The therapeutic potential of nanobodies

I Jovčevska, S Muyldermans - BioDrugs, 2020 - Springer
Today, bio-medical efforts are entering the subcellular level, which is witnessed with the fast-
developing fields of nanomedicine, nanodiagnostics and nanotherapy in conjunction with …

Transcytosis to cross the blood brain barrier, new advancements and challenges

VM Pulgar - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The blood brain barrier (BBB) presents a formidable challenge to the delivery of drugs into
the brain. Several strategies aim to overcome this obstacle and promote efficient and …

Nanobodies as therapeutics: big opportunities for small antibodies

S Steeland, RE Vandenbroucke, C Libert - Drug discovery today, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Nanobodies (Nbs) are camelid-derived single-domain antibodies.•Nbs have
powerful binding and inhibitory capacity with great therapeutic potential.•Nbs are used in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning

M Eshraghi, M Ahmadi, S Afshar, S Lorzadeh… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in
aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely …

Current progress in innovative engineered antibodies

WR Strohl - Protein & cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract As of May 1, 2017, 74 antibody-based molecules have been approved by a
regulatory authority in a major market. Additionally, there are 70 and 575 antibody-based …

The next-generation immune checkpoint LAG-3 and its therapeutic potential in oncology: third time'sa charm

Q Lecocq, M Keyaerts, N Devoogdt… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The blockade of immune checkpoints (ICPs), such as cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated
protein-4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1), has propelled …

Monoclonal antibody therapeutics: history and future

NAPS Buss, SJ Henderson, M McFarlane… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the last three decades, monoclonal antibodies have made a dramatic transformation
from scientific tools to powerful human therapeutics. At present, approximately 30 …

Targeting receptor-mediated transport for delivery of biologics across the blood-brain barrier

JM Lajoie, EV Shusta - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Biologics are an emerging class of medicines with substantial promise to treat neurological
disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. However, the blood …

Intracellular transport and regulation of transcytosis across the blood–brain barrier

R Villaseñor, J Lampe, M Schwaninger… - Cellular and molecular life …, 2019 - Springer
The blood–brain barrier is a dynamic multicellular interface that regulates the transport of
molecules between the blood circulation and the brain parenchyma. Proteins and peptides …

Camelid single-domain antibodies: historical perspective and future outlook

M Arbabi-Ghahroudi - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Tremendous effort has been expended over the past two and a half decades to understand
many aspects of camelid heavy chain antibodies, from their biology, evolution, and …