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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Trojan Horse Delivery Strategies of Natural Medicine Monomers: Challenges and Limitations in Improving Brain Targeting.

Kelu Lei, Lanyu Zhou, Min Dan, Fei Yang, Tiantian Jian, Juan Xin, Zhigang Yu, Yue Wang

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kelu LeiDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.ORCID 0009-0007-1409-7420
Lanyu ZhouState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Min DanDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Fei YangDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Tiantian JianDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Juan XinDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Zhigang YuDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Ya'an People's Hospital-West China Ya'an Hospital, Sichuan University, Ya'an 625000, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) diseases, such as brain tumors, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease, significantly impact patients' quality of life and impose substantial economic burdens on society. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the effective delivery of most therapeutic drugs, especially natural products, despite their potential therapeutic effects. The Trojan Horse strategy, using nanotechnology to disguise drugs as "cargo", enables them to bypass the BBB, enhancing targeting and therapeutic efficacy. This review explores the applications of natural products in the treatment of CNS diseases, discusses the challenges posed by the BBB, and analyzes the advantages and limitations of the Trojan Horse strategy. Despite the existing technical challenges, future research is expected to enhance the application of natural drugs in CNS treatment by integrating nanotechnology, improving delivery mechanisms, and optimizing targeting characteristics.

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blood–brain barrierbrain targetingcentral nervous system diseasesdrug deliverynanotechnologynatural productstrojan horse strategy

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PMID40142943
PMCPMC11945504

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