August Krogh twice won the prestigious international Steegen Prize, for nitrogen metabolism
(1906) and overturning the concept of active transport of gases across the pulmonary …

Increasing evidence indicates that pericytes are vulnerable cells, playing pathophysiological
roles in various neurodegenerative processes. Microvascular pericytes contract during …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2, is found on pericytes, contractile cells
enwrapping capillaries that regulate brain, heart and kidney blood flow. ACE2 converts …

Acute kidney injury is common, with~ 13 million cases and 1.7 million deaths/year
worldwide. A major cause is renal ischaemia, typically following cardiac surgery, renal …

Background In the myocardium, pericytes are often confused with other interstitial cell types,
such as fibroblasts. The lack of well‐characterized and specific tools for identification …

Pericytes, as mural cells covering microvascular capillaries, play an essential role in
vascular remodeling and maintaining vascular functions and blood flow. Pericytes are …

Cardiac microvascular injury can be a fundamental pathological process that causes high
incidence cardiovascular diseases such heart failure, diabetic cardiomyopathy, and …

Vascular pericytes provide critical contributions to the formation and integrity of the blood
vessel wall within the microcirculation. Pericytes maintain vascular stability and homeostasis …

The adult mammalian heart has limited endogenous regenerative capacity and heals
through the activation of inflammatory and fibrogenic cascades that ultimately result in the …

Pericytes are the main cellular components of tiny arteries and capillaries. Studies have
found that pericytes can undergo morphological contraction or relaxation under stimulation …