TY - JOUR
T1 - The possible roles of brain pericytes in brain ischemia and stroke
AU - Kamouchi, Masahiro
AU - Ago, Tetsuro
AU - Kuroda, Junya
AU - Kitazono, Takanari
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This study was partially supported by Coordination, Support and Training Program for Translational Research and Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C 19590992, C 22590937) from The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. We are grateful to Dr. Kuniyuki Nakamura for his helpful suggestions.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Brain pericytes regulate a variety of functions, such as microcirculation, angiogenesis, and the blood brain barrier in the brain. Recent studies have also shown that they are pluripotent in a manner similar to mesenchymal stem cells. Since, brain pericytes actively control these functions, these cells probably play an important role not only during brain ischemia, but also in the post-stroke period.
AB - Brain pericytes regulate a variety of functions, such as microcirculation, angiogenesis, and the blood brain barrier in the brain. Recent studies have also shown that they are pluripotent in a manner similar to mesenchymal stem cells. Since, brain pericytes actively control these functions, these cells probably play an important role not only during brain ischemia, but also in the post-stroke period.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10571-011-9747-5
DO - 10.1007/s10571-011-9747-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21830084
AN - SCOPUS:84864677882
SN - 0272-4340
VL - 32
SP - 159
EP - 165
JO - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
JF - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
IS - 2
ER -