Nanomaterial-based blood-brain-barrier (BBB) crossing strategies

J Xie, Z Shen, Y Anraku, K Kataoka, X Chen - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing attention has been paid to the diseases of central nervous system (CNS). The
penetration efficiency of most CNS drugs into the brain parenchyma is rather limited due to …

Dual and multi-targeted nanoparticles for site-specific brain drug delivery

Y Luo, H Yang, YF Zhou, B Hu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanomedicines have emerged as a promising method for central nervous
system drug delivery, enabling the drugs to overcome the blood-brain barrier and …

[HTML][HTML] A BRD4 PROTAC nanodrug for glioma therapy via the intervention of tumor cells proliferation, apoptosis and M2 macrophages polarization

T Yang, Y Hu, J Miao, J Chen, J Liu, Y Cheng… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Glioma is a primary aggressive brain tumor with high recurrence rate. The poor efficiency of
chemotherapeutic drugs crossing the blood‒brain barrier (BBB) is well-known as one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia-responsive lipid-poly-(hypoxic radiosensitized polyprodrug) nanoparticles for glioma chemo-and radiotherapy

L Hua, Z Wang, L Zhao, H Mao, G Wang, K Zhang… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Treatment of malignant glioma is a challenge facing cancer therapy. In addition to
surgery, and chemotherapy, radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most effective modalities of …

Targeted theranostic nanoparticles for brain tumor treatment

M Mendes, JJ Sousa, A Pais, C Vitorino - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The poor prognosis and rapid recurrence of glioblastoma (GB) are associated to its fast-
growing process and invasive nature, which make difficult the complete removal of the …

Peptide-decorated nanocarriers penetrating the blood-brain barrier for imaging and therapy of brain diseases

X Gao, J Xu, T Yao, X Liu, H Zhang, C Zhan - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) is one of the most important physiological barriers strictly
restricting the substance exchange between blood and brain tissues. While the BBB protects …

Combined integrin αvβ3 and lactoferrin receptor targeted docetaxel liposomes enhance the brain targeting effect and anti-glioma effect

N Qi, S Zhang, X Zhou, W Duan, D Gao, J Feng… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The integrin α v β 3 receptor and Lactoferrin receptor (LfR) are over-expressed in both
cerebral microvascular endothelial cells and glioma cells. RGD tripeptide and Lf can …

Lactoferrin coated or conjugated nanomaterials as an active targeting approach in nanomedicine

MM Agwa, S Sabra - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
A successful drug delivery to a specific site relies on two essential factors including; efficient
entrapment of the drug within the carrier and successful delivery of drug-loaded nanocarrier …

[HTML][HTML] BBB-penetrating codelivery liposomes treat brain metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer with EGFRT790M mutation

W Yin, Y Zhao, X Kang, P Zhao, X Fu, X Mo, Y Wan… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
EGFR TKI therapy has become a first-line regimen for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
patients with EGRF mutations. However, there are two big challenges against effective …

Lactoferrin/phenylboronic acid-functionalized hyaluronic acid nanogels loading doxorubicin hydrochloride for targeting glioma

M Zhang, S Asghar, C Tian, Z Hu, Q Ping, Z Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, lactoferrin (Lf)/phenylboronic acid (PBA)-functionalized hyaluronic acid
nanogels crosslinked with disulfide-bond crosslinker was developed as a reduction …