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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Pharmacological Modulation of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability by Kinin Analogs in Normal and Pathologic Conditions.

Dina Sikpa, Lisa Whittingstall, Martin Savard, Réjean Lebel, Jérôme Côté, Stephen McManus, Sylvain Chemtob, David Fortin, Martin Lepage, Fernand Gobeil

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Kinins and Kinin Receptors in Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dina SikpaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Lisa WhittingstallDepartment of Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Martin SavardDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Réjean LebelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Jérôme CôtéDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Stephen McManusDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Sylvain ChemtobDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada.
David FortinDepartment of Surgery, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Martin LepageDepartment of Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Fernand GobeilDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Université de Sherbrooke · CAUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-273995Drug Research Quebec Network (RQRM) N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle to the development of effective diagnostics and therapeutics for brain cancers and other central nervous system diseases. Peptide agonist analogs of kinin B1 and B2 receptors, acting as BBB permeabilizers, have been utilized to overcome this barrier. The purpose of the study was to provide new insights for the potential utility of kinin analogs as brain drug delivery adjuvants. In vivo imaging studies were conducted in various animal models (primary/secondary brain cancers, late radiation-induced brain injury) to quantify BBB permeability in response to kinin agonist administrations. Results showed that kinin B1 (B1R) and B2 receptors (B2R) agonists increase the BBB penetration of chemotherapeutic doxorubicin to glioma sites, with additive effects when applied in combination. B2R agonist also enabled extravasation of high-molecular-weight fluorescent dextrans (155 kDa and 2 MDa) in brains of normal mice. Moreover, a systemic single dose of B2R agonist did not increase the incidence of metastatic brain tumors originating from circulating breast cancer cells. Lastly, B2R agonist promoted the selective delivery of co-injected diagnostic MRI agent Magnevist in irradiated brain areas, depicting increased vascular B2R expression. Altogether, our findings suggest additional evidence for using kinin analogs to facilitate specific access of drugs to the brain.

Indexed as

blood–brain barrier permeabilitychemotherapyCNS diseasesG protein-coupled receptorskinin analogsradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID33003415
PMCPMC7650794
OpenAlexW3091723572

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