"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericytes" by people in Profiles.
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The emerging role of perivascular cells (pericytes) in viral pathogenesis. J Gen Virol. 2021 08; 102(8).
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A human three-dimensional neural-perivascular 'assembloid' promotes astrocytic development and enables modeling of SARS-CoV-2 neuropathology. Nat Med. 2021 09; 27(9):1600-1606.
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COVID and the brain: researchers zero in on how damage occurs. Nature. 2021 07; 595(7868):484-485.
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Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 in Human Retina and Diabetes-Implications for Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 06 01; 62(7):6.
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The aging transcriptome and cellular landscape of the human lung in relation to SARS-CoV-2. Nat Commun. 2021 01 04; 12(1):4.
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COVID-19 and central nervous system interplay: A big picture beyond clinical manifestation. J Biosci. 2021; 46.
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Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and pericytes in cardiac complications of COVID-19 infection. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 11 01; 319(5):H1059-H1068.
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Cells of the adult human heart. Nature. 2020 12; 588(7838):466-472.
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Apoptosis and pericyte loss in alveolar capillaries in COVID-19 infection: choice of markers matters. Author's reply. Intensive Care Med. 2020 10; 46(10):1967-1968.
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Apoptosis and pericyte loss in alveolar capillaries in COVID-19 infection: choice of markers matters. Intensive Care Med. 2020 10; 46(10):1965-1966.