Nanoparticles in drug delivery: From history to therapeutic applications

O Afzal, ASA Altamimi, MS Nadeem, SI Alzarea… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current research into the role of engineered nanoparticles in drug delivery systems (DDSs)
for medical purposes has developed numerous fascinating nanocarriers. This paper reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of blood–brain barrier in brain diseases and related systemic nanoscale brain-targeting drug delivery strategies

L Han, C Jiang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) strictly controls matter exchange between blood and brain, and
severely limits brain penetration of systemically administered drugs, resulting in ineffective …

Nanosensitizers for sonodynamic therapy for glioblastoma multiforme: current progress and future perspectives

QL Guo, XL Dai, MY Yin, HW Cheng, HS Qian… - Military Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor, and it is
associated with poor prognosis. Its characteristics of being highly invasive and undergoing …

Engineered nanomaterials that exploit blood-brain barrier dysfunction for delivery to the brain

JR Wu, Y Hernandez, KF Miyasaki, EJ Kwon - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly regulated physical and functional boundary that
tightly controls the transport of materials between the blood and the brain. There is an …

Cell membrane-based biomimetic vehicles for effective central nervous system target delivery: Insights and challenges

H Wu, T Zhang, N Li, J Gao - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including brain tumor, ischemic stroke, Alzheimer's
disease, and Parkinson's disease, threaten human health. And the existence of the blood …

[HTML][HTML] Novel nano-drug delivery system for brain tumor treatment

Z Qiu, Z Yu, T Xu, L Wang, N Meng, H **, B Xu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the most dangerous tumors, brain tumors are usually treated with surgical removal,
radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. However, due to the aggressive growth of gliomas …

Engineered mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: a state-of-the-art multifunctional weapon against Alzheimer's disease

T Yin, Y Liu, W Ji, J Zhuang, X Chen, B Gong… - …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With the increase of population aging, the number of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients is
also increasing. According to current estimates, approximately 11% of people over 65 suffer …

Panax notoginseng: derived exosome-like nanoparticles attenuate ischemia reperfusion injury via altering microglia polarization

S Li, R Zhang, A Wang, Y Li, M Zhang, J Kim… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (CI/R) injury is a clinical conundrum during the treatment of
ischemic stroke. Cell-derived exosomes (CDE) were proved to be therapeutically effective …

[HTML][HTML] Translational challenges and prospective solutions in the implementation of biomimetic delivery systems

Z Wang, X Wang, W Xu, Y Li, R Lai, X Qiu, X Chen… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomimetic delivery systems (BDSs), inspired by the intricate designs of biological systems,
have emerged as a groundbreaking paradigm in nanomedicine, offering unparalleled …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming the blood-brain barrier: Exosomes as theranostic nanocarriers for precision neuroimaging

C Li, S Qin, Y Wen, W Zhao, Y Huang, J Liu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles with a lipid bilayer membrane that play important roles
in intercellular communication. They provide an unprecedented opportunity for the …