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ReviewAntibodies (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Brain Delivery of Antibody-Derived Biologicals for Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Narrative Review.

Rachita K Sumbria, Ruben J Boado

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Review in Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antibody-Based Biologics for CNS Disorders.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rachita K SumbriaDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Targeted Drug Delivery (CTDD), School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7459-0723
Ruben J BoadoDepartment of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Funding

A Brain Penetrating Bi-functional Transferrin Receptor Antibody-TNF-alpha Decoy Receptor Fusion Protein for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG062840 · NIA · KECK GRADUATE INST OF APPLIED LIFE SCIS · PI SUMBRIA, RACHITA · 2019 to 2024
$1.9M
Efficacy, safety, and mechanisms of brain penetrable erythropoietin in Alzheimer’s disease mouse modelsR01AG085724 · NIA · CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY · PI Rachita Sumbria · 2024 to 2026
$1.0M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062840NIA NIH HHS R01 AG085724
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies directed against β-amyloid (Aβ) have been developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the in vivo central efficacy is reduced by the poor penetration of antibodies across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In addition, these antibodies have been associated with adverse effects like amyloid-related imaging abnormalities. Thus, the development of new antibody-based therapies for AD with improved transport across the BBB may improve efficacy and reduce adverse effects. Antibodies targeting the BBB transferrin receptor (TfR) are able to cross the BBB through receptor-mediated transcytosis, producing a global distribution throughout the brain. Along the same line, bispecific antibodies directed to both the BBB TfR and Aβ showed enhanced brain uptake and pharmacological effects with diminished adverse side effects in experimental animal models of AD and in clinical trials. A generation of brain-penetrating fusion proteins targeting the BBB-TfR has been shown to represent novel treatments for AD, and this includes erythropoietin, tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, neprilysin, somatostatin, oligonucleotides, and an antibody activating TREM2. The aim of this article is to review the progress made in the delivery of antibody-derived biologicals to the brain for AD, targeting the BBB-TfR.

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Alzheimer’s diseasebispecific antibodiesblood–brain barrierdecoy receptorsneurotrophinsprotein-based therapyreceptor-mediated transcytosistransferrin receptor

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PMID42041396
PMCPMC13114177

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