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Pericytes of the neurovascular unit: key functions and signaling pathways
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Pericytes are vascular mural cells embedded in the basement membrane of blood microvessels. They extend their processes along capillaries, pre-capillary arterioles and post-capillary venules. CNS pericytes are uniquely positioned in the neurovascular unit between endothelial cells, astrocytes and neurons. They integrate, coordinate and process signals from their neighboring cells to generate diverse functional responses that are critical for CNS functions in health and disease, including regulation of the blood-brain barrier permeability, angiogenesis, clearance of toxic metabolites, capillary hemodynamic responses, neuroinflammation and stem cell activity. Here we examine the key signaling pathways between pericytes and their neighboring endothelial cells, astrocytes and neurons that control neurovascular functions. We also review the role of pericytes in CNS disorders including rare monogenic diseases and complex neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and brain tumors. Finally, we discuss directions for future studies.
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“pericyte-derived angiopoietin acts on endothelial Tie2 receptor and maintains BBB function (26, 570, 648);”
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“Pericyte-endothelial interaction plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of the BBB (27, 570, 648, 682).”
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“At the capillary level, BBB integrity is maintained by pericytes (28, 59, 130, 570).”
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“Pericytes share a common basement membrane with brain capillary endothelial cells (570).”
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“Pericytedeficient mouse models caused by aberrant PDGF-BB/ PDGFR𝛃 signaling (365, 419, 436, 570, 575) exhibit impaired BBB formation (28, 59, 130) and maintenance (59, 436).”
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“Despite a pronounced pro-angiogenic response, AD brains fail to mount an adequate angiogenic response to renew lost capillary networks likely due to the loss of the homeobox gene MEOX2 from endothelium (656), and ongoing pericyte degeneration (570).”
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- Authors
- Sweeney, M. D., Ayyadurai, S., & Zlokovic, B. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2016-05-26
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 771-783
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- PMC
- PMC5745011
- OpenAlex
- W2399776559
- Cited by
- 1,125
- References
- 175
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG023084, R01AG039452, RF1AG039452)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS090904, R01NS034467)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Keywords
- pericytes, neurovascular unit, signaling pathways, blood-brain barrier permeability, angiogenesis, capillary hemodynamics, neuroinflammation, stem cell activity, Alzheimer's disease, brain tumors, central nervous system disorders
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain, Brain Diseases, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Humans, Signal Transduction, Pericytes, Microvessels
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