Strategies for delivering therapeutics across the blood–brain barrier

GC Terstappen, AH Meyer, RD Bell… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Achieving sufficient delivery across the blood–brain barrier is a key challenge in the
development of drugs to treat central nervous system (CNS) disorders. This is particularly …

[HTML][HTML] A review of curcumin and its derivatives as anticancer agents

MA Tomeh, R Hadianamrei, X Zhao - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and one of the major public health
problems. Despite the great advances in cancer therapy, the incidence and mortality rates of …

The protein corona and its effects on nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems

H Li, Y Wang, Q Tang, D Yin, C Tang, E He, L Zou… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
In most cases, once nanoparticles (NPs) enter the blood, their surface is covered by
biological molecules, especially proteins, forming a so-called protein corona (PC). As a …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Curcumin nanoformulations: a review of pharmaceutical properties and preclinical studies and clinical data related to cancer treatment

O Naksuriya, S Okonogi, RM Schiffelers, WE Hennink - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a natural yellow phenolic compound, is present in many kinds of herbs,
particularly in Curcuma longa Linn.(turmeric). It is a natural antioxidant and has shown many …

Recent advancements in liposomes targeting strategies to cross blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

M Agrawal, DK Tripathi, S Saraf, S Saraf… - Journal of controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this modern era, with the help of various advanced technologies, medical science has
overcome most of the health-related issues successfully. Though, some diseases still remain …

Nanocarriers as potential drug delivery candidates for overcoming the blood–brain barrier: challenges and possibilities

J Ahlawat, G Guillama Barroso, S Masoudi Asil… - Acs Omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design of a drug that successfully overcomes the constraints imposed by the blood–
brain barrier (BBB, which acts as a gatekeeper to the entry of substances into the brain) …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic applications of curcumin nanoformulations

MM Yallapu, PKB Nagesh, M Jaggi, SC Chauhan - The AAPS journal, 2015 - Springer
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a bioactive and major phenolic component of turmeric
derived from the rhizomes of curcuma longa linn. For centuries, curcumin has exhibited …

Nanoparticles for brain drug delivery

M Masserini - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The central nervous system, one of the most delicate microenvironments of the body, is
protected by the blood‐brain barrier (BBB) regulating its homeostasis. BBB is a highly …