Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Pericyte remodeling is deficient in the aged brain and contributes to impaired capillary flow and structure

  • Andrée-Anne Berthiaume,
  • Franca Schmid,
  • Stefan Stamenkovic,
  • Vanessa Coelho-Santos,
  • Cara D. Nielson,
  • Bruno Weber,
  • Mark W. Majesky,
  • Andy Y. Shih

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33464-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Using in vivo two-photon imaging, Berthiaume et al. demonstrate how pericyte loss during aging could contribute to deterioration of cerebral blood flow. They also show how pericyte remodeling reduces the deleterious effects of pericyte loss.