Central nervous system pericytes in health and disease
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Pericytes are uniquely positioned within the neurovascular unit to serve as vital integrators, coordinators and effectors of many neurovascular functions, including angiogenesis, blood-brain barrier (BBB) formation and maintenance, vascular stability and angioarchitecture, regulation of capillary blood flow and clearance of toxic cellular byproducts necessary for proper CNS homeostasis and neuronal function. New studies have revealed that pericyte deficiency in the CNS leads to BBB breakdown and brain hypoperfusion resulting in secondary neurodegenerative changes. Here we review recent progress in understanding the biology of CNS pericytes and their role in health and disease.
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Pericyte-endothelial interaction plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of the BBB.
“Pericyte-endothelial interaction plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of the BBB (27, 570, 648, 682).”
From Blood-Brain Barrier: From Physiology to Disease and Back (2019) · cites this paper as [648]
Pericyte-derived angiopoietin acts on endothelial Tie2 receptor and maintains BBB function.
“pericyte-derived angiopoietin acts on endothelial Tie2 receptor and maintains BBB function (26, 570, 648);”
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The BBB is functionally more complex than the endothelium alone, including basement membranes, perivascular space, pericytes, glia limitans and astrocyte end feet.
“The BBB is functionally a more complex structure than just the endothelium, encompassing various basement membranes, associated with the perivascular space,113 pericytes,114 the glia limitans and astrocyte end feet.109,115”
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- Authors
- Winkler, E. A., Bell, R. D., & Zlokovic, B. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2011-10-26
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1398-1405
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- PMC
- PMC4020628
- OpenAlex
- W2019780808
- Cited by
- 962
- References
- 101
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 67 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 63 · 2018: 74 · 2017: 89 · 2016: 67 · 2015: 78 · 2014: 53 · 2013: 60 · 2012: 36
- FWCI
- 26.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R37AG023084)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL63290, R01HL063290)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R37NS034467, R01NS034467)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Keywords
- pericytes, central nervous system, neurovascular unit, blood-brain barrier, angiogenesis, vascular stability, capillary blood flow, cerebral hypoperfusion, neurodegeneration, CNS homeostasis
- MeSH terms
- Blood-Brain Barrier, Central Nervous System Diseases, Humans, Models, Biological, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Signal Transduction, Neovascularization, Physiologic, Pericytes, Receptors, Notch
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