Nanoparticles: A Hope for the Treatment of Inflammation in CNS

FD Zhu, YJ Hu, L Yu, XG Zhou, JM Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation, an inflammatory response within the central nervous system (CNS), is a
main hallmark of common neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Glycosylation of PAMAM dendrimers significantly improves tumor macrophage targeting and specificity in glioblastoma

R Sharma, K Liaw, A Sharma, A Jimenez… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma is among the most aggressive forms of cancers, with a median survival of just
15–20 months for patients despite maximum clinical intervention. The majority of …

Dynamic properties of mitochondria during human corticogenesis

T Baum, V Gama - Development, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Mitochondria are signaling hubs responsible for the generation of energy through oxidative
phosphorylation, the production of key metabolites that serve the bioenergetic and …

Surfactants influence polymer nanoparticle fate within the brain

A Joseph, GM Simo, T Gao, N Alhindi, N Xu… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Drug delivery to the brain is limited by poor penetration of pharmaceutical agents across the
blood-brain barrier (BBB), within the brain parenchyma, and into specific cells of interest …

Humanized biomimetic nanovesicles for neuron targeting

A Zinger, C Cvetkovic, M Sushnitha, T Naoi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanovesicles (NVs) are emerging as innovative, theranostic tools for cargo delivery.
Recently, surface engineering of NVs with membrane proteins from specific cell types has …

Dendrimer–tesaglitazar conjugate induces a phenotype shift of microglia and enhances β-amyloid phagocytosis

L DeRidder, A Sharma, K Liaw, R Sharma, J John… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Switching microglia from a disease exacerbating,'pro-inflammatory'state into a
neuroprotective,'anti-inflammatory'phenotype is a promising strategy for addressing multiple …

MeCP2 deficiency exacerbates the neuroinflammatory setting and autoreactive response during an autoimmune challenge

MI Zalosnik, MC Fabio, ML Bertoldi, CN Castañares… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Rett syndrome is a severe and progressive neurological disorder linked to mutations in the
MeCP2 gene. It has been suggested that immune alterations may play an active role in the …

Locomotion is impacted differently according to the perinatal brain injury model: Meta-analysis of preclinical studies with implications for cerebral palsy

S da Conceição Pereira, R Manhães-de-Castro… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Different approaches to reproduce cerebral palsy (CP) in animals, contribute to
the knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanism of this disease and provide a basis for …

Impact of pediatric traumatic brain injury on hippocampal neurogenesis

M Rizk, J Vu, Z Zhang - Neural Regeneration Research, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric
population. With advances in medical care, the mortality rate of pediatric TBI has declined …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-structured myelin: New nanovesicles for targeted delivery to white matter and microglia, from brain-to-brain

P Picone, FS Palumbo, S Federico, G Pitarresi… - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide and the presence of
various physiological barriers limits the accessibility to the brain and reduces the efficacy of …