Pericytes protect rats and mice from sepsis-induced injuries by maintaining vascular reactivity and barrier function: implication of miRNAs and microvesicles.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by the Research Council and Animal Care and Use Committee of the Army Medical Center, Army Medical University (AMUWEC20188914). Animal experiments were conducted in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals issued by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH Publications, 8th Edition, 2011). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This study was supported by the Key Projects and Innovation Group of National Natural Science Foundation of China (81830065), the Innovation Groups of NSFC (81721001), and the Young Scientists Fund (82102279)."