Amyloid-β-targeting immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease

Y Jin, Q Du, M Song, R Kang, J Zhou, H Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances in clinical passive immunotherapy have provided compelling evidence
that eliminating amyloid-β (Aβ) slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

[HTML][HTML] Current and emerging strategies for enhancing antibody delivery to the brain

R Bajracharya, AC Caruso, LJ Vella, RM Nisbet - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
For the treatment of neurological diseases, achieving sufficient exposure to the brain
parenchyma is a critical determinant of drug efficacy. The blood–brain barrier (BBB) …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo imaging of alpha-synuclein with antibody-based PET

S Roshanbin, M Xiong, G Hultqvist, L Söderberg… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
The protein alpha-synuclein (αSYN) plays a central role in synucleinopathies such as
Parkinsons's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). Presently, there are no …

Reduction of αSYN pathology in a mouse model of PD using a brain-penetrating bispecific antibody

S Roshanbin, U Julku, M Xiong, J Eriksson, E Masliah… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Immunotherapy targeting aggregated alpha-synuclein (αSYN) is a promising approach for
the treatment of Parkinson's disease. However, brain penetration of antibodies is hampered …

A single‐chain fragment constant design enables easy production of a monovalent blood–brain barrier transporter and provides an improved brain uptake at elevated …

JI Morrison, NG Metzendorf, F Rofo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interest for developing antibody‐driven therapeutic interventions has exponentially
grown over the last few decades. Even though there have been promising leaps in the …

ImmunoPET imaging of amyloid-beta in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease with a bispecific, brain-penetrating fusion protein

G Bonvicini, S Syvänen, KG Andersson… - Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hijacking the transferrin receptor (TfR) is an effective strategy to transport
amyloid-beta (Aβ) immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) ligands across the …

Pretargeted imaging beyond the blood–brain barrier—utopia or feasible?

S Lopes van den Broek, V Shalgunov… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pretargeting is a promising nuclear imaging technique that allows for the usage of
antibodies (Abs) with enhanced imaging contrast and reduced patient radiation burden. It is …

Blood–brain barrier penetrating neprilysin degrades monomeric amyloid-beta in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

F Rofo, NG Metzendorf, C Saubi, L Suominen… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Aggregation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in the brain is one of the key
pathological events in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Reducing Aβ levels in the brain by …

[HTML][HTML] Transport of nanomedicines across the blood-brain barrier: Challenges and opportunities for imaging and therapy

SL van den Broek, V Shalgunov, MM Herth - Biomaterials advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a protective and semipermeable border of endothelial cells
that prevents toxins and foreign bodies to enter and damage the brain. Unfortunately, the …

Long-term effects of immunotherapy with a brain penetrating Aβ antibody in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

T Gustavsson, NG Metzendorf, E Wik… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Brain-directed immunotherapy is a promising strategy to target amyloid-β (Aβ)
deposits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present study, we compared the therapeutic …