Imatinib Sets Pericyte Mosaic in the Retina

The nervous system demands an adequate oxygen and metabolite exchange, making pericytes (PCs), the only vasoactive cells on the capillaries, essential to neural function. Loss of PCs is a hallmark of multiple diseases, including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinso...

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Main Authors: Tamás Kovács-Öller, Elena Ivanova, Gergely Szarka, Ádám J. Tengölics, Béla Völgyi, Botir T. Sagdullaev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/7/2522