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Microcirculation Dysfunction in Subacute Stroke: The Role of Delayed Capillary Pericyte Loss.

Post-recanalization microcirculation dysfunction is common and significantly contributes to poor outcomes in ischemic stroke. Pericytes have been shown to mediate the "no-reflow" phenomenon by constricting capillaries in experimental stroke models, implicating their critical role in early microcirculation dysfunction. However, little is known about the long-term fate of pericytes and their contribution to sustained microcirculation dysfunction in prolonged period of time. We conducted repeated longitudinal observations of pericyte fate and function, as well as blood flow dynamics across multip…

Pericyte-myofibroblast transition: a novel mechanism in peritoneal fibrosis and the effect of Asiaticoside.

INTRODUCTION: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF), a major complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD), is characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition mediated by activated myofibroblasts (MyoFs). While mesenchymal transition of mesothelial cells has been widely studied, the cellular origins of MyoFs remain incompletely defined. Recent evidence suggests pericytes-mural cells surrounding microvessels-may contribute to fibrosis in other organs, but their role in PF pathogenesis is undefined. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to clarify pericyte-myofibroblast transition (PMT) as a key…

Interleukin 13 alleviates traumatic brain injury by promoting pericyte autophagy.

Interleukin 13 (IL13), as a cytokine belonging to the chemokine family, exhibits multiple complex physiological effects. Previous studies have consistently observed its significant role in various types of neural injuries and neurodegenerative diseases, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), through immune modulation and influencing neuroinflammation. However, little is known about its other physiological effects following TBI. In this study, we discovered a previously unreported important effect of IL13. In mouse models of TBI, we found that IL13 can protect against the loss of pericytes in …

Sleep, pericyte subtypes and cognitive decline in adults with and without Alzheimer's disease.

Sleep fragmentation is common in older adults and is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia, as well as key histopathological correlates of dementia, including small vessel disease and cerebral infarcts. Vascular and blood-brain barrier dysfunction are thought to contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. Pericytes, a key vascular cell type, may play a key role. In model organisms, sleep disruption is associated with pericyte dysfunction and blood-brain barrier breakdown. Recent advances in single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq) technology have identified two transcriptionally …

Precise Modulation of Pericyte Dysfunction by a Multifunctional Nanoprodrug to Ameliorate Alzheimer's Disease.

Pericyte dysfunction severely undermines cerebrovascular integrity and exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, p … PS1 transgenic mice. We present a promising therapeutic strategy for AD that can precisely modulate pericytes and has the potential to treat other cerebrovascular diseases.

Fibrotic Response in Pericite Cultural после воздействия склерозовой серы.

ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Множественный склероз (МС) представляет собой хроническое аутоиммунное и демиелинизирующее заболевание центральной нервной системы (ЦНС), приводящее к постепенной потере функции. Помимо инфильтрации периферийных иммунных клеток в CNS после нейроинфламмации, аккумуляция внеклеточной матрицы (ECM) элементов, генерируемых клетками мозгового барьера, в расширенных перивашкулярных пространствах способствует патофизиологии. В этом исследовании мы стремились разработать внутреннюю модель MS для исследования фиброза, вызванного серой или цереброспиновой жидкостью (CSF) пациентов MS, и оценит

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INTRODUCTION: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune and demyelinating disease of central nervous system (CNS) leading to progressi … luate the response of blood-brain barrier (BBB) cells to this model. METHODS: Human brain vascular pericytes, endothelial cells and normal human astrocytes were cultured and exposed to a cytokine reference control (Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)), healthy human sera, and sera/CSF from treatment naïve relapsing-remitting MS patients with the app …

SARS-CoV-2 triggers pericyte-mediated cerebral capillary constriction.

The SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2, is found on pericytes, contractile cells enwrapping capillaries that regulate brain, heart and kidney blood flow. ACE2 converts vasoconstricting angiotensin II into vasodilating angiotensin-(1-7). In brain slices from hamster, which has an ACE2 sequence similar to human ACE2, angiotensin II evoked a small pericyte-mediated capillary constriction via AT1 receptors, but evoked a large constriction when the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD, original Wuhan variant) was present. A mutated non-binding RBD did not potentiate constriction. A similar RBD-potentiate…

The role of cardiac pericytes in health and disease: therapeutic targets for myocardial infarction.

Millions of cardiomyocytes die immediately after myocardial infarction, regardless of whether the culprit coronary artery undergoes prompt r … ivascular environment is populated by mesenchymal progenitor cells, fibroblasts, myofibroblasts and pericytes, which can together mount a healing response to the ischaemic damage. In the infarcted heart, pericytes have crucial roles in angiogenesis, scar formation and stabilization, and control of the inflammatory response. Persistent ischaemia and accrual …

Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte … umulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal α7-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. α7-nAChR also inc …

RGS5 as a Biomarker of Pericytes, Involvement in Vascular Remodeling and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by a sustained rise in mean pulmonary artery … g reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in PAH and normal mice. The location of RGS5 and pericytes was detected using immunofluorescence. RESULTS: Compared with that in the normal group, RGS5 expression was upregulated in the PAH group based on GEO and RT-qPCR analyses. RGS5 expression in single cells was enriched in pericytes in single-cell RNA …

Altered hemodynamics and vascular reactivity in a mouse model with severe pericyte deficiency.

Pericytes are the mural cells of the microvascular network that are in close contact with underlying endothelial cells. Endothelial-secreted PDGFB leads to recruitment of pericytes to the vessel wall, but this is disrupted in Pdgfbret/ret mice when the PDGFB retention motif is deleted. This results in severely reduced pericyte coverage on blood vessels. In this study, we investigated vascular abnormalities and hemodynamics in Pdgfbret/ret mice throughout the cerebrovascular network and in different cortical layers by in vivo two-photon microscopy. We confirmed that Pdgfbret/ret mice are severe…

Temporal alterations in pericytes at the acute phase of ischemia/reperfusion in the mouse brain.

Pericytes, as the mural cells surrounding the microvasculature, play a critical role in the regulation of microcirculation; however, how these cells respond to ischemic stroke remains unclear. To determine the temporal alterations in pericytes after ischemia/reperfusion, we used the 1-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion model, which was examined at 2, 12, and 24 hours after reperfusion. Our results showed that in the reperfused regions, the cerebral blood flow decreased and the infarct volume increased with time. Furthermore, the pericytes in the infarct regions contracted and acted on the v…

Identification of early pericyte loss and vascular amyloidosis in Alzheimer's disease retina.

Pericyte loss and deficient vascular platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (PDGFRβ) signaling are prominent features of the blood-brain … d substantial pericyte loss together with significant Aβ deposition in retinal microvasculature and pericytes in AD. Evaluation of postmortem retinas from a cohort of 56 human donors revealed an early and progressive decrease in vascular PDGFRβ in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD compared to cognitively normal controls. Retinal PDGFRβ loss significant …

Perlecan regulates pericyte dynamics in the maintenance and repair of the blood-brain barrier.

Ischemic stroke causes blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown due to significant damage to the integrity of BBB components. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of pericytes in the repair process of BBB functions triggered by PDGFRβ up-regulation. Here, we show that perlecan, a major heparan sulfate proteoglycan of basement membranes, aids in BBB maintenance and repair through pericyte interactions. Using a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion model, we found larger infarct volumes and more BBB leakage in conditional perlecan (Hspg2)-deficient (Hspg2 - / - -TG) mice than in contro…

Cytomegalovirus promotes murine glioblastoma growth via pericyte recruitment and angiogenesis.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been implicated in glioblastoma (GBM); however, a mechanistic connection in vivo has not been established. The pur … sis and tumor blood flow in MCMV+ mice. MCMV reactivation was observed in intratumoral perivascular pericytes and tumor cells in mouse and human GBM specimens, and pericyte coverage of tumor vasculature was strikingly augmented in MCMV+ mice. We identified PDGF-D as a CMV-induced factor essential for pericyte recruitment, angiogenesis, and tumor growth. The …

Folliculostellate cell interacts with pericyte via TGFβ2 in rat anterior pituitary.

The anterior pituitary gland comprises five types of endocrine cells plus non-endocrine cells including folliculostellate cells, endothelial cells, and capillary mural cells (pericytes). In addition to being controlled by the hypothalamic-pituitary-target organ axis, the functions of these cells are likely regulated by local cell and extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions. However, these complex interactions are not fully understood. We investigated folliculostellate cell-mediated cell-to-cell interaction. Using S100β-GFP transgenic rats, which express GFP in folliculostellate cells, we desig…

Novel insights into pericyte-myofibroblast transition and therapeutic targets in renal fibrosis.

Renal fibrosis is a disease affecting millions worldwide and is a harbinger of progressive renal failure. Understanding the mechanisms of renal fibrosis is important for discovering new therapies that are required to prevent loss of renal function. Recently, we identified pericytes that line the kidney microvasculature as the precursor cells of the scar-producing myofibroblasts during kidney injury. Kidney pericytes are extensively branched cells embedded within the capillary basement membrane and stabilize the capillary network through tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 and angiogenic gr…

Contribution of bone marrow-derived pericyte precursor cells to corneal vasculogenesis.

PURPOSE: Bone-marrow (BM)-derived hematopoietic precursor cells are thought to participate in the growth of blood vessels during postnatal v … to bFGF-induced neovascularization in the cornea. BM-derived periendothelial vascular mural cells (pericytes) were detected at sites of neovascularization, whereas endothelial cells of blood vessels originated from preexisting blood vessels in limbal capillaries. Fifty three percent of all neovascular pericytes originated from BM, and 47% of them originate …

Pericyte recruitment in human corneal angiogenesis: an ultrastructural study with clinicopathological correlation.

BACKGROUND/AIM: During angiogenesis-that is, the outgrowth of new from pre-existing blood vessels, new capillaries undergo a period of "fine … 62%) venules, and two (1%) arterioles). Electron microscopically, 170 (87%) vessels were covered by pericytes and two (1%) in addition by smooth muscle cells. Pericyte recruitment increased with time, evolving between clinically noted onset of CN and keratoplasty. Already 2 weeks after onset of CN, more than 80% of new vessels were covered by pericytes. CO …