Engineered BDNF producing cells as a potential treatment for neurologic disease

P Deng, JD Anderson, AS Yu, G Annett… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in wide range of
neurological diseases and injury. This neurotrophic factor is vital for neuronal health …

Neuroprotective therapies for multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases

P Villoslada - Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Disorders, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Damage to the Central Nervous Systems (CNS) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) seems to
be mainly due to chronic inflammation of the CNS with superimposed bouts of inflammatory …

Stabilising cubosomes with Tween 80 as a step towards targeting lipid nanocarriers to the blood–brain barrier

H Azhari, M Strauss, S Hook, BJ Boyd… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coating nanoparticles with the surfactant Tween 80 have been previously shown to
enhance drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB). The aim of this study was to …

Focused ultrasound-enhanced intranasal brain delivery of brain-derived neurotrophic factor

H Chen, GZX Yang, H Getachew, C Acosta… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to unveil the potential mechanism of focused ultrasound
(FUS)-enhanced intranasal (IN) brain drug delivery and assess its feasibility in the delivery …

Functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury: role of neurotrophin and glutamatergic signaling in phrenic motoneurons

LC Gill, HM Gransee, GC Sieck, CB Mantilla - Respiratory physiology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) interrupts descending neural drive to phrenic motoneurons
causing diaphragm muscle (DIAm) paralysis. Recent studies using a well-established model …

Stem cells therapy for ALS

L Mazzini, A Vescovi, R Cantello, M Gelati… - Expert Opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Despite knowledge on the molecular basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) having quickly progressed over the last few years, such discoveries have not yet …

Unchanged neurotrophic factors and their receptors correlate with sparing in extraocular muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

VM Harandi, ARN Gaied, T Brännström… - … & visual science, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To investigate the impact of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on the extraocular
muscles (EOMs) by examining the distribution of neurotrophic factors (NTFs) and their …

Trophic factors in the therapeutic challenge against ALS: Current research directions

A Sobuś, B Machaliński - Update on Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2016 - books.google.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, which up to date
remains incurable. Multiple experimental approaches toward finding an effective way of …

A muscle perspective on the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Differences between extraocular and limb muscles

VM Harandi - 2016 - diva-portal.org
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset progressive
neurodegenerative disorder. ALS has been traditionally believed to be primarily a motor …