- distribution,
density and
molecular fingerprints of
pericytes vary
between organs and
vascular beds.
Pericytes help in the
maintainenance of
homeostatic and...
-
maturation of
these microvessels involves the
recruitment of
pericytes. The
presence of
pericytes surrounding blood vessels is
often ****ociated with the inhibition...
-
vascular mural cells), the
vasomotor apparatus (smooth
muscle cells and
pericytes), and microglia.
Together these function in the
homeostatic haemodynamic...
-
hemangiopericytoma is a type of soft-tissue
sarcoma that
originates in the
pericytes in the
walls of capillaries. When
inside the
nervous system, although...
- have been
shown to also
modulate pericyte activity. The
peptides angiotensin II and endothelin-1 (ET-1) bind to
pericytes and are vasoactive. Endothelial...
- of cells), fibro-adipogenic
progenitors (FAPs)(20%),
pericytes (14%) and endothelial-like
pericytes (4%).
Another 9% of
mononuclear cells are
muscle stem...
-
Mural cells are the
vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs), and
pericytes, of the microcirculation. Both
types are in
close contact with the endothelial...
-
perisinusoidal cells or Ito
cells (earlier
lipocytes or fat-storing cells), are
pericytes found in the
perisinusoidal space of the liver, also
known as the space...
- of that organ. The most
common stromal cells include fibroblasts and
pericytes. The term
stromal comes from
Latin stromat-, "bed covering", and Ancient...
- glucose, most-notably the
pericytes of the microvasculature. In
addition to
direct glucose-induced
damage by (e.g.) glycation,
pericytes,
express enzymes which...
