specific to a drug product, indication and route.

Regulatory source checked October 10, 2026. This compounding label is separate from the approval line above.

Full sequence distinct from TB-500 fragment; WADA-banned; pro-angiogenic activity contraindicated in cancer.

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