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ReviewTranslational stroke research2017

Pericytes in Brain Injury and Repair After Ischemic Stroke.

Wei Cai, Huan Liu, Jingyan Zhao, Lily Y Chen, Jun Chen, Zhengqi Lu, Xiaoming Hu

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Review in Translational stroke research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
100citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

100 citing papers in PubMed, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rediscovery of pericytes within the neurovascular unit for cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  5. Pericytes in the optic nerve head.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2025
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  11. Biglycan stimulates retinal pathological angiogenesis via up-regulation of CXCL12 expression in pericytes.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  20. No-reflow after recanalization in ischemic stroke: From pathomechanisms to therapeutic strategies.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2024
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40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei CaiDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Huan LiuDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Jingyan ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Lily Y ChenDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Jun ChenDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Zhengqi LuDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China. lzq1828@aliyun.com.
Xiaoming HuDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, SBST 506, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. hux2@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USSun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Mechanisms of Neurovascular Injury in Cerebral IschemiaR01NS089534 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Immunomodulation of white matter integrity after strokeR01NS092618 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HU, XIAOMING · 2015 to 2020
$1.7M
Regulatory T cell as a restorative therapy for ischemic strokeR01NS094573 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SUN, DANDAN · 2016 to 2021
$1.7M
White matter restoration and functional recovery after experimental strokeR01NS095671 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2015 to 2020
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089534NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092618NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094573NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pericytes are functional components of the neurovascular unit (NVU). They provide support to other NVU components and maintain normal physiological functions of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The brain ischemia and reperfusion result in pathological alterations in pericytes. The intimate anatomical and functional interactions between pericytes and other NVU components play pivotal roles in the progression of stroke pathology. In this review, we depict the biology and functions of pericytes in the normal brain and discuss their effects in brain injury and repair after ischemia/reperfusion. Since ischemic stroke occurs mostly in elderly people, we also review age-related changes in pericytes and how these changes predispose aged brains to ischemic/reperfusion injury. Strategies targeting pericyte responses after ischemia and reperfusion may provide new therapies for ischemic stroke.

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesBlood-Brain BarrierBrainBrain InjuriesBrain IschemiaCell DifferentiationEpithelial CellsHumansNeovascularization, PathologicNeuronsPericytesPhagocytosisReperfusion InjuryStrokeBlood-brain barrierIschemic strokeNeurovascular unitPericyte

Identifiers

PMID27837475
PMCPMC5350040
OpenAlexW2554787403

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Registered trials

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