Key mechanisms of micro-and nanoplastic (MNP) toxicity across taxonomic groups

S Matthews, L Mai, CB Jeong, JS Lee, EY Zeng… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, and
detrimental biological effects have been observed on a variety of organisms, from bacteria …

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 …

The potential impacts of micro-and-nano plastics on various organ systems in humans

N Ali, J Katsouli, EL Marczylo, TW Gant, S Wright… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the
adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This …

Current approaches to enhance CNS delivery of drugs across the brain barriers

CT Lu, YZ Zhao, HL Wong, J Cai, L Peng… - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Although many agents have therapeutic potentials for central nervous system (CNS)
diseases, few of these agents have been clinically used because of the brain barriers. As the …

Nano carriers for drug transport across the blood–brain barrier

X Li, J Tsibouklis, T Weng, B Zhang, G Yin… - Journal of drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Effective therapy lies in achieving a therapeutic amount of drug to the proper site in the body
and then maintaining the desired drug concentration for a sufficient time interval to be …

Peptide-functionalized liposomes as therapeutic and diagnostic tools for cancer treatment

JJ Sonju, A Dahal, SS Singh, SD Jois - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Clinically efficacious medication in anticancer therapy has been successfully designed with
liposome-based nanomedicine. The liposomal formulation in cancer drug delivery can be …

Nanoscale drug delivery systems and the blood–brain barrier

R Alyautdin, I Khalin, MI Nafeeza… - International journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The protective properties of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) are conferred by the intricate
architecture of its endothelium coupled with multiple specific transport systems expressed on …

Blood–brain barrier models and their relevance for a successful development of CNS drug delivery systems: a review

J Bicker, G Alves, A Fortuna, A Falcão - European Journal of Pharmaceutics …, 2014 - Elsevier
During the research and development of new drugs directed at the central nervous system,
there is a considerable attrition rate caused by their hampered access to the brain by the …

Exploiting intrinsic nanoparticle toxicity: the pros and cons of nanoparticle-induced autophagy in biomedical research

K Peynshaert, BB Manshian, F Joris… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION In his 1959 keynote lecture “There is plenty of room at the bottom”,
Richard Feynman introduced the concepts that would later form the basis of a new era of …

Brain renin–angiotensin system as novel and potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

R Loera-Valencia, F Eroli, S Garcia-Ptacek… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The activation of the brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the
pathophysiology of cognition. While the brain RAS has been studied before in the context of …