Drug studies on Rett syndrome: from bench to bedside

M Gomathi, S Padmapriya, V Balachandar - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Drug studies on Rett syndrome (RTT) have drastically increased over the past few decades.
This review aims to provide master data on bench-to-bedside drug studies involving RTT. A …

Compromised immune/inflammatory responses in Rett syndrome

A Pecorelli, C Cervellati, V Cordone, J Hayek… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mutations in X-linked gene methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), a key transcriptional
regulator, account for most cases of Rett syndrome (RTT), a devastating …

Dendrimer-mediated targeted delivery of rapamycin to tumor-associated macrophages improves systemic treatment of glioblastoma

A Sharma, K Liaw, R Sharma, T Spriggs… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma exhibits high mortality rates due to challenges with drug delivery to the brain
and into solid tumors. This two-pronged barrier necessitates high doses of systemic …

Dendrimer size effects on the selective brain tumor targeting in orthotopic tumor models upon systemic administration

K Liaw, F Zhang, A Mangraviti… - Bioengineering & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant gliomas are the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumors, with a
median survival of 15–20 months for patients receiving maximal interventions. Advances in …

Nanoparticle‐microglial interaction in the ischemic brain is modulated by injury duration and treatment

A Joseph, R Liao, M Zhang… - Bioengineering & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral ischemia is a major cause of death in both neonates and adults, and currently has
no cure. Nanotechnology represents one promising area of therapeutic development for …

The role of microglia in ischemic preconditioning

A McDonough, JR Weinstein - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an experimental phenomenon in which a brief ischemic
stimulus confers protection against a subsequent prolonged ischemic event. Initially thought …

The role of microglia in neurodevelopmental disorders and their therapeutics

R Coomey, R Stowell, A Majewska… - Current topics in …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The development of new therapeutics is critically dependent on an understanding of the
molecular pathways, the disruption of which results in neurological symptoms. Genetic and …

Systemic dendrimer-drug nanomedicines for long-term treatment of mild-moderate cerebral palsy in a rabbit model

Z Zhang, YA Lin, SY Kim, L Su, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation mediated by microglia plays a central role in the
pathogenesis of perinatal/neonatal brain injury, including cerebral palsy (CP). Therapeutics …

[HTML][HTML] Dendrimer-conjugated glutaminase inhibitor selectively targets microglial glutaminase in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

ES Khoury, A Sharma, RR Ramireddy, AG Thomas… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Elevated glutamate production and release from glial cells is a common feature
of many CNS disorders. Inhibitors of glutaminase (GLS), the enzyme responsible for …

Dendrimer-based targeted drug delivery

L Tunki, H Kulhari, R Sistla, D Pooja - Pharmaceutical Applications of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Targeted drug delivery (TDD) means delivering of drugs to a specific site like infected organ,
tissue or cell. TDD is important to improve therapeutic efficacy of the therapy and to reduce …