Neurodegenerative diseases and effective drug delivery: A review of challenges and novel therapeutics

A Akhtar, A Andleeb, TS Waris, M Bazzar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
The central nervous system (CNS) encompasses the brain and spinal cord and is
considered the processing center and the most vital part of human body. The central …

Overview of current drug delivery methods across the blood–brain barrier for the treatment of primary brain tumors

R Haumann, JC Videira, GJL Kaspers… - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Existing drug delivery methods have not led to a significant increase in survival for patients
with malignant primary brain tumors. While the combination of conventional therapies …

Closed-loop control of targeted ultrasound drug delivery across the blood–brain/tumor barriers in a rat glioma model

T Sun, Y Zhang, C Power… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Cavitation-facilitated microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound therapy is a promising
method of drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) for treating many neurological …

Activating drugs with sound: mechanisms behind sonodynamic therapy and the role of nanomedicine

V Choi, MA Rajora, G Zheng - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a promising therapeutic platform for minimally invasive
cancer treatment in which acoustically susceptible drug agents, sonosensitizers, are …

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 …

Molecular communication and nanonetwork for targeted drug delivery: A survey

UAK Chude-Okonkwo, R Malekian… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Molecular communication (MC) and molecular network (MN) are communication paradigms
that use biochemical signaling to achieve information exchange among naturally and …

Transporters at CNS barrier sites: obstacles or opportunities for drug delivery?

L Sanchez-Covarrubias, LM Slosky… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-cerebrospinal fluid (BCSF) barriers are critical
determinants of CNS homeostasis. Additionally, the BBB and BCSF barriers are formidable …

The size of blood–brain barrier opening induced by focused ultrasound is dictated by the acoustic pressure

H Chen, EE Konofagou - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Focused ultrasound (FUS) in combination with microbubbles (MBs) has been successfully
used in the delivery of various-size therapeutic agents across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) …

Getting into the brain: Potential of nanotechnology in the management of NeuroAIDS

M Nair, RD Jayant, A Kaushik, V Sagar - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
In spite of significant advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, the elimination of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoirs from the periphery and the central nervous system …

Mechanisms of microbubble-facilitated sonoporation for drug and gene delivery

Z Fan, RE Kumon, CX Deng - Therapeutic delivery, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the high compressibility of the gas core compared with the surrounding liquid
medium, microbubbles are highly responsive to ultrasound excitation and exhibit robust …