… stability and blood-brain barrier function. Capillary pericytes have thin processes that
reach … Using in vivo two-photon imaging in adult mouse cortex, we show that while pericyte …

… The neurovascular unit comprises endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytes that together
confer unique properties on the blood–brain barrier. The endothelial cells that line the …

… pericyte behaviors by examining integrin expression in cultured brain pericytes, as well as in
brain … Both brain pericytes and brain endothelial cells strongly expressed ITGA5 (integrin α5…

… Heterogeneity of the neurovascular unit (NVU): current research has revealed high
heterogeneity of eg, astrocytes and pericytes within the CNS and among different brain areas. The …

… The ECs are surrounded by mural cells (pericytes or smooth muscle cells) that are … The
tightness of the BBB and the crosstalk between its cellular components are highly dynamic and …

… CD13 is an alanyl aminopeptidase, which is a cell surface marker in the brain pericyte
vasculature identified in resting pericytes [19, 20]. CD13 plays a role in tumor invasion, …

… as a dynamic coordinator regulating the communication between ECs and pericytes within
… acts as an essential regulator to coordinate pericyte–EC communication and BBB formation …

… human anatomical complexity of brain barriers, contributing to … -derived endothelial cells,
brain pericytes, and astrocytes as self-… validated microvessel-pericyte/astrocyte dynamic contact-…

… brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic cellular complex that is responsible for the maintenance
of brain … can be used to reproduce most of the barrier's in vivo features (low paracellular …

… To define nearest neighbor relationships between cells, we next applied trajectory space
(tSpace) analysis, which recapitulates dynamic and spatial relationships better than uniform …