Contractile apparatus in CNS capillary pericytes

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ERDENER Ş. E., Kureli G., DALKARA T.

NEUROPHOTONICS, cilt.9, sa.2, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1117/1.nph.9.2.021904
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROPHOTONICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Compendex, EMBASE, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pericyte, actin, contractility, central nervous system, capillary, blood flow, VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE, RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASE, ACTIN CYTOSKELETON, BLOOD-FLOW, F-ACTIN, MICROVASCULAR PERICYTES, MESSENGER-RNA, BETA-ACTIN, POLYMERIZATION, PHALLOIDIN
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Significance: Whether or not capillary pericytes contribute to blood flow regulation in the brain and retina has long been debated. This was partly caused by failure of detecting the contractile protein alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in capillary pericytes.