Exploiting BBB disruption for the delivery of nanocarriers to the diseased CNS.
Exploiting BBB disruption for the delivery of nanocarriers to the diseased CNS.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.copbio.2019.01.013
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发表时间:
2019-12
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Benjamin J. Umlauf;E. Shusta
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作者:
Benjamin J. Umlauf;E. Shusta
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is formed by brain endothelial cells and segregates blood components from the central nervous system (CNS) using specialized physical, transport, and metabolic properties [1]. While a subset of small, lipophilic molecules can diffuse readily through the BBB, nucleic acid, peptide, protein, and nanoparticulate therapeutics that could be highly desirable for treating CNS disorders cannot directly access the CNS. As such, several strategies to circumvent the BBB to deliver therapeutics are being investigated including utilizing receptor-mediated machinery to transcytose through brain endothelial cells [2], implanting therapeutic materials within the CNS [3], administering therapeutics by intranasal and intrathecal routes [4], among others [5]. These strategies have been reviewed elsewhere in the literature [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]. In this review, we will instead focus on emerging approaches to target therapeutics to the CNS that exploit pathologic or induced BBB disruption.Additionally, this review selectively focuses on therapeutic applications that employ nanocarriers for cargo delivery. Nanocarriers are of particular interest as a drug delivery platform to treat CNS disease. This class of particles, including but not limited to nanoparticles and liposomes, have beneficial properties compared to unconjugated small molecules and therapeutic proteins. These include the ability to employ surface modifications that can drive desirable CNS penetration, enhance pharmacokinetic properties, and target-specific cells or structures [8]. Additionally, nanocarriers carry concentrated small molecule and therapeutic protein payloads that result in increased accumulation of drug at the target site, as well as controlled release of therapeutic payload to reduce off target adverse events [9, 10].