The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

AAV-based in vivo gene therapy for neurological disorders

Q Ling, JA Herstine, A Bradbury, SJ Gray - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advancements in gene supplementation therapy are expanding the options for the
treatment of neurological disorders. Among the available delivery vehicles, adeno …

Adeno-associated virus as a delivery vector for gene therapy of human diseases

JH Wang, DJ Gessler, W Zhan, TL Gallagher… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has emerged as a pivotal delivery tool in clinical gene
therapy owing to its minimal pathogenicity and ability to establish long-term gene expression …

The role of the blood–brain barrier during neurological disease and infection

A Patabendige, D Janigro - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2023 - portlandpress.com
A healthy brain is protected by the blood–brain barrier (BBB), which is formed by the
endothelial cells that line brain capillaries. The BBB plays an extremely important role in …

Adeno-associated virus delivered CXCL9 sensitizes glioblastoma to anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade

CA von Roemeling, JA Patel, SL Carpenter… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
There are numerous mechanisms by which glioblastoma cells evade immunological
detection, underscoring the need for strategic combinatorial treatments to achieve …

Astrocytes modulate brain phosphate homeostasis via polarized distribution of phosphate uptake transporter PiT2 and exporter XPR1

X Cheng, M Zhao, L Chen, C Huang, Q Xu, J Shao… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Aberrant inorganic phosphate (Pi) homeostasis causes brain calcification and aggravates
neurodegeneration, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we found that …

[HTML][HTML] Micro/nanosystems for controllable drug delivery to the brain

M Tian, Z Ma, GZ Yang - The Innovation, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Drug delivery to the brain is crucial in the treatment for central nervous system disorders.
While significant progress has been made in recent years, there are still major challenges in …

Bio–Nano Toolbox for Precision Alzheimer's Disease Gene Therapy

Y Liu, X Xia, M Zheng, B Shi - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most burdensome aging‐associated neurodegenerative
disorder, and its treatment encounters numerous failures during drug development …

Ferroptosis is a new therapeutic target for spinal cord injury

XY Bai, XL Liu, ZZ Deng, DM Wei, D Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury is a serious traumatic disease. As Ferroptosis has been increasingly
studied in recent years, it has been found to be closely related to the pathophysiological …

Designing and optimizing AAV-mediated gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: from bench to bedside

L Xu, S Yao, YE Ding, M Xie, D Feng, P Sha… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) have emerged as an attractive tool for gene
delivery, and demonstrated tremendous promise in gene therapy and gene editing …