Brain penetrating peptides and peptide–drug conjugates to overcome the blood–brain barrier and target CNS diseases

X Zhou, QR Smith, X Liu - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nearly one in six people worldwide suffer from disorders of the central nervous system
(CNS). There is an urgent need for effective strategies to improve the success rates in CNS …

Peptides as pharmacological carriers to the brain: promises, shortcomings and challenges

S Parrasia, I Szabò, M Zoratti… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Central nervous system (CNS) diseases are among the most difficult to treat, mainly
because the vast majority of the drugs fail to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) or to reach …

Solid lipid nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

I Cacciatore, M Ciulla, E Fornasari… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The failure of many molecules as CNS bioactive compounds is due to many
restrictions: poor water solubility, intestinal absorption, in vivo stability, bioavailability …

Recent advances in electrochemical chalcogen (S/Se)‐functionalization of organic molecules

GM Martins, AG Meirinho, N Ahmed… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving advances in the development of clean and efficient synthetic routes has become
an important aim in research. In recent years, the search for new sustainable methodologies …

Memantine derivatives as multitarget agents in Alzheimer's disease

G Marotta, F Basagni, M Rosini, A Minarini - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Memantine (3, 5-dimethyladamantan-1-amine) is an orally active, noncompetitive N-methyl-
D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist approved for treatment of moderate-to-severe …

Recent advancements in the field of nanotechnology for the delivery of anti-Alzheimer drug in the brain region

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Brain is supposed to be the most complicated part of the body which is very far
from the reach of drug moieties. The drug entry in to the brain region depends upon various …

Nanotechnology based theranostic approaches in Alzheimer's disease management: current status and future perspective

J Ahmad, S Akhter, M Rizwanullah… - Current Alzheimer …, 2017 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD), a cognitive dysfunction/dementia state amongst the
elders is characterized by irreversible neurodegeneration due to varied pathophysiology. Up …

Antioxidant drug therapy approaches for neuroprotection in chronic diseases of the retina

AJ Payne, S Kaja, Y Naumchuk, N Kunjukunju… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
The molecular pathways contributing to visual signal transduction in the retina generate a
high energy demand that has functional and structural consequences such as …

Solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with lipoyl–memantine codrug: Preparation and characterization

S Laserra, A Basit, P Sozio, L Marinelli… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are considered very attractive drug-delivery systems (DDS)
able to enhance the efficacy of some therapeutic agents in several pathologies difficult to …

Carvacrol codrugs: a new approach in the antimicrobial plan

I Cacciatore, M Di Giulio, E Fornasari, A Di Stefano… - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections led to identify
alternative strategies for a novel therapeutic approach. In this study, we synthesized ten …