The primary stimulator of pericyte proliferation, however, is PDGF. Figure 3 depicts the ischemia-driven upregulation of VEGF, PDGF, FGF and Ang-2 and their target cells (stromal cells ...

Pigment epithelium-derived factor is a pericyte mitogen secreted by microvascular endothelial cells: possible participation of angiotensin II-elicited PEDF downregulation in diabetic retinopathy.

Physiol Rep. Feb;4, no. 3 (2016): pii: e12649. LaBarbera KE, Hyldahl RD, O'Fallon KS, Clarkson PM, Witkowski S. “Pericyte NF-κB activation enhances endothelial cell proliferation and proangiogenic ...

David Attwell at University College London, where I studied Brain Energy Supply and Use. During my PhD we demonstrated, for the first time, pericyte regulation of blood flow at the capillary level and ...