PMID- 32208803 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210219 LR - 20210820 IS - 1559-7016 (Electronic) IS - 0271-678X (Print) IS - 0271-678X (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul TI - Multifaceted roles of pericytes in central nervous system homeostasis and disease. PG - 1381-1401 LID - 10.1177/0271678X20911331 [doi] AB - Pericytes, the mural cells surrounding microcirculation, are gaining increasing attention for their roles in health and disease of the central nervous system (CNS). As an essential part of the neurovascular unit (NVU), pericytes are actively engaged in interactions with neighboring cells and work in synergy with them to maintain homeostasis of the CNS, such as maintaining the blood-brain barrier (BBB), regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF) and the glymphatic system as well as mediating immune responses. However, the dysfunction of pericytes may contribute to the progression of various pathologies. In this review, we discuss: (1) origin of pericytes and different pericyte markers; (2) interactions of pericytes with endothelial cells (ECs), astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and neurons; (3) physiological roles of pericytes in the CNS; (4) effects of pericytes in different CNS diseases; (5) relationship of pericytes with extracellular vesicles (EVs) and microRNAs (miRs); (6) recent advances in pericytes studies and future perspective. FAU - Zheng, Zhitong AU - Zheng Z AD - Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Chopp, Michael AU - Chopp M AD - Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. FAU - Chen, Jieli AU - Chen J AD - Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 HL143432/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20200324 PL - United States TA - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab JT - Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism JID - 8112566 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Central Nervous System Diseases/*pathology/*physiopathology MH - Homeostasis/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Pericytes/*pathology/*physiology PMC - PMC7308511 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Pericyte OT - central nervous system disease OT - extracellular vesicles OT - glymphatic system OT - microRNA EDAT- 2020/03/27 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/20 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/24 CRDT- 2020/03/27 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_0271678X20911331 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0271678X20911331 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2020 Jul;40(7):1381-1401. doi: 10.1177/0271678X20911331. Epub 2020 Mar 24.