Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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2024
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IF 10.7
Yuan Ding,Ruohan Chen,Jianfen Zhou,Yanning Bao,Nana Meng,Xudong Zheng,Shengmin Yang,Jiasheng Lu,Zhixuan Jiang,Yu Liu,Cao Xie,Linwei Lu,Weiyue Lu
There remain several intractable challenges for chemotherapy in glioma treatment, including the blood-brain barrier (BBB), blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB), and tumor heterogeneity caused by cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Here, we established a nano strategy to kill glioma cells and CSCs, combining carfilzomib and bis(diethyldithiocarbamate)copper. The synergistic drug combination disturbed cell protein metabolism at different stages and induced apoptosis and cuproptosis. The Y-shaped targeting ligand pHA-VAP-modified nanodiscs were designed to help the chemotherapeutic agents cross the BBB/BBTB and finally accumulate in tumor site. This all-stage targeting and all-stage treatment nanomedicine significantly prolonged the survival in glioma-bearing mice and might inspire the rational design of advanced drug delivery platforms.
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Biomaterials Science
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2019
·Vol. 7
·期 6
·2297-2307
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IF 5.251
Rongrong Li,Jun Wang,Xiaoya Yu,Pengfei Xu,Shuai Zhang,Jinhua Xu,Yongjie Bai,Zhengze Dai,Yuxiang Sun,Ruidong Ye,Xinfeng Liu,Gang Ruan,Gelin Xu
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive and clinically approved method for treating neurological disorders. However, the relatively weak intracranial electric current induced by TMS is an obvious inferiority which can only produce limited treatment effects in clinical application. The present study aimed to investigate the possibility of enhancing the effects of TMS with intravenously administrated magnetic nanoparticles. To facilitate crossing of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were coated with carboxylated chitosan and poly(ethylene glycol). To aid the nanoparticles in crossing the BBB and targeting the predesigned brain regions, an external permanent magnet was attached to the foreheads of the rats before the intravenous administration of SPIONs. The electrophysiological tests showed that the maximum MEP amplitude recorded in an individual rat was significantly higher in the SPIONs + magnet group than in the saline group (5.78 ± 2.54 vs. 1.80 ± 1.55 mV, P = 0.015). In the M1 region, biochemical tests detected that the number density of c-fos positive cells in the SPIONs + magnet group was 3.44 fold that of the saline group. These results suggest that intravenously injected SPIONs can enhance the effects of TMS in treating neurological disorders.
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EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
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2020
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IF 4.691
Xing Li,Jiajia Zhu,Kewei Liu,Yafang Hu,Kaibin Huang,Suyue Pan
Blood brain barrier (BBB) hyperpermeability and brain edema contribute to increased seizure susceptibility and brain injury in status epilepticus (SE). The endothelial glycocalyx is the coating on luminal side of the endothelium and can be considered as the first barrier of BBB. Currently, little is known about the effects of endothelial glycocalyx in SE. We hypothesized glycocalyx degradation could be considered as a first step in the pathophysiology of SE. The study aimed to investigate the impacts of glycocalyx integrity loss on brain damage in a C57BL/6 mouse model of SE induced by lithium-pilocarpine and whether heparin, a competitive antagonist against heparinase , improves survival and neurological outcome. Compared to controls, glycocalyx was significantly degraded after SE, which was mitigated by heparin. The glycocalyx disruption was associated with higher BBB permeability and aggravated brain edema at 72 h after SE, as well as lower survival rate and poorer neurologic outcome. Conversely, preservation of glycocalyx by heparin could reduce SE-induced activation of glia cells , BBB leakage, brain edema, decrease the expressions of inflammatory factors and improve neurologic outcome. The study highlights the importance of glycocalyx degradation in cerebral edema and SE outcome, and indicates heparin treatment may be a new strategy for brain protection in SE.
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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
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2025
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IF 11.5
Siqing Zhu,Yu Zhang,Chang Li,Zhiqing Deng,Ying Yin,Zhufeng Dong,Lei Kuang,Chuanming Li,Xiaoye Hu,Tieying Yin,Yazhou Wang
Aging is a critical factor in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline, with aging-related neuroinflammation and cellular senescence being major contributors. In the aging brain, the cerebral vascular endothelium overexpresses vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM1), activating microglia and leading to neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment. Quercetin, a natural neuroprotective agent widely used for treating neurodegenerative diseases, their therapeutic efficacy, however, is limited by its poor water solubility and inability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). To address these challenges, we developed a multifunctional micellar platform (Anti-VCAM1-GM1@Q) to improve age-related neurodegenerative diseases. The micelles incorporate anti-VCAM1 antibodies to target cerebral vascular endothelial cells and block VCAM1. Additionally, monosialoganglioside (GM1) was utilized to deliver quercetin due to its biparental properties, high BBB permeability, and neuroprotective effects. Anti-VCAM1-GM1@Q micelles demonstrated strong anti-aging properties. They improved quercetin's bioavailability, effectively penetrated the BBB, targeted cerebral vascular endothelial cells, and reduced neuroinflammation. In animal models, these micelles provided effective neuroprotection, improved memory function and age-related cognitive impairment, and mitigated age-related neurodegeneration. Notably, this system exhibited remarkable treatment efficacy and high safety, indicating substantial potential for clinical translational applications.
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Advanced Science
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2024
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Rong-Rong Lin,Lu-Lu Jin,Yan-Yan Xue,Zhe-Sheng Zhang,Hui-Feng Huang,Dian-Fu Chen,Qian Liu,Zheng-Wei Mao,Zhi-Ying Wu,Qing-Qing Tao
The blood brain barrier (BBB) limits the application of most therapeutic drugs for neurological diseases (NDs). Hybrid cell membrane-coated nanoparticles derived from different cell types can mimic the surface properties and functionalities of the source cells, further enhancing their targeting precision and therapeutic efficacy. Neuroinflammation has been increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the pathogenesis of various NDs, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, a novel cell membrane coating is designed by hybridizing the membrane from platelets and chemokine (C–C motif) receptor 2 (CCR2) cells are overexpressed to cross the BBB and target neuroinflammatory lesions. Past unsuccessful endeavors in AD drug development underscore the challenge of achieving favorable outcomes when utilizing single-mechanism drugs.Two drugs with different mechanisms of actions into liposomes are successfully loaded to realize multitargeting treatment. In a transgenic mouse model for familial AD (5xFAD), the administration of these drug-loaded hybrid cell membrane liposomes results in a significant reduction in amyloid plaque deposition, neuroinflammation, and cognitive impairments. Collectively, the hybrid cell membrane-coated nanomaterials offer new opportunities for precise drug delivery and disease-specific targeting, which represent a versatile platform for targeted therapy in AD.
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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
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2024
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IF 10.5
Jinlian Gu,Chang Yan,Shun Yin,Hao Wu,Chi Liu,Ao Xue,Xia Lei,Ning Zhang,Fang Geng
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging-related neurodegenerative disease , and the main pathological feature was β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition. Recently, bioactive materials-based drug delivery system has been widely investigated for the treatment of AD. In this study, we developed a red blood cells (RBC) membrane-coated polycaprolactone (PCL) nanoparticles (NPs) loading with a therapeutic agent for AD, curcumin (Cur). A functional peptide TGNYKALHPHN (TGN) was conjugated to the surface of membrane for blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport (TGN-RBC-NPs-Cur). TGN peptide can be recognized by receptors on the BBB and has great potential for brain transport. To confirm the targeted delivery of Cur to the brain, a cell co-culturing immortalized human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells and human brain astrocytes glioblastoma (hCMEC/D3 and U-118MG) in vitro model was established. As a result, the BBB transporting ratio of TGN-RBC-NPs-FITC was 29.64% at 12 h which was approximately eight-fold than RBC-NPs-FITC. The improvement of drug accumulation in the AD lesion was confirmed by the NPs modified with the BBB-penetrating peptide in the fluorescence imaging and quantitative analysis with UPLC-MS/MS in vivo . The neuroprotective effects were evaluated with new object recognition behavioral test, in vitro AD cell model, dendritic spine stain, GFAP and IBA1 immunofluorescence stain. The spatial learning and memory abilities of the AD model mice treated with TGN-RBC-NPs-Cur were obviously enhanced compared with the AD control mice and were also better than Cur at the same dosage. These results were consistent with the values of protection index of rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cells (PC12 cells) treated by Aβ 25 – 35 . TGN-RBC-NPs-Cur increased the dendritic segments densities and restrained activation of microglia and astrocytes of AD mice, as well as reversed cognitive function of AD mice. All of the results demonstrated TGN-RBC-NPs-Cur a promising therapeutic strategy for delaying the progression of AD by designing biomimetic nanosystems to deliver drugs into the brain.
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Advanced Science
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2025
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Yanan Wang,Xutao Ma,Xinyuan Wang,Liru Liu,Xue Zhang,Qiuyue Wang,Yingfei Zhu,Huanhua Xu,Liangmin Yu,Zhiyu He
The scarcity of effective neuroprotective agents and the presence of blood-brain barrier (BBB)-mediated extremely inefficient intracerebral drug delivery are predominant obstacles to the treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke (CIS). Herein, ROS-responsive borneol-based amphiphilic polymeric NPs are constructed by using traditional Chinese medicine borneol as functional blocks that served as surface brain-targeting ligand, inner hydrophobic core for efficient drug loading of membrane-permeable calcium chelator BAPTA-AM, and neuroprotective structural component. In MCAO mice, the nanoformulation (polymer: 3.2 mg·kg −1 , BAPTA-AM: 400 µg·kg −1 ) reversibly opened the BBB and achieved high brain biodistribution up to 12.7%ID/g of the total administered dose after 3 h post single injection, effectively restoring intracellular Ca 2+ and redox homeostasis, improving cerebral histopathology, and inhibiting mitochondrial PI3K/Akt/Bcl-2/Bax/Cyto-C/Caspase-3,9 apoptosis pathway for rescuing dying neurons (reduced apoptosis cell from 59.5% to 7.9%). It also remodeled the inflammatory microenvironment in cerebral ischemic penumbra by inhibiting astrocyte over-activation, reprogramming microglia polarization toward an anti-inflammatory phenotype, and blocking NF-κB/TNF- α /IL-6 signaling pathways. These interventions eventually reduced the cerebral infarction area by 96.3%, significantly improved neurological function, and restored blood flow reperfusion from 66.2% to ≈100%, all while facilitating BBB repair and avoiding brain edema. This provides a potentially effective multiple-stage sequential treatment strategy for clinical CIS.
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JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
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2025
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IF 5
Yue-Xin Ning,Ji-Ru Cai,Ting-Ting Wang,Yi-Han Wang,Yu Cui,Hui-Sheng Chen
Background Endovascular treatment (EVT) alone was not demonstrated to be non-inferior to intravenous alteplase bridging EVT in acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. Using cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury model, intravenous tenecteplase (TNK) was administrated after ischemia followed by reperfusion at various time points. Objectives To investigate whether intravenous TNK bridging EVT vs EVT alone could improve I/R injury, and this effect may be associated with the time from TNK to reperfusion. Methods Rats received intravenous TNK (1.4 mg/kg) or vehicle (sterile water) 1.0 hour after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), followed by reperfusion after 0.5 or 1.0 hour following TNK. Neurological deficit scores, infarct volume, and brain edema were measured at 24 hours after MCAO. Microthrombi were determined by immunofluorescence staining for CD31 + /fibrinogen + and CD31 + /thrombocyte + . Inflammatory cell infiltration in the ischemic brain region was determined by flow cytometry. Results Compared with vehicle, TNK significantly reduced neurological deficit scores, brain infarction, neuro-inflammation, and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, and significantly reduced intravascular fibrin and platelet deposition, and brain inflammatory cell infiltration in penumbra of I/R rats. Furthermore, a better beneficial trend was found in TNK bridging reperfusion at 0.5 hour after TNK compared with TNK bridging reperfusion at 1.0 hour after TNK. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that intravenous TNK bridging reperfusion produced neuroprotective action through dissolving microvascular thrombus and alleviating inflammatory cell infiltration to improve microcirculation, with the result of maintaining BBB integrity and inhibiting neuroinflammation, and the neuroprotective benefit may be associated with the time from TNK to reperfusion.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Chang Liu,Qi Yan,Xuying Ding,Meijun Zhao,Chen Chen,Qian Zheng,Huiying Yang,Yining Xie
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophic protein that promotes neuronal survival, increases neurotransmitter synthesis, and has potential therapeutic effects in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, but its drug development has been limited by the fact that recombinant proteins of BDNF are unstable and do not penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this study, we fused a TAT membrane-penetrating peptide with BDNF to express a recombinant protein (TBDNF), which was then PEG-modified to P-TBDNF. Protein characterization showed that P-TBDNF significantly improved the stability of the recombinant protein and possessed the ability to penetrate the BBB, and in cellular experiments, P-TBDNF prevented MPTP-induced nerve cell oxidative stress damage, apoptosis and inflammatory response, and its mechanism of action was closely related to the activation of tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) receptor and inhibition of microglia activation. In animal experiments, P-TBDNF improved motor and cognitive deficits in MPTP mice and inhibited pathological changes in Parkinson's disease (PD). In conclusion, this paper is expected to reveal the mechanism of action of P-TBDNF in inhibiting neurotoxicity, provide a new way for treating PD, and lay the foundation for the future development of recombinant P-TBDNF.
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分子生物学
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神经退行性疾病
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The Innovation
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2024
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IF 33.2
Mengjie Jia,Wenjun Miao,Yiliang Li,Yajie Guo,Jieying Zeng,Yan Gao,Xinting Li,Yufan Wang,Zhenghuan Zhao,Zichen Xu,Nancy Wang,Fang Yang,Jing Zhao,Yi Wang,Guixue Wang
This study leverages the unique advantages of polyprodrug systems and biomimetic technology to develop a novel biomimetic nanoformulation, in which neutrophil extracellular vesicles (NEVs) are coated onto reactive oxygen species (ROS)-sensitive probucol-based polyprodrug nanoparticles (NPPBNPs). This NEV-camouflaged biomimetic nanoformulation holds significant potential for the effective treatment of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI), offering multifaceted therapeutic effects, such as ROS elimination, inhibition of oxidative stress-induced neuronal apoptosis, attenuation of glial hyperactivation, and suppression of pro-inflammatory mediator secretion. In a murine CIRI model, NPPBNPs markedly enhanced neuronal viability, ameliorated the ischemic penumbra, restored behavioral functions, and exhibited an acceptable safety profile. The therapeutic mechanism of NPPBNPs involves NEV-mediated camouflage, which enables selective targeting of the pathological endothelium, thereby reducing peripheral neutrophil recruitment and facilitating blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport. Upon internalization by neurons, astrocytes, and microglia within ischemic regions, NPPBNPs respond to elevated intracellular ROS levels by releasing probucol in a controlled manner, which synergistically mitigates oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in CIRI-affected areas. Collectively, this multifunctional biomimetic nanoformulation represents a promising and practical strategy for the safe and effective treatment of CIRI.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2024
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IF 5.3
Hao Cui,Yanchi Liu,Ying Yu,Dong Lv,Sha Ma,Mingju Gao,Ye Yang,Cheng Yuan,Yuan Liu,Chengxiao Wang
In this study, we aimed to develop brain-targeted co-delivery liposomes for the concurrent delivery of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Within this system, PNS served as a cholesterol substitute, integrating into the phospholipid bilayer of the liposomes, while ASA was encapsulated internally. A poly-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (PMPC) polymer was synthesized and incorporated into the liposome surface. This formulation demonstrated an enhanced PNS-loading capacity and facilitated the synchronized delivery of key saponin components. Following PMPC modification, the liposomes exhibited prolonged circulation and improved transport across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) through acetylcholine receptor-mediated pathways. Furthermore, the co-delivery system exhibited enhanced therapeutic efficacy in a rat model of cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase C pathway. Additional analyses revealed significant effects on the metabolism of neurotransmitters, amino acids, folate, and various other pathways, indicating a multi-faceted therapeutic effect. Overall, this study presents an innovative research strategy for the comprehensive delivery of diverse components in traditional Chinese medicine formulations, highlighting the potential for synergistic treatments that combine traditional Chinese medicine with chemical agents.
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Biomedical Optics Express
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2018
·Vol. 9
·期 10
·4850-4862
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IF 3.482
Chao Zhang,Wei Feng,Elena Vodovozova,Daria Tretiakova,Ivan Boldyrevd,Yusha Li,Jurgen Kürths,Tingting Yu,Oxana Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya,Dan Zhu
The photodynamic (PD) effect has been reported to be efficient for the opening of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which provides a new informative platform for developing perspective strategies towards brain disease therapy and drug delivery. However, this method is usually performed via craniotomy due to high scattering of the turbid skull. In this work, we employed a newly-developed optical clearing skull window for investigating non-invasive PD-induced BBB opening to high weight molecules and 100-nm fluid-phase liposomes containing ganglioside GM1. The results demonstrated that the BBB permeability to the Evans blue albumin complex is related to laser doses. By in vivo two-photon imaging and ex vivo confocal imaging with specific markers of the BBB, we noticed PD-related extravasation of rhodamine-dextran and liposomes from the vessels into the brain parenchyma. The PD induced an increase in oxidative stress associated with mild hypoxia and changes in the expression of tight junction (CLND-5 and ZO-1) and adherens junction (VE-cadherin) proteins, which might be one of the mechanisms underlying the PD-related BBB opening for liposomes. Our experiments indicate that optical clearing skull window will be a promising tool for non-invasive PD-related BBB opening for high weight molecules and liposomes that provides a novel useful tool for brain drug delivery and treatment of brain diseases.
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光学
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