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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2025

The stem cell within the vessel wall: multipotent pericytes modulating β-cell function and diabetic complications.

Huanjing Bi, Ruiyang Ma, Zuhan Chen, Ying Wang, Xiaoming Ding

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Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Huanjing BiDepartment of Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Rd, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Ruiyang MaDepartment of Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Rd, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Zuhan ChenDepartment of Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Rd, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Rd, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Xiaoming DingDepartment of Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Rd, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. xmding@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9082-9191

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M722542Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province 2023-YBSF-277National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370802National Natural Science Foundation of China 82400935Scientific Research Development Fund of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University 2022MS-03Scientific Research Development Fund of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University 2022MS-08Shaanxi Provincial Health Kidney Transplantation Research and Innovation Platform 2023PT-06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic islet pericytes are emerging as critical regulators of β-cell development, maturation, and function beyond their traditional role in vascular support. While the roles of signaling pathways and transcription factors in β-cell development have been extensively studied, the contribution of non-endocrine components, particularly pericytes, has gained recognition as a critical regulator of β-cell biology. Originally characterized as critical component of the vasculatures, pericytes were later recognized for their role in tissue development beyond angiogenesis. This review focuses on the multifaceted contributions of pericytes to islet biology, highlighting their regulatory effects on β-cell proliferation, differentiation, and functional maturation through paracrine signaling and extracellular matrix interactions. We outlined key signaling pathways modulated by pericytes to support β-cell maturation and function. Furthermore, the complex interactions between pericytes and non-endocrine intraislet cell populations are thoroughly analyzed to elucidate the integrated microenvironmental network essential for islet development and functional homeostasis.

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Diabetes ComplicationsInsulin-Secreting CellsMultipotent Stem CellsPericytesAnimalsCell DifferentiationExtracellular MatrixHumansIslets of LangerhansSignal TransductionCellular crosstalkDiabetesPancreatic isletsPericytesβ-cell development

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PMID41094620
PMCPMC12522955

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