[HTML][HTML] Engineered human blood–brain barrier microfluidic model for vascular permeability analyses

C Hajal, GS Offeddu, Y Shin, S Zhang, O Morozova… - Nature protocols, 2022 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) greatly restricts the entry of biological and engineered
therapeutic molecules into the brain. Due to challenges in translating results from animal …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of blood–brain barrier permeability throughout the different stages of ischemic stroke and its implication on hemorrhagic transformation and …

S Bernardo-Castro, JA Sousa, A Brás, C Cecília… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic interface responsible for maintaining the central
nervous system homeostasis. Its unique characteristics allow protecting the brain from …

Boron neutron capture therapy: Current status and future perspectives

MA Dymova, SY Taskaev, VA Richter… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new accelerators has given a new impetus to the development of new
drugs and treatment technologies using boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We …

Potential use of exosomes as diagnostic biomarkers and in targeted drug delivery: progress in clinical and preclinical applications

MN Huda, M Nafiujjaman, IG Deaguero… - ACS biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles containing heterogeneous active biomolecules such as
proteins, lipids, mRNAs, receptors, immune regulatory molecules, and nucleic acids. They …

[HTML][HTML] Transcytosis to cross the blood brain barrier, new advancements and challenges

VM Pulgar - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The blood brain barrier (BBB) presents a formidable challenge to the delivery of drugs into
the brain. Several strategies aim to overcome this obstacle and promote efficient and …

[HTML][HTML] Biology and models of the blood–brain barrier

C Hajal, B Le Roi, RD Kamm… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is one of the most selective endothelial barriers. An
understanding of its cellular, morphological, and biological properties in health and disease …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotherapeutics for nose-to-brain drug delivery: an approach to bypass the blood brain barrier

D Lee, T Minko - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or other central nervous system (CNS) disorders
has always been a significant challenge. The nature of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning

M Eshraghi, M Ahmadi, S Afshar, S Lorzadeh… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in
aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain delivery methods using nanotechnology

DM Teleanu, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu, A Volceanov… - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pathologies of the brain, of which brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
stroke, and multiple sclerosis, are some of the most prevalent, and that presently are poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier, blood-brain tumor barrier, and fluorescence-guided neurosurgical oncology: delivering optical labels to brain tumors

E Belykh, KV Shaffer, C Lin, VA Byvaltsev… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in maximum safe glioma resection have included the introduction of a host
of visualization techniques to complement intraoperative white-light imaging of tumors …