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Pericyte Contractility

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Wiki Pages (20)

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TRPCregulatesgene0.85
TMEM16Aassociated_withprotein0.80

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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Pericyte Contractility Reset via Selective PDGFR-β Agonism 0.443 neurodegeneration Perivascular spaces and glymphatic clear

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Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Targeting ECM-producing cells with CAR-T therapy alleviates fibrosis in chronic [PMID:40848726] Zhao S, Li R, Xia Y, Wang X, Liu Z, Chu Cell Stem Cell 2025 1
Neurovascular unit, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration markers in brain dis [PMID:39526043] Kempuraj D, Dourvetakis KD, Cohen J, Val Front Cell Neurosci 2024 1
The Genetics of Primary Familial Brain Calcification: A Literature Review. [PMID:37446066] Chen SY, Ho CJ, Lu YT, Lin CH, Lan MY, T Int J Mol Sci 2023 1
Interplay of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptors, LRPs, and Lipoproteins in Pulmon [PMID:35257044] Calvier L, Herz J, Hansmann G JACC Basic Transl Sci 2022 1
Decoding myofibroblast origins in human kidney fibrosis. [PMID:33176333] Kuppe C, Ibrahim MM, Kranz J, Zhang X, Z Nature 2021 1
APOE4 leads to blood-brain barrier dysfunction predicting cognitive decline. [PMID:32376954] Montagne A, Nation DA, Sagare AP, Barisa Nature 2020 1
Pathophysiology of Primary Familial Brain Calcification. [PMID:41212990] Keller A Annual review of physiology 2026 0
A FZD4/LRP5 agonist restores pericyte coverage and vascular integrity by increas [PMID:41890033] Levey J, Howe M, Douglas K, Odame E, Raj bioRxiv : the preprint server 2026 0
Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in pulmonary fibrosis. [PMID:41951242] Nell LM, Hendriks RW, Wijsenbeek MS, Cor Eur Respir Rev 2026 0
Nano-Enabled Fluorescence Switching: A Novel Strategy for PDGFRβ Detection and T [PMID:41884335] Fu X, Fan J, Chen H, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Zha Research (Washington, D.C.) 2026 0
Loss of Pericyte Exacerbates Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Retinal Pathology. [PMID:41814129] Hai-Chao C, Fu-Lin G, Jia-Xin C, Yi-Shu Clinical & experimental ophtha 2026 0
Central nervous system pericytes express soluble ST2 in inflammation and injury. [PMID:41857656] Jansson D, Highet B, Li S, Stevenson TJ, Molecular brain 2026 0
Astrocyte-Glioblastoma Stem Cell Interactions via Extracellular Vesicles Contrib [PMID:41712235] Shirai Y, Tsuda M, Wang L, Oda Y, Sugizn Pathology international 2026 0
The role of endothelial cell-pericyte interactions in vascularization and diseas [PMID:38246244] Li G, Gao J, Ding P, Gao Y Journal of advanced research 2025 0
Pericytes in Brain Homeostasis: Developmental Roles and Adult Functions. [PMID:41351407] Drozd U, Vechkapova S, Lanshakov D Frontiers in bioscience (Landm 2025 0
Pericyte-derived fibrotic scarring is conserved across diverse central nervous s [PMID:34535655] Dias DO, Kalkitsas J, Kelahmetoglu Y, Es Nature communications 2021 0
Blood-brain barrier breakdown is an early biomarker of human cognitive dysfuncti [PMID:30643288] Nation DA, Sweeney MD, Montagne A, Sagar Nature medicine 2019 0
Pericytes in Primary Familial Brain Calcification. [PMID:31147881] Zarb Y, Franzoso FD, Keller A Advances in experimental medic 2019 0
Reducing Pericyte-Derived Scarring Promotes Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. [PMID:29502968] Dias DO, Kim H, Holl D, Werne Solnestam Cell 2018 0
Clarifying off-target effects for torcetrapib using network pharmacology and rev [PMID:23228038] ["Fan S", "Geng Q", "Pan Z", "Li X", "Ti BMC systems biology 2012 0