"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericytes" by people in Profiles.
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Interruption of Wnt signaling in Müller cells ameliorates ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e108454.
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An in vitro cord formation assay identifies unique vascular phenotypes associated with angiogenic growth factors. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e106901.
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a protects capillary pericytes in the retina. Am J Pathol. 2014 Oct; 184(10):2709-20.
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Aging exacerbates obesity-induced cerebromicrovascular rarefaction, neurovascular uncoupling, and cognitive decline in mice. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Nov; 69(11):1339-52.
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PDGFRß signaling regulates mural cell plasticity and inhibits fat development. Dev Cell. 2011 Jun 14; 20(6):815-26.
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Maturational changes in laminin, fibronectin, collagen IV, and perlecan in germinal matrix, cortex, and white matter and effect of betamethasone. J Neurosci Res. 2008 May 15; 86(7):1482-500.
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Intraretinal leakage and oxidation of LDL in diabetic retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jun; 49(6):2679-85.
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Paucity of pericytes in germinal matrix vasculature of premature infants. J Neurosci. 2007 Oct 31; 27(44):12012-24.
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Defective angiogenesis and fatal embryonic hemorrhage in mice lacking core 1-derived O-glycans. J Cell Biol. 2004 Feb 02; 164(3):451-9.