Current strategies to enhance delivery of drugs across the blood–brain barrier

RI Teleanu, MD Preda, AG Niculescu, O Vladâcenco… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) has shown to be a significant obstacle to brain medication
delivery. The BBB in a healthy brain is a diffusion barrier that prevents most substances from …

[HTML][HTML] The barrier and interface mechanisms of the brain barrier, and brain drug delivery

S Zhang, L Gan, F Cao, H Wang, P Gong, C Ma… - Brain Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Three different barriers are formed between the cerebrovascular and the brain parenchyma:
the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB), and the …

An organotypic atlas of human vascular cells

SN Barnett, AM Cujba, L Yang, AR Maceiras, S Li… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The human vascular system, comprising endothelial (EC) and mural cells, covers a vast
surface area in the body, providing a critical interface between blood and tissue …

Blood-brain barrier transporters: An overview of function, dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and strategies for treatment

JCS Chaves, SJ Dando, AR White, LE Oikari - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2024 - Elsevier
The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) has a major function in maintaining brain homeostasis by
regulating the entry of molecules from the blood to the brain. Key players in BBB function are …

Transporter regulation in critical protective barriers: focus on brain and placenta

V Taggi, M Riera Romo, M Piquette-Miller… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug transporters play an important role in the maintenance of chemical balance and
homeostasis in different tissues. In addition to their physiological functions, they are crucial …

Uptake transporters at the blood–brain barrier and their role in brain drug disposition

MM Parvez, A Sadighi, Y Ahn, SF Keller, JO Enoru - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uptake drug transporters play a significant role in the pharmacokinetic of drugs within the
brain, facilitating their entry into the central nervous system (CNS). Understanding brain drug …

[18F]2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-sorbitol PET Imaging for Quantitative Monitoring of Enhanced Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability Induced by Focused Ultrasound

G Hugon, S Goutal, A Dauba, L Breuil, B Larrat… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Focused ultrasound in combination with microbubbles (FUS) provides an effective means to
locally enhance the delivery of therapeutics to the brain. Translational and quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] Current chemical, biological, and physiological views in the development of successful brain-targeted pharmaceutics

M Markowicz-Piasecka, A Markiewicz, P Darłak… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the greatest challenges with successful pharmaceutical treatments of central nervous
system (CNS) diseases is the delivery of drugs into their target sites with appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Discerning the role of blood brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

QQ Tao, RR Lin, YH Chen, ZY Wu - Aging and Disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of neurodegenerative disease. The
predominant characteristics of AD are the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) and …

Circadian Rhythms of the Blood-Brain Barrier and Drug Delivery

M Kim, RF Keep, SL Zhang - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical interface separating the central nervous system
from the peripheral circulation, ensuring brain homeostasis and function. Recent research …