Effects of polyethylene glycol on the surface of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery

L Shi, J Zhang, M Zhao, S Tang, X Cheng, W Zhang… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of drug nanocarriers has benefited from the surface hydrophilic
polymers of particles, which has improved the pharmacokinetics of the drugs. Polyethylene …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery

MJ Mitchell, MM Billingsley, RM Haley… - Nature reviews drug …, 2021 - nature.com
In recent years, the development of nanoparticles has expanded into a broad range of
clinical applications. Nanoparticles have been developed to overcome the limitations of free …

Drug delivery to the central nervous system

E Nance, SH Pun, R Saigal, DL Sellers - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the rising global incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, CNS drug
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …

Crossing the blood-brain barrier: advances in nanoparticle technology for drug delivery in neuro-oncology

AM Hersh, S Alomari, BM Tyler - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a microvascular network responsible for excluding
most drugs from the brain. Treatment of brain tumors is limited by the impermeability of the …

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease therapies in the clinic

P Chopade, N Chopade, Z Zhao… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most prevalent
neurodegenerative diseases, affecting millions and costing billions each year in the United …

Stimuli-responsive polymer-based nanosystems for cancer theranostics

D Wei, Y Sun, H Zhu, Q Fu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive polymers can respond to internal stimuli, such as reactive oxygen
species (ROS), glutathione (GSH), and pH, biological stimuli, such as enzymes, and external …

Polymeric delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

R Kumar, CF Santa Chalarca, MR Bockman… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several
debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more …

Immunotherapy for glioblastoma: the promise of combination strategies

M Bausart, V Préat, A Malfanti - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment has remained almost unchanged for more than 20 years. The
current standard of care involves surgical resection (if possible) followed by concomitant …

Enhanced tumour penetration and prolonged circulation in blood of polyzwitterion–drug conjugates with cell-membrane affinity

S Chen, Y Zhong, W Fan, J Xiang, G Wang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
Effective anticancer nanomedicines need to exhibit prolonged circulation in blood, to
extravasate and accumulate in tumours, and to be taken up by tumour cells. These …