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 …

Concepts of nanoparticle cellular uptake, intracellular trafficking, and kinetics in nanomedicine

ND Donahue, H Acar, S Wilhelm - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle-based therapeutics and diagnostics are commonly referred to as
nanomedicine and may significantly impact the future of healthcare. However, the clinical …

The functional universe of membrane contact sites

WA Prinz, A Toulmay, T Balla - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …

Barriers and strategies of cationic liposomes for cancer gene therapy

C Liu, L Zhang, W Zhu, R Guo, H Sun, X Chen… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2020 - cell.com
Cationic liposomes (CLs) have been regarded as the most promising gene delivery vectors
for decades with the advantages of excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, and high …

Effect of physico-chemical properties of nanoparticles on their intracellular uptake

P Sabourian, G Yazdani, SS Ashraf, M Frounchi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cellular internalization of inorganic, lipidic and polymeric nanoparticles is of great
significance in the quest to develop effective formulations for the treatment of high morbidity …

Insight into extracellular vesicle-cell communication: from cell recognition to intracellular fate

L Ginini, S Billan, E Fridman, Z Gil - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are heterogamous lipid bilayer-enclosed membranous
structures secreted by cells. They are comprised of apoptotic bodies, microvesicles, and …

The functional organization of axonal mRNA transport and translation

I Dalla Costa, CN Buchanan, MD Zdradzinski… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Axons extend for tremendously long distances from the neuronal soma and make use of
localized mRNA translation to rapidly respond to different extracellular stimuli and …

Transmission electron microscopy as a powerful tool to investigate the interaction of nanoparticles with subcellular structures

M Malatesta - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanomedical research necessarily involves the study of the interactions between
nanoparticulates and the biological environment. Transmission electron microscopy has …

Transcytosis at the blood–brain barrier

S Ayloo, C Gu - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Transcytosis is actively suppressed in CNS endothelial cells for barrier
integrity.•Transcytosis is dynamically regulated during development and …

Role of EGFR in the Nervous System

R Romano, C Bucci - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the first discovered member of the receptor
tyrosine kinase superfamily and plays a fundamental role during embryogenesis and in …