[HTML][HTML] Blood–brain barrier modulation to improve glioma drug delivery

H Luo, EV Shusta - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is formed by brain microvascular endothelial cells that are
sealed by tight junctions, making it a significant obstacle for most brain therapeutics. The …

Non-invasive drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier: a prospective analysis

SK Niazi - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-invasive drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) represents a significant
advancement in treating neurological diseases. The BBB is a tightly packed layer of …

Recent applications of retro-inverso peptides

N Doti, M Mardirossian, A Sandomenico… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural and de novo designed peptides are gaining an ever-growing interest as drugs
against several diseases. Their use is however limited by the intrinsic low bioavailability and …

Modulating the blood–brain tumor barrier for improving drug delivery efficiency and efficacy

Y Song, C Hu, Y Fu, H Gao - View, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly regulated and efficient barrier that controls the
mass transfer between blood and brain, severely limits brain penetration of systemically …

Protein corona on brain targeted nanocarriers: challenges and prospects

K Jiang, Y Yu, W Qiu, K Tian, Z Guo, J Qian… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Safe and efficient medical therapy for brain diseases is still an unmet clinical need due to
various barriers represented by the blood-brain barrier. Well-designed brain targeted …

A PD-L1 and VEGFR2 dual targeted peptide and its combination with irradiation for cancer immunotherapy

L Jiao, Q Dong, W Zhai, W Zhao, P Shi, Y Wu… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the blockade of immune checkpoint PD-1/PD-L1 has achieved great success, the
lack of tumor-infiltrating immune cells and PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment …

The blood-brain barrier, a Key Bridge to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Z Hang, L Zhou, C Xing, Y Wen, H Du - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
As a highly selective and semi-permeable barrier that separates the circulating blood from
the brain and central nervous system (CNS), the blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a critical …

Nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthases (NOS)-based targeted therapy for colon cancer

H Wang, L Wang, Z Xie, S Zhou, Y Li, Y Zhou, M Sun - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide and CRC therapy
remains unsatisfactory. In recent decades, nitric oxide (NO)—a free-radical gas—plus its …

Established and emerging strategies for drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier in brain cancer

A Parodi, M Rudzińska, AA Deviatkin, SM Soond… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Brain tumors are characterized by very high mortality and, despite the continuous research
on new pharmacological interventions, little therapeutic progress has been made. One of the …

[HTML][HTML] Gather wisdom to overcome barriers: well-designed nano-drug delivery systems for treating gliomas

J Cui, Y Xu, H Tu, H Zhao, H Wang, L Di… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the special physiological and pathological characteristics of gliomas, most
therapeutic drugs are prevented from entering the brain. To improve the poor prognosis of …