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ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical design2025

Nanoparticles in CNS Therapeutics: Pioneering Drug Delivery Advancements.

Usha Nayak, Praveen Halagali, Khushi N Panchal, Vamshi Krishna Tippavajhala, Jayesh Mudgal, Raghu Radhakrishnan, Jyothsna Manikkath

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Review in Current pharmaceutical design, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Usha NayakManipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.
Praveen HalagaliDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1619-8416
Khushi N PanchalDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.ORCID 0009-0008-2684-5817
Vamshi Krishna TippavajhalaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.
Jayesh MudgalDepartment of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8190-7031
Raghu RadhakrishnanDepartment of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-4777
Jyothsna ManikkathDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5329-2551

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe incidence of Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and malignancies, has risen significantly in recent decades, contributing to millions of deaths annually. Efficacious treatment of these disorders requires medicines targeting the brain. The Blood-brain Barrier (BBB) poses a formidable challenge to effective drug delivery to the brain, hindering progress in CNS therapeutics. This review explores the latest developments in nanoparticulate carriers, highlighting their potential to overcome BBB limitations.

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate and summarise the critical factors and pathways in the nanoparticle- based CNS targeted drug delivery.

methodsAn extensive literature search was conducted, comprising the initial development of nanoparticle- based CNS-targeted drug delivery approaches to the latest advancements using various online search tools.

resultsThe properties of nanoparticles, such as type of nanoparticles, size, shape, surface charge, hydrophobicity, and surface functionalisation, along with properties of the BBB during normal and pathological conditions and their impact on the delivery of nanoparticles across the BBB, are identified and discussed here.

conclusionImportant properties and pathways that determine the penetration of nanoparticles across the CNS are reviewed in this article, along with recent advances in the field.

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Central Nervous System AgentsCentral Nervous System DiseasesDrug Delivery SystemsNanoparticlesAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierDrug CarriersHumansCentral Nervous System AgentsDrug Carriersblood-brain barrierblood-brain tumor barrier.Brain targetingCNS therapeuticsglioblastomananoparticles

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