The rise of pericytes in neurovascular research |
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| Authors: | Daniel J Beard Lachlan S Brown Brad A Sutherland |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia;2.Acute Stroke Programme, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;3.Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The popularity of pericyte research is increasing, and this was not more evident than at the recent 2019 Brain meeting in Yokohama which featured a large number of presentations focused on brain pericyte research, including the Presidential Symposium. In this article, we will provide a history of brain pericyte research, present the results of our analysis showing a substantial increase in brain pericyte research presented at Brain meetings since 2005, suggest reasons for their increased popularity, and comment on what the future holds for brain pericyte research. |
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| Keywords: | Pericytes, brain, blood– brain barrier, cerebral blood flow, Alzheimer’ s disease, stroke |
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