Pericytes, the multifunctional cells that work within the walls of capillaries, have been a subject of focus in the study of vascular development, cerebral blood flow, cancer, and neurodevelopment ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare condition that's difficult to treat. The hallmarks of the disease—narrowing of the arterioles and capillaries that deliver blood to the lungs—force the ...

Pericytes are the primary locus of matrix-mellaproteinase-9-dependent (MMP-9) capillary damage and blood leakage during ischemia, according to preclinical findings reported by Medical University of ...

A recent study reveals that SARS-CoV-2 may damage blood vessels without infecting cells directly. A recent study reveals the details of how SARS-CoV-2 affects pericytes, a cell type critical for the ...

A new study reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells -- known as pericytes -- in the formation of long-term memories of life events -- memories that are lost in diseases such as Alzheimer's ...

Leiden researchers found a way to measure the tiny forces exerted by pericytes, one of the most elusive, hard to research cell types, which occur in tiny blood vessels. Building on this fundamental ...

Pericytes are a type of cells found in the brain's blood vessels. Using advanced imaging technique, it was found that these cells grow even in the empty spaces when the pericytes die, reveals a new ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, blood flows sluggishly through the brain, partly because Aβ provokes small blood vessels to constrict. In the June 20 Science, researchers led by David Attwell at University ...

A gene variant found more often in people who live past 100 has reversed key markers of cardiac aging in laboratory tests on ...

Discovering the role of pericytes in the blood-retinal barrier suggesting pathogenetic insights into diabetic retinopathy, outlines a new report. Inside the eye, at the interface between blood vessels ...