Peptides and proteins used to enhance gold nanoparticle delivery to the brain: Preclinical approaches

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 4919-4936

  Velasco Aguirre, Carolina ^a,b   Morales, Francisco ^a,b   Gallardo Toledo, Eduardo ^a,b   Guerrero, Simon ^a,b   Giralt, Ernest ^c,d   Araya, Eyleen ^e   Kogan, Marcelo J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Biofísica y Bioinformática   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biodistribution; Blood brain barrier; Central nervous system; Drug delivery; EPR effect; Transcytosis

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LARGE MOLECULE TRANSPORT AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; SMALL MOLECULE TRANSPORT AGENT; DRUG CARRIER; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ADSORPTION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG COATING; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRECLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE; TRANSCYTOSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NANOMEDICINE; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DRUG CARRIERS; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOMEDICINE; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

EID: 84981717459     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S82310     Document Type: Review

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