A blood–brain barrier overview on structure, function, impairment, and biomarkers of integrity

H Kadry, B Noorani, L Cucullo - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2020 - Springer
The blood–brain barrier is playing a critical role in controlling the influx and efflux of
biological substances essential for the brain's metabolic activity as well as neuronal function …

A historical review of brain drug delivery

WM Pardridge - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The history of brain drug delivery is reviewed beginning with the first demonstration, in 1914,
that a drug for syphilis, salvarsan, did not enter the brain, due to the presence of a blood …

SARS-CoV-2 disrupts respiratory vascular barriers by suppressing Claudin-5 expression

R Hashimoto, J Takahashi, K Shirakura, R Funatsu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
In the initial process of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects respiratory epithelial cells and then transfers …

The CLDN5 gene at the blood-brain barrier in health and disease

Y Hashimoto, C Greene, A Munnich… - Fluids and Barriers of the …, 2023 - Springer
The CLDN5 gene encodes claudin-5 (CLDN-5) that is expressed in endothelial cells and
forms tight junctions which limit the passive diffusions of ions and solutes. The blood–brain …

Brain endothelial cell junctions after cerebral hemorrhage: changes, mechanisms and therapeutic targets

RF Keep, AV Andjelkovic, J Xiang… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Vascular disruption is the underlying cause of cerebral hemorrhage, including intracerebral,
subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage. The disease etiology also involves cerebral …

Opportunities and challenges in delivering biologics for Alzheimer's disease by low-intensity ultrasound

L Chen, E Cruz, LE Oikari, P Padmanabhan… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-intensity ultrasound combined with intravenously injected microbubbles (US+ MB) is a
novel treatment modality for brain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), safely and …

Modulation of the blood–brain barrier for drug delivery to brain

L Han - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) precisely controls brain microenvironment and neural activity
by regulating substance transport into and out of the brain. However, it severely hinders drug …

[HTML][HTML] Tight junction modulation at the blood-brain barrier: Current and future perspectives

Y Hashimoto, M Campbell - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2020 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the one of the most robust physical barriers in the body,
comprised of tight junction (TJ) proteins in brain microvascular endothelial cells. The need …

[HTML][HTML] Access to the CNS: Strategies to overcome the BBB

B Sánchez-Dengra, I González-Álvarez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) limits the access of substances to the central nervous system
(CNS) which hinders the treatment of pathologies affecting the brain and the spinal cord …

Modulating the blood–brain barrier: a comprehensive review

R Whelan, GC Hargaden, AJS Knox - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The highly secure blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricts drug access to the brain, limiting the
molecular toolkit for treating central nervous system (CNS) diseases to small, lipophilic …