The blood-brain barrier in aging and neurodegeneration

EG Knox, MR Aburto, G Clarke, JF Cryan… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is vital for maintaining brain homeostasis by enabling an
exquisite control of exchange of compounds between the blood and the brain parenchyma …

Healthy aging and the blood–brain barrier

WA Banks, MJ Reed, AF Logsdon, EM Rhea… - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) from unregulated
exposure to the blood and its contents. The BBB also controls the blood-to-brain and brain …

A DNA Nanostructure-Based Neuroprotectant against Neuronal Apoptosis via Inhibiting Toll-like Receptor 2 Signaling Pathway in Acute Ischemic Stroke

M Zhou, T Zhang, B Zhang, X Zhang, S Gao, T Zhang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ischemic stroke is a main cause of cognitive neurological deficits and disability worldwide
due to a plethora of neuronal apoptosis. Unfortunately, numerous neuroprotectants for …

Parkinson's disease: a multisystem disorder

HN Costa, AR Esteves, N Empadinhas… - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
The way sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) is perceived has undergone drastic changes in
recent decades. For a long time, PD was considered a brain disease characterized by motor …

Overcoming the Blood–Brain Barrier for Gene Therapy via Systemic Administration of GSH‐Responsive Silica Nanocapsules

Y Wang, X Wang, R Xie, JC Burger, Y Tong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
CRISPR genome editing can potentially treat the root causes of many genetic diseases,
including central nervous system (CNS) disorders. However, the promise of brain‐targeted …

Nanomaterial based drug delivery systems for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

SM Asil, J Ahlawat, GG Barroso, M Narayan - Biomaterials science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
With an aging population that has been increasing in recent years, the need for the
development of therapeutic approaches for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders (ND) …

Blood-brain barrier: more contributor to disruption of central nervous system homeostasis than victim in neurological disorders

M Xiao, ZJ Xiao, B Yang, Z Lan, F Fang - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic but solid shield in the cerebral microvascular
system. It plays a pivotal role in maintaining central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis by …

Brain drug delivery and neurodegenerative diseases: Polymeric PLGA-based nanoparticles as a forefront platform

M Pinto, V Silva, S Barreiro, R Silva, F Remião… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The discovery of effective drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) is a
deadlock. Due to their complex etiology and high heterogeneity, progresses in the …

Brain metabolic alterations in Alzheimer's disease

CG Ardanaz, MJ Ramírez, M Solas - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The brain is one of the most energy-consuming organs in the body. Satisfying such energy
demand requires compartmentalized, cell-specific metabolic processes, known to be …

[HTML][HTML] T1-weighted MRI-driven brain age estimation in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

I Beheshti, S Mishra, D Sone, P Khanna… - Aging and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuroimaging-driven brain age estimation has introduced a robust (reliable and heritable)
biomarker for detecting and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we computed …