Article
Renal NG2-expressing cells have a macrophage-like phenotype and facilitate renal recovery after ischemic injury.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Aug 2021
Kittikulsuth Wararat, Nakano Daisuke, Kitada Kento, Suzuki Norio, Yamamoto Masayuki, Nishiyama Akira
Abstract excerpt
Pericytes play an important role in the recovery process after ischemic injury of many tissues. Brain pericytes in the peri-infarct area express macrophage markers in response to injury stimuli and are involved in neovascularization. In the kidney, nerve/glial antigen 2 (NG2)+ pericytes have been found to accumulate after renal injury. These accumulated NG2+ cells are not involved in scar formation. However, the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
