Pericyte Biology in Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Birbrair, Alexander (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1147
• Subjects: Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Cancer research.; Stem Cells.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Cancer Research.

This volume explores pericytes' roles under distinct pathological conditions, ranging from tumors, ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, diabetes, atherosclerosis, muscular dystrophies and more. Together with its companion volumes Pericyte Biology in Different Organs and Pe...

Table of Contents:

• Pericytes in cutaneous wound healing
• Pericytes in glioblastomas: multifaceted role within tumor microenvironments and potential for therapeutic interventions
• Pericytes in breast cancer
• Pericytes in sarcomas and other mesenchymal tumors
• Pericytes in metastasis
• The role of pericytes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Pericytes in Alzheimer's Disease: novel clues to cerebral amyloid angiopathy pathogenesis
• Pericytes in Multiple Sclerosis
• Pericytes in ischemic stroke
• Pericytes in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
• Pericytes in primary familial brain calcification
• Pericytes in type 2 diabetes
• Pericytes in atherosclerosis
• Pericytes in chronic lung disease
• Pericytes in muscular dystrophies
• Index .