| Literature DB >> 25236972 |
Alexander Birbrair, Tan Zhang1, Zhong-Min Wang1, Maria Laura Messi1, Akiva Mintz2, Osvaldo Delbono.
Abstract
Perivascular multipotent cells, pericytes, contribute to the generation and repair of various tissues in response to injury. They are heterogeneous in their morphology, distribution, origin and markers, and elucidating their molecular and cellular differences may inform novel treatments for disorders in which tissue regeneration is either impaired or excessive. Moreover, these discoveries offer novel cellular targets for therapeutic approaches to many diseases. This review discusses recent studies that support the concept that pericyte subtypes play a distinctive role in myogenesis, neurogenesis, adipogenesis, fibrogenesis and angiogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25236972 PMCID: PMC4200531 DOI: 10.1042/CS20140278
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Sci (Lond) ISSN: 0143-5221 Impact factor: 6.124