Pericytes (formerly called Rouget cells) are multi-functional mural cells of the microcirculation that wrap around the endothelial cells that line the...

may exhibit a pyramidal or finger-like morphology. Mural cells such as pericytes extend processes to wrap around capillaries. Foot-like processes are also...

Wang ZM, Messi ML, Olson JD, Mintz A, Delbono O (July 2014). "Type-2 pericytes participate in normal and tumoral angiogenesis". Am. J. Physiol., Cell...

endothelium and many of them are surrounded by contractile cells called pericytes. The endothelium provides a smooth surface for the flow of blood and regulates...

of cells), fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs)(20%), pericytes (14%) and endothelial-like pericytes (4%). Another 9% of mononuclear cells are muscle stem...

have been shown to also modulate pericyte activity. The peptides angiotensin II and endothelin-1 (ET-1) bind to pericytes and are vasoactive. Endothelial...

densa decreases, then the juxtaglomerular cells (granular cells, modified pericytes in the glomerular capillary) release the enzyme renin. Renin cleaves a...

Messi ML, Enikolopov GN, Mintz A, Delbono O (August 2013). "Role of pericytes in skeletal muscle regeneration and fat accumulation". Stem Cells and...

as they do in other capillaries; this creates the blood–brain barrier. Pericytes play a major role in the formation of the tight junctions. The barrier...

cortex, with additional amounts being produced in the liver, and the pericytes in the brain. Regulation is believed to rely on a feedback mechanism measuring...

Messi ML, Enikolopov GN, Mintz A, Delbono O (August 2013). "Role of pericytes in skeletal muscle regeneration and fat accumulation". Stem Cells and...

the capillary wall, astrocyte end-feet ensheathing the capillary, and pericytes embedded in the capillary basement membrane. This system allows the passage...

perisinusoidal cells or Ito cells (earlier lipocytes or fat-storing cells), are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space of the liver, also known as the space...

Mural cells are the vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs), and pericytes, of the microcirculation. Both types are in close contact with the endothelial...

Myocytes 2.6E+07 0.08 0.01% Neuroglia 8.5E+09 12.8 1.5% Perivascular Cells / Pericytes / Mural 1.5E+09 0.56 0.07% Stem Cells; Epithelial (EpSC) 3.6E+09 1.50...

hemangiopericytoma is a type of soft-tissue sarcoma that originates in the pericytes in the walls of capillaries. When inside the nervous system, although...

Messi ML, Enikolopov GN, Mintz A, Delbono O (August 2013). "Role of pericytes in skeletal muscle regeneration and fat accumulation". Stem Cells and...

Endothelial colony forming cell Endothelial stem cell Angioblast/Mesoangioblast Pericyte Mural cell Mesothelial cell Pneumocyte Type I cell Type II cell Club cell...

too small to have a smooth muscle layer and are instead supported by pericytes that wrap around them. Post-capillary venules become muscular venules...

amino acids and has a mass of 37 kDa. The enzyme renin is secreted by pericytes in the vicinity of the afferent arterioles and similar microvessels of...

vascular mural cells), the vasomotor apparatus (smooth muscle cells and pericytes), and microglia. Together these function in the homeostatic haemodynamic...

Files DC, Mannava S, Smith T, Wang ZM, et al. (November 2014). "Type-1 pericytes accumulate after tissue injury and produce collagen in an organ-dependent...

hematopoietic stem cells increased numbers of adipocytes and decreased numbers of pericytes also play a role in suppressing hematopoiesis Treating immune-mediated...

Lacis cells, Polkissen cells, or Goormaghtigh cells) are light-staining pericytes in the kidney found outside the glomerulus, near the vascular pole. They...

Transmission electron micrograph showing vasoconstriction of a microvessel by pericytes and endothelial cells resulting in the deformation of an erythrocyte (E)...

cells. They are not part of the filtration barrier but are specialized pericytes that participate in the regulation of the filtration rate by contracting...

are too small to contain smooth muscle. They are instead supported by pericytes that wrap around them. When the post-capillary venules increase in diameter...

band of contractile mural cells either classified as smooth muscle or pericytes that adjusts blood flow into capillaries. They were originally described...

Other nonepithelial fibroblasts Hepatic stellate cell (Ito cell) liver Pericyte Nucleus pulposus cell intervertebral disc Hyaline cartilage chondrocyte...

in which cells that support the endothelium (pericytes) are damaged due to high blood sugar. Pericytes regulate capillary blood flow and phagocytosis...