Table 1 Antigenic biomarkers expressed by human brain and retinal pericytes
| Brain pericytes | Retina pericytes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibronectin | + | + | |
| Cytoskeletal | Vimentin | + | + |
| Beta catenin | − | − | |
| Smooth muscle actin | + | +/− | |
| NG2 proteoglycan | + | + | |
| CD68 | + | + | |
| PECAM-1 | − | − | |
| VCAM-1 | +/− | − | |
| Cellular adhesion | ICAM-1 | − | − |
| MelCAM-1 | − | − | |
| E-selectin | − | − | |
| VE cadherin | − | − | |
| von Willebrand factor | − | − | |
| Alpha 4 integrin | − | − | |
| TNF-alpha | − | − | |
| Inflammation | NFkB | − | − |
| RANTES | − | − | |
| Tissue Factor | − | − |