Drug delivery systems, CNS protection, and the blood brain barrier

RK Upadhyay - BioMed research international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Present review highlights various drug delivery systems used for delivery of pharmaceutical
agents mainly antibiotics, antineoplastic agents, neuropeptides, and other therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] New progress in the approaches for blood–brain barrier protection in acute ischemic stroke

Y Li, W Zhong, Z Jiang, X Tang - Brain research bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Ischemic stroke is a disease with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, which often places
an additional strain on families and society due to the poor prognosis. Blood brain-barrier …

White matter injury and microglia/macrophage polarization are strongly linked with age-related long-term deficits in neurological function after stroke

J Suenaga, X Hu, H Pu, Y Shi, SH Hassan, M Xu… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the successes in experimental models of stroke have not translated well to the clinic.
One potential reason for this failure is that stroke mainly afflicts the elderly and the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Bryostatin effects on cognitive function and PKCɛ in Alzheimer's disease phase IIa and expanded access trials

TJ Nelson, MK Sun, C Lim, A Sen… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Bryostatin 1, a potent activator of protein kinase C epsilon (PKCɛ), has been shown to
reverse synaptic loss and facilitate synaptic maturation in animal models of Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] tPA helpers in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: are they ready for clinical use?

JS Kim - Journal of Stroke, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only therapeutic agent approved to treat patients
with acute ischemic stroke. The clinical benefits of tPA manifest when the agent is …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to extend thrombolytic time window for ischemic stroke treatment: an unmet clinical need

I dela Peña, C Borlongan, G Shen, W Davis - Journal of stroke, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To date, reperfusion with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains the gold standard
treatment for ischemic stroke. However, when tPA is given beyond 4.5 hours of stroke onset …

Common mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease and ischemic stroke: the role of protein kinase C in the progression of age-related neurodegeneration

BP Lucke-Wold, RC Turner… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Ischemic stroke and Alzheimer's disease (AD), despite being distinct disease entities, share
numerous pathophysiological mechanisms such as those mediated by inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Bryostatin-1: A promising compound for neurological disorders

Z Tian, XT Lu, X Jiang, J Tian - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The central nervous system (CNS) is the most complex system in human body, and there is
often a lack of effective treatment strategies for the disorders related with CNS. Natural …

[HTML][HTML] Combination therapy for ischemic stroke: Novel approaches to lengthen therapeutic window of tissue plasminogen activator

T Knecht, C Borlongan, I dela Peña - Brain circulation, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) thrombolysis continues to be the gold standard therapy
for ischemic stroke. Due to the time-limited treatment window, within 4.5 h of stroke onset …

Treatment with enriched environment reduces neuronal apoptosis in the periinfarct cortex after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

X Chen, X Zhang, L Xue, C Hao, W Liao… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2017 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Enriched environment (EE) has been reported to exert
neuroprotective effect in animal models of ischemic stroke. However, the underlying …