Progressing nanotechnology to improve targeted cancer treatment: overcoming hurdles in its clinical implementation

M Chehelgerdi, M Chehelgerdi, OQB Allela… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The use of nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize the detection and treatment of
cancer. Developments in protein engineering and materials science have led to the …

Polymersome-based protein drug delivery–quo vadis?

MG Gouveia, JP Wesseler, J Ramaekers… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic
approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these …

Blood‐brain barrier overview: structural and functional correlation

A Alahmari - Neural plasticity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The blood‐brain barrier (BBB) is a semipermeable and extremely selective system in the
central nervous system of most vertebrates, that separates blood from the brain's …

Unlocking the power of exosomes for crossing biological barriers in drug delivery

RO Elliott, M He - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the 2013 Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of vesicle trafficking, a subgroup
of nanovesicles called exosomes has been driving the research field to a new regime for …

A predictive microfluidic model of human glioblastoma to assess trafficking of blood–brain barrier-penetrant nanoparticles

JP Straehla, C Hajal, HC Safford… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The blood–brain barrier represents a significant challenge for the treatment of high-grade
gliomas, and our understanding of drug transport across this critical biointerface remains …

Brain delivery of curcumin through low-intensity ultrasound-induced blood–brain barrier opening via lipid-plga nanobubbles

Y Yan, Y Chen, Z Liu, F Cai, W Niu, L Song… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Owing
to the presence of blood–brain barrier (BBB), conventional pharmaceutical agents are …

Immunotherapy of malignant glioma by noninvasive administration of TLR9 agonist CpG nano‐immunoadjuvant

J Wei, D Wu, S Zhao, Y Shao, Y Xia, D Ni… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Immunotherapy with toll like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist CpG ODN offers an emergent
strategy to treat life‐threatening malignant glioma. CpG is typically applied invasively by …

Peptides as pharmacological carriers to the brain: promises, shortcomings and challenges

S Parrasia, I Szabò, M Zoratti… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Central nervous system (CNS) diseases are among the most difficult to treat, mainly
because the vast majority of the drugs fail to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) or to reach …

An insight to brain targeting utilizing polymeric nanoparticles: effective treatment modalities for neurological disorders and brain tumor

Annu, A Sartaj, Z Qamar, S Md… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The delivery of therapeutic molecules to the brain remains an unsolved problem to the
researchers due to the existence of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), which halts the entry of …

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for glioblastoma multiforme: challenges and opportunities for drug delivery

HK Brar, J Jose, Z Wu, M Sharma - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor with high mortality rates. Due to
its invasiveness, heterogeneity, and incomplete resection, the treatment is very challenging …