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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2025

Exploring the Potential of Non-Viral Nanocarriers for Improving Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability to Enhance the Treatment of Brain Diseases.

Zijie Yu, Zhihong Sun, Lu Yuan, Cuicui Wang, Wei Li, Jie Liu, Qi Zhao, Yong Sun, Chengming Sun

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Zijie Yu *Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0002-0551-1806
Zhihong Sun *Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Lu YuanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Cuicui WangDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Wei LiThe Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Jie LiuThe Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Qi ZhaoThe Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Yong SunDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0365-1151
Chengming SunDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain diseases have become an important health problem worldwide, especially in the aging population, and their incidence and prevalence continue to increase. Despite remarkable progress in medical technology, the treatment of brain diseases still faces many challenges, especially limitations caused by the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which significantly hinders the delivery of therapeutic drugs to the brain. In recent years, non-viral nanocarriers developed by nanotechnology have shown great potential for crossing the BBB, and have attracted much attention due to their low immunogenicity, high biocompatibility and good targeting. In this paper, we review the basic structure of the BBB, properties of nonviral vectors, and the mechanisms of crossing BBB. Moreover, this review summarizes the main types of non-viral vectors-liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, biomimetic materials, and inorganic nanomaterials-while addressing the main translational barriers, including low BBB permeability, poor systemic stability, nonspecific peripheral accumulation, manufacturing challenges, and limited clinical validation, and suggests future research directions.

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Blood-Brain BarrierBrain DiseasesDrug CarriersNanoparticlesAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansLiposomesPermeabilityDrug CarriersLiposomesblood-brain barrierbrain diseasesbrain drug deliverynon-viral nanocarriers

Identifiers

PMID41116871
PMCPMC12535724

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