Development of polymeric nanoparticles for blood–brain barrier transfer—strategies and challenges

W Zhang, A Mehta, Z Tong, L Esser… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and brain cancers are difficult to
treat with current drugs as their delivery efficacy to the brain is severely hampered by the …

Nanoparticles for targeted brain drug delivery: what do we know?

RGR Pinheiro, AJ Coutinho, M Pinheiro… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a barrier that separates the blood from the brain tissue and
possesses unique characteristics that make the delivery of drugs to the brain a great …

Cell-derived nanovesicle-mediated drug delivery to the brain: principles and strategies for vesicle engineering

Y Liang, Z Iqbal, J Lu, J Wang, H Zhang, X Chen… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Developing strategies toward safe and effective drug delivery into the central nervous
system (CNS) with improved targeting abilities and reduced off-target effects is crucial. CNS …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-mediated brain drug delivery: Overcoming blood–brain barrier to treat neurodegenerative diseases

C Saraiva, C Praça, R Ferreira, T Santos… - Journal of controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a vital boundary between neural tissue and circulating
blood. The BBB's unique and protective features control brain homeostasis as well as ion …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and perspectives on targeting nanoparticles for brain drug delivery

H Gao - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to the ability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) to prevent the entry of drugs into the brain,
it is a challenge to treat central nervous system disorders pharmacologically. The …

Blood–brain barrier shuttle peptides: an emerging paradigm for brain delivery

B Oller-Salvia, M Sánchez-Navarro, E Giralt… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain delivery is one of the major challenges in drug development because of the high
number of patients suffering from neural diseases and the low efficiency of the treatments …

Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery

J Nicolas, S Mura, D Brambilla, N Mackiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Design and functionalization strategies for multifunctional nanocarriers (eg, nanoparticles,
micelles, polymersomes) based on biodegradable/biocompatible polymers intended to be …

Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

B Fonseca-Santos, MPD Gremião… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder that results in cognitive and behavioral
impairment. Conventional treatment strategies, such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitor drugs …

Drug delivery to the brain across the blood–brain barrier using nanomaterials

YH Tsou, XQ Zhang, H Zhu, S Syed, X Xu - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A major obstacle facing brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis,
brain tumors, and strokes is the blood–brain barrier (BBB). The BBB prevents the passage of …

The smart targeting of nanoparticles

AD Friedman, SE Claypool… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
One major challenge in nanomedicine is the selective delivery of nanoparticles to diseased
tissues. Nanoparticle delivery systems require targeting for specific delivery to pathogenic …