Role of animal models in biomedical research: a review

P Mukherjee, S Roy, D Ghosh, SK Nandi - Laboratory Animal Research, 2022 - Springer
The animal model deals with the species other than the human, as it can imitate the disease
progression, its' diagnosis as well as a treatment similar to human. Discovery of a drug …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-mediated brain drug delivery: Overcoming blood–brain barrier to treat neurodegenerative diseases

C Saraiva, C Praça, R Ferreira, T Santos… - Journal of controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a vital boundary between neural tissue and circulating
blood. The BBB's unique and protective features control brain homeostasis as well as ion …

The need for new approaches in CNS drug discovery: Why drugs have failed, and what can be done to improve outcomes

VK Gribkoff, LK Kaczmarek - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
An important goal of biomedical research is to translate basic research findings into useful
medical advances. In the field of neuropharmacology this requires understanding disease …

Potential benefits of nobiletin, a citrus flavonoid, against Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

A Nakajima, Y Ohizumi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is characterized by the presence of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques
and neurofibrillary tangles, accompanied by neurodegeneration, is the most common form of …

High-throughput screening platforms in the discovery of novel drugs for neurodegenerative diseases

H Aldewachi, RN Al-Zidan, MT Conner, MM Salman - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are incurable and debilitating conditions that result in
progressive degeneration and/or death of nerve cells in the central nervous system (CNS) …

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease-related pathology

F Kosel, JMS Pelley, TB Franklin - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Transgenic mouse models have been used extensively to model the cognitive impairments
arising from Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related pathology. However, less is known about the …

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) …

Genetic mouse models of brain ageing and Alzheimer's disease

A Bilkei-Gorzo - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Progression of brain ageing is influenced by a complex interaction of genetic and
environmental factors. Analysis of genetically modified animals with uniform genetic …

Alkaloids as a source of potential anticholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

EL Konrath, CS Passos, LC Klein-Júnior… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the key enzyme in the breakdown
of acetylcholine, is currently the main pharmacological strategy available for Alzheimer's …

Intracerebroventricular injection of amyloid-β peptides in normal mice to acutely induce Alzheimer-like cognitive deficits

HY Kim, DK Lee, BR Chung, HV Kim… - Journal of visualized …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyloid-β (Aβ) is a major pathological mediator of both familial and sporadic Alzheimer's
disease (AD). In the brains of AD patients, progressive accumulation of Aβ oligomers and …