 Pericytes
"Pericytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Unique slender cells with multiple processes extending along the capillary vessel axis and encircling the vascular wall, also called mural cells. Pericytes are imbedded in the BASEMENT MEMBRANE shared with the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessel. Pericytes are important in maintaining vessel integrity, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling.
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D020286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.700.750 A10.272.491.677 A11.710 A16.504.660.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericytes- Pericytes
- Pericyte
- Rouget Cells
- Cells, Rouget
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericytes" by people in Profiles.
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Ferris HR, Jeffrey DA, Guerrero MB, Birnbaumer L, Zheng F, Dabertrand F. Increased luminal pressure in brain capillaries drives TRPC3-dependent depolarization and constriction of transitional pericytes. Sci Signal. 2025 Apr 29; 18(884):eads1903.
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Kim H, Liu Y, Kim J, Kim Y, Klouda T, Fisch S, Baek SH, Liu T, Dahlberg S, Hu CJ, Tian W, Jiang X, Kosmas K, Christou HA, Korman BD, Vargas SO, Wu JC, Stenmark KR, Perez VJ, Nicolls MR, Raby BA, Yuan K. Pericytes contribute to pulmonary vascular remodeling via HIF2a signaling. EMBO Rep. 2024 Feb; 25(2):616-645.
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Briggs JK, Schonblum A, Landsman L, Benninger RKP. Going With the Flow: Pericyte-Regulated Islet Blood Flow Influences Glucose Homeostasis. Diabetes. 2022 08 01; 71(8):1611-1613.
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Stafford P, Mitra S, Debot M, Lutz P, Stem A, Hadley J, Hom P, Schaid TR, Cohen MJ. Astrocytes and pericytes attenuate severely injured patient plasma mediated expression of tight junction proteins in endothelial cells. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0270817.
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Winkler EA, Kim CN, Ross JM, Garcia JH, Gil E, Oh I, Chen LQ, Wu D, Catapano JS, Raygor K, Narsinh K, Kim H, Weinsheimer S, Cooke DL, Walcott BP, Lawton MT, Gupta N, Zlokovic BV, Chang EF, Abla AA, Lim DA, Nowakowski TJ. A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature. Science. 2022 03 04; 375(6584):eabi7377.
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Yang AC, Vest RT, Kern F, Lee DP, Agam M, Maat CA, Losada PM, Chen MB, Schaum N, Khoury N, Toland A, Calcuttawala K, Shin H, P?lovics R, Shin A, Wang EY, Luo J, Gate D, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Chu P, Siegenthaler JA, McNerney MW, Keller A, Wyss-Coray T. A human brain vascular atlas reveals diverse mediators of Alzheimer's risk. Nature. 2022 03; 603(7903):885-892.
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Bonney SK, Sullivan LT, Cherry TJ, Daneman R, Shih AY. Distinct features of brain perivascular fibroblasts and mural cells revealed by in vivo two-photon imaging. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2022 06; 42(6):966-978.
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Como CN, Jones HE, Siegenthaler JA. Not just a 'drain': venules sprout brain capillaries. Trends Neurosci. 2021 11; 44(11):849-851.
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Ornelas S, Berthiaume AA, Bonney SK, Coelho-Santos V, Underly RG, Kremer A, Gu?rin CJ, Lippens S, Shih AY. Three-dimensional ultrastructure of the brain pericyte-endothelial interface. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2021 09; 41(9):2185-2200.
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Pasupneti S, Tian W, Tu AB, Dahms P, Granucci E, Gandjeva A, Xiang M, Butcher EC, Semenza GL, Tuder RM, Jiang X, Nicolls MR. Endothelial HIF-2a as a Key Endogenous Mediator Preventing Emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 10 01; 202(7):983-995.
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