PMID- 35296645 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221023 IS - 2095-4700 (Print) IS - 2095-6231 (Electronic) IS - 2095-4700 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Mar 16 TI - Versatile subtypes of pericytes and their roles in spinal cord injury repair, bone development and repair. PG - 30 LID - 10.1038/s41413-022-00203-2 [doi] LID - 30 AB - Vascular regeneration is a challenging topic in tissue repair. As one of the important components of the neurovascular unit (NVU), pericytes play an essential role in the maintenance of the vascular network of the spinal cord. To date, subtypes of pericytes have been identified by various markers, namely the PDGFR-beta, Desmin, CD146, and NG2, each of which is involved with spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. In addition, pericytes may act as a stem cell source that is important for bone development and regeneration, whilst specific subtypes of pericyte could facilitate bone fracture and defect repair. One of the major challenges of pericyte biology is to determine the specific markers that would clearly distinguish the different subtypes of pericytes, and to develop efficient approaches to isolate and propagate pericytes. In this review, we discuss the biology and roles of pericytes, their markers for identification, and cell differentiation capacity with a focus on the potential application in the treatment of SCI and bone diseases in orthopedics. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Zhu, Sipin AU - Zhu S AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. AD - Molecular Pharmacology Research Centre, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China. AD - Molecular Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia. FAU - Chen, Min AU - Chen M AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Ying, Yibo AU - Ying Y AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Wu, Qiuji AU - Wu Q AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Huang, Zhiyang AU - Huang Z AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Ni, Wenfei AU - Ni W AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Wang, Xiangyang AU - Wang X AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Xu, Huazi AU - Xu H AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. FAU - Bennett, Samuel AU - Bennett S AD - Molecular Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia. FAU - Xiao, Jian AU - Xiao J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7374-6506 AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. xfxj2000@126.com. AD - Molecular Pharmacology Research Centre, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China. xfxj2000@126.com. FAU - Xu, Jiake AU - Xu J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2021-8309 AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China. jiake.xu@uwa.edu.au. AD - Molecular Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia. jiake.xu@uwa.edu.au. LA - eng GR - 81722028/National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220316 PL - China TA - Bone Res JT - Bone research JID - 101608652 PMC - PMC8927336 COIS- All authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/03/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/18 06:01 PMCR- 2022/03/16 CRDT- 2022/03/17 05:31 PHST- 2020/11/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/03/17 05:31 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41413-022-00203-2 [pii] AID - 203 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41413-022-00203-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Bone Res. 2022 Mar 16;10(1):30. doi: 10.1038/s41413-022-00203-2.