Title: Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable and NO-Releasing Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment: Targeting NO/cGMP/CREB Signaling Pathways Liu Z, Liu Q, Zhang B, Fang L, Gou S Ref: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64:13853, 2021 : PubMed
The development of novel therapeutic strategies for combating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging but imperative. Multifunctional nanoparticles are promising tools for regulating complex pathological dysfunctions for AD treatment. Herein, we constructed multifunctional nanoparticles consisting of regadenoson (Reg), nitric oxide (NO) donor, and YC-1 in a single molecular entity that can spontaneously self-assemble into nanoparticles and load donepezil to yield Reg-nanoparticles (Reg-NPs). The Reg moiety enabled the Reg-NPs to effectively regulate tight junction-associated proteins in the blood-brain barrier, thus facilitating the permeation of donepezil through the barrier and its accumulation in the brain. Moreover, the released NO and YC-1 activated the NO/cGMP/CREB signaling pathway by stimulating soluble guanylyl cyclase and inhibiting phosphodiesterase activity, which finally reduced cytotoxicity induced by aggregated Abeta in the neurons and was beneficial for synaptic plasticity and memory formation.
        
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Liu Z, Liu Q, Zhang B, Fang L, Gou S (2021) Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable and NO-Releasing Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment: Targeting NO/cGMP/CREB Signaling Pathways Journal of Medicinal Chemistry64: 13853-13872
Liu Z, Liu Q, Zhang B, Fang L, Gou S (2021) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry64: 13853-13872