"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericytes" by people in Profiles.
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Pericyte remodeling is deficient in the aged brain and contributes to impaired capillary flow and structure. Nat Commun. 2022 10 07; 13(1):5912.
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Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment/dementia in diabetes: role of endothelial cells and pericytes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2022 10 01; 323(4):C1177-C1189.
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Effect of lung pericyte-like cell ablation on the bleomycin model of injury and repair. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022 04 01; 322(4):L607-L616.
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Suppression of Fli-1 protects against pericyte loss and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease. Mol Ther. 2022 04 06; 30(4):1451-1464.
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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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Pericyte Control of Blood Flow Across Microvascular Zones in the Central Nervous System. Annu Rev Physiol. 2022 02 10; 84:331-354.
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Imaging the construction of capillary networks in the neonatal mouse brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 06 29; 118(26).
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Tribbles Homolog 3 Mediates the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes. 2021 08; 70(8):1738-1753.
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Three-dimensional ultrastructure of the brain pericyte-endothelial interface. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2021 09; 41(9):2185-2200.
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Brain capillary pericytes exert a substantial but slow influence on blood flow. Nat Neurosci. 2021 05; 24(5):633-645.