"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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| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericytes" by people in Profiles.
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The fate and role of the pericytes in myocardial diseases. Eur J Clin Invest. 2024 Aug; 54(8):e14204.
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Response by Frangogiannis to Letter Regarding Article, "Cardiac Pericytes Acquire a Fibrogenic Phenotype and Contribute to Vascular Maturation After Myocardial Infarction". Circulation. 2024 03 19; 149(12):e962-e963.
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Gestational ozone inhalation elicits maternal cardiac dysfunction and transcriptional changes to placental pericytes and endothelial cells. Toxicol Sci. 2023 11 28; 196(2):238-249.
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Cardiac Pericytes Acquire a Fibrogenic Phenotype and Contribute to Vascular Maturation After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 2023 09 12; 148(11):882-898.
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Cardiac pericytes mediate the remodeling response to myocardial infarction. J Clin Invest. 2023 05 15; 133(10).
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Diabetes Induces Cardiac Fibroblast Activation, Promoting a Matrix-Preserving Nonmyofibroblast Phenotype, Without Stimulating Pericyte to Fibroblast Conversion. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 03 21; 12(6):e027463.
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A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature. Science. 2022 03 04; 375(6584):eabi7377.
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Validation of Specific and Reliable Genetic Tools to Identify, Label, and Target Cardiac Pericytes in Mice. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 01 04; 11(1):e023171.
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Heart and Brain Pericytes Exhibit a Pro-Fibrotic Response After Vascular Injury. Circ Res. 2021 09 17; 129(7):e141-e143.
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Tribbles Homolog 3 Mediates the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes. 2021 08; 70(8):1738-1753.