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. 2020 Dec 6;12(12):1183. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12121183

Table 3.

Brain targeting strategies modifying the PSC administration route.

PS
Ref
System
(Preparation)
AR Disease
Drug
Performance
In Vitro In Vivo Outcome
Ace-DEX
[82]
NF
(extrusion)
Local GBM
PTX
U87 Athymic nude mice Controlled release §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH/ALG/ AGAR
[83]
Hydrogel
(cryogelation)
Local Parkinson
DMT
OE-MSCs --- Neuronal
differentiation §
HA
[84]
Scaffold
(mixing)
Local TBI
bFGF
NSCs TBI rats Stem cell differentiation §
Neurological amelioration #
CCH
[85]
Conjugate
(chem-coup)
NB Parkinson
DA
Tyr
OECs --- Enhanced uptake §
CMCH
[86]
NP
(desolvation)
NB Epilepsy
CBZ
--- C57BL mice Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[87]
NSP
(ion gelation)
NB Alzheimer
DNZ
--- SD rats Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[88]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Parkinson
RGT
SH-SY5Y SD rats Enhanced uptake §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
Neurological amelioration *#
CG
[89]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Parkinson
RGN
GNM Swiss albino mice Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[90]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Migraine
ZMT
--- Swiss albino mice Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[91]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB CNS
Lymphoma
MTX
--- SD rats Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[92]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Ischemia
RUT
GNM Wistar rats Improved pharmacokinetics #
Neurological amelioration #
CH
[93]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Ischemia
SCU
--- C57BL mice Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[94]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB GBM
anti-Gal-1 siRNA
GL261; HPC GL261-WT; GL261-BFP orthotopic mice Enhanced uptake §
Neurological amelioration #
CH
[95]
NP
(ion gelation)
NB Schizophrenia
QF
GNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[96]
ME
(water trit)
NB Schizophrenia
QF
GNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[97]
NE
(emulsion)
NB BBB overcoming
CUR
SNM --- Enhanced permeation §
CH
[98]
ME
(water trit)
NB Dementia
RIV
SNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[99]
NE
(water trit)
NB Migraine
ZMT
SNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
TMCH
[100]
NE
(HP-homogen)
NB Parkinson
ROP
--- Swiss albino mice Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[101]
CSLNP
(HP-homogen)
NB Glioma
TMZ
--- Winstar rats Improved pharmacokinetics #
Reduced toxicity #
CH
[102]
CSNP
(solv em evap)
NB Depression
DVX
porcine mucin Wistar rats Improved pharmacokinetics #
Neurological amelioration * #
CH-Asp
[103]
ME
(water trit)
NB Anxiety
BUS
SNM Wistar
albino rats
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[104]
CSNP
(solv em evap)
NB Parkinson
RGN
GNM Wistar rat Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[105]
CSNP
(double em)
NB Epilepsy
CAT
GNM Wistar rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[106]
CSNP
(solv em evap)
NB Cerebral
Ischemia
GA
GNM Albino Wistar Rats Mucoadhesion § Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[107]
CSLM
(melt em)
NB ---
REV
NCM460 Wistar rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[108]
CSNP
(melt em)
NB Parkinson
GDNF
--- C57BL/6J mice Neurological amelioration #
CH
[109]
CSL
(film hydration)
NB Cachexia
GHRL
Calu3 --- Mucoadhesion § Enhanced permeation §
CH
[110]
Gel
(cold method)
NB HIV
DB213
--- SD rats;
C57BL/6J
mice
Improved pharmacokinetics #
CH
[111]
Gel
(cold method)
NB Polyglutamine diseases
QBP1/L1P3V8
--- SD rats;
C57 WT mice;
R6/2 HD transgenic mice
Improved pharmacokinetics #
Neurological amelioration * #
CH/
HPMC
[112]
Gel
(cold method)
NB ---
CRM
--- --- Controlled release §
HA
[113]
MP
(ion interaction)
NB Alzheimer
---
CHO AppNL−G-F knock-in mouse Enhanced uptake §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
HA / DAEDEX
[114]
CSNP
(physical coating)
NB Anxiolytics
ZPD
--- BALB/c mice Neurological amelioration *
HA
[115]
NE
(spontaneous em)
NB Neurodegenerative diseases
REV; CUR
SNM Albino rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
GG/XG
[116]
Gel
(melt em-probe sonication)
NB Alzheimer
REV
SNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
GG
[117]
Gel
(cold gelation)
NB Migraine
SMP
SNM SD rats Enhanced permeation §
Improved pharmacokinetics #
Neurological amelioration *

§ from in vitro data; * in vivo by animal behavior performance; # in vivo by analytical assessment; Ace-DEX: acetalated dextran; AGR: agarose; ALG: alginate; AR: administration route; BUS: buspirone hydrochloride; CAT: catechin hydrate; CBZ: carbamazepine; CCH: carboxylated chitosan; CH: chitosan; CH-Asp: chitosan aspartate; chem-coup: chemical coupling; CRM: carmustine; CSL: core-shell liposomes; CSLM: core-shell lipid microparticles; CSNP: core-shell nanoparticles; CUR: curcumin; DAE-DEX: diethylaminoethyl-dextran; DEX: dextran; DMT: dexamethasone; DNZ: donepezil; DVX: desvenlafaxine; em: emulsion; GA: glycyrrhizic acid; GBM: glioblastoma; GDNF: glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor; GHRL: ghrelin; GLG: Gellan gum; GNM: goat nasal mucosa; HPG: human primary glioblastoma cells; HP-homogen: high-pressure homogenization; ME: microemulsion; MTX: methotrexate; MP: microparticles; NE: nanoemulsion; NF: nanofibers; NPS: nanosuspension; PTX: paclitaxel; QBP1: polyQ binding peptide 1; QF: quetiapine fumarate; REV: resveratrol; RGN: rasagiline; RGT: rotigotine; RIV: rivastigmine; RLH: rat liver homogenate; RNA-NC: RNA nanocomplex; ROP: ropinirole hydrochloride; RUT: rutin; SCU: scutellarin; SLM: solid-lipid microparticles; SMP: sumatriptan succinate; SNM: sheep nasal mucosa; solv em evap: solvent emulsion evaporation; TAT: transactivator of transcription; TBI: traumatic brain injury; TMCH: trimethylchitosan; trit: tritation; TMZ: temozolomide; XG: xanthan gum (XG), ZDV: zidovudin; ZMT: zolmitriptan; ZPD: zolpidem.