[HTML][HTML] The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

Drug delivery to the central nervous system

E Nance, SH Pun, R Saigal, DL Sellers - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the rising global incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, CNS drug
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …

Engineering macrophage exosome disguised biodegradable nanoplatform for enhanced sonodynamic therapy of glioblastoma

T Wu, Y Liu, Y Cao, Z Liu - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) exhibits high tissue penetration and negligible radiation
damage to normal tissues, and thus emerges as a promising cancer therapeutic modality for …

Supramolecular cancer nanotheranostics

J Zhou, L Rao, G Yu, TR Cook, X Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the many challenges in medicine, the treatment and cure of cancer remains an
outstanding goal given the complexity and diversity of the disease. Nanotheranostics, the …

Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

An Activity‐Based Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Fluctuations of Peroxynitrite (ONOO) in the Alzheimer's Disease Brain

P Wang, L Yu, J Gong, J Xiong, S Zi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peroxynitrite (ONOO−) plays a critical role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). To reveal the
ONOO− influx in AD brains, an activatable activity‐based fluorescence probe Rd‐DPA3 was …

[HTML][HTML] Safe nanoparticles: are we there yet?

W Najahi-Missaoui, RD Arnold… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition
from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered biomimetic nanoparticles achieve targeted delivery and efficient metabolism-based synergistic therapy against glioblastoma

G Lu, X Wang, F Li, S Wang, J Zhao, J Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer with a poor prognosis and few
treatment options. Here, building on the observation of elevated lactate (LA) in resected …

[HTML][HTML] A nitric-oxide driven chemotactic nanomotor for enhanced immunotherapy of glioblastoma

H Chen, T Li, Z Liu, S Tang, J Tong, Y Tao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The major challenges of immunotherapy for glioblastoma are that drugs cannot target tumor
sites accurately and properly activate complex immune responses. Herein, we design and …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteria loaded with glucose polymer and photosensitive ICG silicon-nanoparticles for glioblastoma photothermal immunotherapy

R Sun, M Liu, J Lu, B Chu, Y Yang, B Song… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Bacteria can bypass the blood-brain barrier (BBB), suggesting the possibility of employment
of bacteria for combating central nervous system diseases. Herein, we develop a bacteria …