Serum albumin in health and disease: esterase, antioxidant, transporting and signaling properties

DA Belinskaia, PA Voronina, VI Shmurak… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Being one of the main proteins in the human body and many animal species, albumin plays
a decisive role in the transport of various ions—electrically neutral and charged molecules …

Harnessing albumin as a carrier for cancer therapies

EN Hoogenboezem, CL Duvall - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Serum albumin, a natural ligand carrier that is highly concentrated and long-circulating in
the blood, has shown remarkable promise as a carrier for anti-cancer agents. Albumin is …

The entry of nanoparticles into solid tumours

S Sindhwani, AM Syed, J Ngai, BR Kingston… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
The concept of nanoparticle transport through gaps between endothelial cells (inter-
endothelial gaps) in the tumour blood vessel is a central paradigm in cancer nanomedicine …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier permeability is regulated by lipid transport-dependent suppression of caveolae-mediated transcytosis

BJ Andreone, BW Chow, A Tata, B Lacoste, A Ben-Zvi… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) provides a constant homeostatic brain environment that is
essential for proper neural function. An unusually low rate of vesicular transport …

From sewer to saviour—targeting the lymphatic system to promote drug exposure and activity

NL Trevaskis, LM Kaminskas, CJH Porter - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The lymphatic system serves an integral role in fluid homeostasis, lipid metabolism and
immune control. In cancer, the lymph nodes that drain solid tumours are a primary site of …

Passing the vascular barrier: endothelial signaling processes controlling extravasation

N Wettschureck, B Strilic… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
A central function of the vascular endothelium is to serve as a barrier between the blood and
the surrounding tissue of the body. At the same time, solutes and cells have to pass the …

Stepwise recruitment of transcellular and paracellular pathways underlies blood-brain barrier breakdown in stroke

D Knowland, A Arac, KJ Sekiguchi, M Hsu, SE Lutz… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Brain endothelial cells form a paracellular and transcellular barrier to many blood-borne
solutes via tight junctions (TJs) and scarce endocytotic vesicles. The blood-brain barrier …

Neurogenic inflammation after traumatic brain injury and its potentiation of classical inflammation

F Corrigan, KA Mander, AV Leonard, R Vink - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background The neuroinflammatory response following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known
to be a key secondary injury factor that can drive ongoing neuronal injury. Despite this …

[HTML][HTML] The inner blood-retinal barrier: Cellular basis and development

M Díaz-Coránguez, C Ramos, DA Antonetti - Vision research, 2017 - Elsevier
The blood-retinal barrier (BRB) regulates transport across retinal capillaries maintaining
proper neural homeostasis and protecting the neural tissue from potential blood borne …

Phenotypic heterogeneity of the endothelium: I. Structure, function, and mechanisms

WC Aird - Circulation research, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Endothelial cells, which form the inner cellular lining of blood vessels and lymphatics,
display remarkable heterogeneity in structure and function. This is the first of a 2-part review …