Telocytes revisited

SM Cretoiu, LM Popescu - Biomolecular concepts, 2014 - degruyter.com
Telocytes (TCs) are a novel interstitial (stromal) cell type described in many tissues and
organs (www. telocytes. com). A TC is characterized by a small cell body (9–15 μm) and a …

Emerging diverse roles of telocytes

A Kondo, KH Kaestner - Development, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Since the first description of 'interstitial cells of Cajal'in the mammalian gut in 1911, scientists
have found structurally similar cells, now termed telocytes, in numerous tissues throughout …

Cardiac telocytes—their junctions and functional implications

M Gherghiceanu, LM Popescu - Cell and tissue research, 2012 - Springer
Telocytes (TCs) form a cardiac network of interstitial cells. Our previous studies have shown
that TCs are involved in heterocellular contacts with cardiomyocytes and cardiac …

Telocytes in regenerative medicine

Y Bei, F Wang, C Yang, J Xiao - Journal of cellular and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Telocytes (TC s) are a distinct type of interstitial cells characterized by a small cell body and
extremely long and thin telopodes (Tps). The presence of TC s has been documented in …

Extracellular vesicles release by cardiac telocytes: electron microscopy and electron tomography

ET Fertig, M Gherghiceanu… - Journal of cellular and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Telocytes have been reported to play an important role in long‐distance heterocellular
communication in normal and diseased heart, both through direct contact (atypical …

Telocytes express PDGFR α in the human gastrointestinal tract

MG Vannucchi, C Traini, M Manetti… - Journal of cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Telocytes (TC), a cell population located in the connective tissue of many organs of humans
and laboratory mammals, are characterized by a small cell body and extremely long and thin …

Telocytes: ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and electrophysiological characteristics in human myometrium

SM Cretoiu, D Cretoiu, A Marin… - Reproduction …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Telocytes (TCs) have been described in various organs and species (www. telocytes. com)
as cells with telopodes (Tps)–very long cellular extensions with an alternation of thin …

Telocytes in human skin–are they involved in skin regeneration?

L Ceafalan, M Gherghiceanu… - Journal of cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Telocytes (TCs), a particular interstitial cell type, have been recently described in a wide
variety of mammalian organs (www. telocytes. com). The TCs are identified morphologically …

Evidence for progressive reduction and loss of telocytes in the dermal cellular network of systemic sclerosis

M Manetti, S Guiducci, M Ruffo, I Rosa… - Journal of cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Telocytes, a peculiar type of stromal cells, have been recently identified in a variety of
tissues and organs, including human skin. Systemic sclerosis (SS c, scleroderma) is a …

Telocytes and their extracellular vesicles—Evidence and Hypotheses

D Cretoiu, J Xu, J Xiao, SM Cretoiu - International journal of molecular …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Entering the new millennium, nobody believed that there was the possibility of discovering a
new cellular type. Nevertheless, telocytes (TCs) were described as a novel kind of interstitial …