PDGF, Pericytes and the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (IBGC)

A de novo nonsense PDGFB mutation causing idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with laryngeal dystonia

(2014) Gaël Nicolas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

PDGFB Partial Deletion: a New, Rare Mechanism Causing Brain Calcification with Leukoencephalopathy

(2014) Gaël Nicolas et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Evaluation of SLC20A2 mutations that cause idiopathic basal ganglia calcification in Japan

(2014) M. Yamada et al.   NEUROLOGY

A Recurrent PDGFRB Mutation Causes Familial Infantile Myofibromatosis

(2013) Yee Him Cheung et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Mutations in PDGFRB Cause Autosomal-Dominant Infantile Myofibromatosis

(2013) John A. Martignetti et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Phenotypic spectrum of probable and genetically-confirmed idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2013) Gaël Nicolas et al.   BRAIN

Localization of type-III sodium-dependent phosphate transporter 2 in the mouse brain

(2013) Masatoshi Inden et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Targeting the PDGF signaling pathway in tumor treatment

(2013) Carl-Henrik Heldin   Cell Communication and Signaling

A Role for the Endothelium in Vascular Calcification

(2013) Yucheng Yao et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Macrophage-Derived Matrix Vesicles

(2013) Sophie E. P. New et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Novel SLC20A2 mutations identified in southern Chinese patients with idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2013) Wan-Jin Chen et al.   GENE

Loss of Function of Slc20a2 Associated with Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification in Humans Causes Brain Calcifications in Mice

(2013) Nina Jensen et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Perivascular Fibroblasts Form the Fibrotic Scar after Contusive Spinal Cord Injury

(2013) C. Soderblom et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mutations in the gene encoding PDGF-B cause brain calcifications in humans and mice

(2013) Annika Keller et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Mutations in SLC20A2 are a major cause of familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2013) Sandy Chan Hsu et al.   NEUROGENETICS

SLC20A2 and THAP1 deletion in familial basal ganglia calcification with dystonia

(2013) Matt Baker et al.   NEUROGENETICS

Functional analysis of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β in neural stem/progenitor cells

(2013) G. Xu et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Association between a Novel Mutation in SLC20A2 and Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification

(2013) Yang Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Cerebral cavernous malformations: from CCM genes to endothelial cell homeostasis

(2013) Andreas Fischer et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Involvement of PDGF in Fibrosis and Scleroderma: Recent Insights from Animal Models and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities

(2013) Tomoaki Iwayama et al.   Current Rheumatology Reports

Glast-expressing progenitor cells contribute to heterotopic ossification

(2012) Lixin Kan et al.   BONE

Clinical Consequences of Mutations in Sodium Phosphate Cotransporters

(2012) E. Lederer et al.   Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Mutations in SLC20A2 link familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with phosphate homeostasis

(2012) Cheng Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Capillary and arteriolar pericytes attract innate leukocytes exiting through venules and 'instruct' them with pattern-recognition and motility programs

(2012) Konstantin Stark et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Mutation of the PDGFRB gene as a cause of idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2012) G. Nicolas et al.   NEUROLOGY

Loss of PDGF-B activity increases hepatic vascular permeability and enhances insulin sensitivity

(2011) Summer M. Raines et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

PDGFRβ Signaling Regulates Mural Cell Plasticity and Inhibits Fat Development

(2011) Lorin E. Olson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Pericytes: Developmental, Physiological, and Pathological Perspectives, Problems, and Promises

(2011) Annika Armulik et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Sensory nerve induced inflammation contributes to heterotopic ossification

(2011) Elizabeth Salisbury et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

PDGFR-β as a Positive Regulator of Tissue Repair in a Mouse Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia

(2011) Jie Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

Interferon-γ induces progressive nigrostriatal degeneration and basal ganglia calcification

(2011) Paramita Chakrabarty et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Deficits in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-β Gene Knockout Mice

(2011) Phuong Thi Hong Nguyen et al.   PLoS One

A Pericyte Origin of Spinal Cord Scar Tissue

(2011) C. Goritz et al.   SCIENCE

Recessive Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Tight Junction Protein Occludin Cause Band-like Calcification with Simplified Gyration and Polymicrogyria

(2010) Mary C. O'Driscoll et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Progressive Secondary Neurodegeneration and Microcalcification Co-Occur in Osteopontin-Deficient Mice

(2010) Walter Maetzler et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

The Absence of Pericytes Does Not Increase the Sensitivity of Tumor Vasculature to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Blockade

(2010) Maya H. Nisancioglu et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Neuroradiologic Evidence of Pre-Synaptic and Post-Synaptic Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification: A Case Report

(2010) Takahiro Saito et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING

Pericytes regulate the blood–brain barrier

(2010) Annika Armulik et al.   NATURE

Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis

(2010) Richard Daneman et al.   NATURE

Conversion of vascular endothelial cells into multipotent stem-like cells

(2010) Damian Medici et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Pericytes Control Key Neurovascular Functions and Neuronal Phenotype in the Adult Brain and during Brain Aging

(2010) Robert D. Bell et al.   NEURON

Dopamine Transporter SPECT/CT and Perfusion Brain SPECT Imaging in Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcinosis

(2009) Anna Paschali et al.   CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Transgenic Mice Expressing a Truncated Mutant Parkin Exhibit Age-Dependent Hypokinetic Motor Deficits, Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration, and Accumulation of Proteinase K-Resistant  -Synuclein

(2009) X.-H. Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Vascular smooth muscle cell calcification and SLC20 inorganic phosphate transporters: effects of PDGF, TNF-α, and Pi

(2009) Ricardo Villa-Bellosta et al.   PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Role of platelet-derived growth factors in physiology and medicine

(2008) J. Andrae et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Microcalcification after excitotoxicity is enhanced in transgenic mice expressing parvalbumin in all neurones, may commence in neuronal mitochondria and undergoes structural modifications over time

(2008) W. Maetzler et al.   NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY

Characterization of neuroprogenitor cells expressing the PDGF β-receptor within the subventricular zone of postnatal mice

(2007) Yoko Ishii et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE