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Pericyte-targeting drug delivery and tissue engineering
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kang, Eunah Shin, Jong Wook |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: International Journal of Nanomedicine Pericyte-targeting drug delivery and tissue engineering Eunah Kang,1 Jong Wook Shin2 1School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, 2Division of Allergic and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, South Korea Pericytes are contractile mural cells that wrap around the endothelial cells of capillaries and venules. Depending on the triggers by cellular signals, pericytes have specific functionality in tumor microenvironments, properties of potent stem cells, and plasticity in cellular pathology. These features of pericytes can be activated for the promotion or reduction of angiogenesis. Frontier studies have exploited pericyte-targeting drug delivery, using pericyte-specific peptides, small molecules, and DNA in tumor therapy. Moreover, the communication between pericytes and endothelial cells has been applied to the induction of vessel neoformation in tissue engineering. Pericytes may prove to be a novel target for tumor therapy and tissue engineering. The present paper specifically reviews pericyte-specific drug delivery and tissue engineering, allowing insight into the emerging research targeting pericytes. Keywords: pericytes, pericyte-targeting drug delivery, tissue engineering, platelet-derived growth factor, angiogenesis, vascular remodeling |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892861/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=30618 |
| Ending Page | 2406 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 2397 |
| e-ISSN | 11782013 |
| DOI | 10.2147/ijn.s105274 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nanomedicine |
| Volume Number | ume 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Nanomedicine Agricultural Engineering Angiogenesis Pericyte-targeting Drug Delivery Platelet-derived Growth Factor Tissue Engineering Vascular Remodeling |
| Content Type | Text |