Table 2.
Summary of in vivo models to study pericyte function.
| Model | Species | PC Visualization | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranial window | Mouse | Transgenic mice; αSMA promoter to label ensheathing pericytes; 2-Photon microscopy | Meza-Resillas et al., 2021 |
| Transcranial imaging | Mouse | Neurotrace™ labeling of pericytes; multimodal optical transcranial imaging | Arango-Lievano et al., 2020 |
| Whole brain imaging | Zebrafish | Transgenic zebrafish; confocal microscopy | Bahrami et al., 2018 |
| Whole mount imaging | Zebrafish | pdgfrb promoter transgenic zebrafish; confocal upright fluorescence imaging | Ando et al., 2016 |
| Cranial window | Mouse | αSMA-mCherry transgenic reporter mice; NeuroTrace 500/525 and TO-PRO-3 PC labeling; optogenetic manipulation of PC in rhodopsin transgenic mice | Tong at al., 2021 |