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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Pericytes and Diabetic Microangiopathies: Tissue Resident Mesenchymal Stem Cells with High Plasticity and Regenerative Capacity.

Zeinab Shirbaghaee, Christine M Sorenson, Nader Sheibani

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zeinab ShirbaghaeeDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Christine M SorensonMcPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Nader SheibaniDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2723-9217

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 1985 to 2025
$35.4M
CORE--PATHOLOGY/IMAGINGP30EY016665 · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2005 to 2025
$1.1M
VEGF Antagonism and Resistance to Neovascular AMDR01EY030076 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CHRISTINE M SORENSON · 2022 to 2023
$766k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520NEI NIH HHS P30 EY016665NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030076NEI NIH HHS R21 EY034646NIH/NEI EY030076NIH/NEI EY034646Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation AwardResearch to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Award to the Department of Ophthamology and Visual SciencesRetina Research Foundation Daniel M. Albert ChairRetina Research Foundation Endoument
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pericytes (PCs), a heterogeneous population of perivascular supporting cells, are critical regulators of vascular stability, angiogenesis, and blood-tissue barrier integrity. Increasing evidence highlights their active role in the pathophysiology of diabetic microangiopathies, including those affecting the retina, kidney, brain, heart, and peripheral nerves. In diabetes, hyperglycemia-induced PC dysfunction is a major contributor to vascular degeneration, impaired tissue repair, and disease progression across multiple organs. Pericytes also share many characteristics with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). They exhibit regenerative capacity, immunomodulatory activities, and multipotent capacities. This review explores the emerging role of PCs as tissue resident MSCs, emphasizing their pathophysiological involvement in diabetes complications, and their potential for utilization in regenerative medicine. We also discuss advances in PC-based therapies, tissue engineering strategies, and clinical applications. Thus, PCs are positioned as promising targets for therapeutic intervention and vascular tissue regeneration.

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Cell PlasticityDiabetic AngiopathiesMesenchymal Stem CellsPericytesRegenerationAnimalsHumansRegenerative Medicineblood barrierscentral nervous systemdiabetes complicationsextracellular vesiclesmetabolic activitiesperivascular supporting cells

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PMID40508141
PMCPMC12154245

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