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 …

Clinical advances of RNA therapeutics for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases

A Holm, SN Hansen, H Klitgaard, S Kauppinen - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT RNA therapeutics comprise a diverse group of oligonucleotide-based drugs
such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and short …

Peptide shuttles for blood–brain barrier drug delivery

M Sánchez-Navarro, E Giralt - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) limits the delivery of therapeutics to the brain but also
represents the main gate for nutrient entrance. Targeting the natural transport mechanisms …

Biological membrane-penetrating peptides: computational prediction and applications

ECL de Oliveira, KS da Costa, PS Taube… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Peptides comprise a versatile class of biomolecules that present a unique chemical space
with diverse physicochemical and structural properties. Some classes of peptides are able to …

B3pred: A random-forest-based method for predicting and designing blood–brain barrier penetrating peptides

V Kumar, S Patiyal, A Dhall, N Sharma, GPS Raghava - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier is a major obstacle in treating brain-related disorders, as it does not
allow the delivery of drugs into the brain. We developed a method for predicting blood–brain …

Development of an apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide–lipid conjugate for efficient brain delivery of liposomes

N Kato, S Yamada, R Suzuki, Y Iida, M Matsumoto… - Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Liposomes are versatile carriers that can encapsulate various drugs; however, for delivery to
the brain, they must be modified with a targeting ligand or other modifications to provide …

BBPpredict: a web service for identifying blood-brain barrier penetrating peptides

X Chen, Q Zhang, B Li, C Lu, S Yang, J Long… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major barrier to drug delivery into the brain in the treatment of
central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Blood-brain barrier penetrating peptides (BBPs), a …

[HTML][HTML] Brain physiome: A concept bridging in vitro 3D brain models and in silico models for predicting drug toxicity in the brain

Y Seo, S Bang, J Son, D Kim, Y Jeong, P Kim, J Yang… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals have been evaluated using
2D in vitro models and animal models. However, with increasing computational power, and …

Approaches for evaluation of novel CPP-based cargo delivery systems

L Porosk, Ü Langel - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) can be broadly defined as relatively short synthetic, protein
derived or chimeric peptides. Their most remarkable property is their ability to cross cell …

Improved prediction and characterization of blood-brain barrier penetrating peptides using estimated propensity scores of dipeptides

P Charoenkwan, P Chumnanpuen… - Journal of Computer …, 2022 - Springer
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the primary barrier with a highly selective semipermeable
border between blood vascular endothelial cells and the central nervous system. Since BBB …