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ArticleNature communications2024

Regulation of cerebral blood flow boosts precise brain targeting of vinpocetine-derived ionizable-lipidoid nanoparticles.

Xufei Bian, Ling Yang, Dingxi Jiang, Adam J Grippin, Yifan Ma, Shuang Wu, Linchong Wu, Xiaoyou Wang, Zhongjie Tang, Kaicheng Tang and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Xufei BianMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Ling YangMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Dingxi JiangMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Adam J GrippinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-4240
Yifan MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shuang WuMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Linchong WuMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Xiaoyou WangMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Zhongjie TangMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Kaicheng TangMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Weidong PanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China.
Shiyan DongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-8895
Betty Y S KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6890-8355
Wen JiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. wjiang4@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-633X
Zhaogang YangSchool of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China. zhaogangyang@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-4455
Chong LiMedical Research Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China. chongli@swu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6049-7675

Funding

Interdisciplinary Translational Pre/Postdoctoral Program in Cancer NanotechnologyT32CA196561 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Gang Bao, Konstantin V Sokolov · 2015 to 2026
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA196561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advances in active drug targeting for blood-brain barrier penetration, two key challenges persist: first, attachment of a targeting ligand to the drug or drug carrier does not enhance its brain biodistribution; and second, many brain diseases are intricately linked to microcirculation disorders that significantly impede drug accumulation within brain lesions even after they cross the barrier. Inspired by the neuroprotective properties of vinpocetine, which regulates cerebral blood flow, we propose a molecular library design centered on this class of cyclic tertiary amine compounds and develop a self-enhanced brain-targeted nucleic acid delivery system. Our findings reveal that: (i) vinpocetine-derived ionizable-lipidoid nanoparticles efficiently breach the blood-brain barrier; (ii) they have high gene-loading capacity, facilitating endosomal escape and intracellular transport; (iii) their administration is safe with minimal immunogenicity even with prolonged use; and (iv) they have potent pharmacologic brain-protective activity and may synergize with treatments for brain disorders as demonstrated in male APP/PS1 mice.

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Blood-Brain BarrierBrainCerebrovascular CirculationNanoparticlesVinca AlkaloidsAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuroprotective AgentsTissue DistributionNeuroprotective AgentsVinca Alkaloidsvinpocetine

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PMID38734698
PMCPMC11088666

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