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ReviewMaterials today. Bio2026

Research progress of blood-brain barrier penetrating and brain diseases therapy by natural biopolymer - based nanomedicine delivery systems.

Lijing Qin, Xiu Wang, Tongjuan Liang, Yongyi Bi, Zhijun Guo, Wenzhong Li, Wanjun Liang

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Review in Materials today. Bio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lijing QinSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.
Xiu WangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.
Tongjuan LiangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.
Yongyi BiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.
Zhijun GuoIntensive Care Unit, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China.
Wenzhong LiInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23a, Berlin, 14195, Germany.
Wanjun LiangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain diseases are one of the most critical threats to human health. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents drugs from entering the brain, rendering standard treatments for neurological illnesses ineffective. In recent years, there has been an increase in interest in nanotechnology-based research to develop innovative drug delivery systems (NDDS) for drug loading, BBB penetration, and precision delivery to diseased areas. Nanocarriers made from natural biomaterials, in particular, solve the drawbacks of standard nanocarriers, such as low stability and inadequate targeting, while simultaneously providing benefits such as simplicity of modification and good biodegradability. This review focuses on the most recent advances in NDDS based on natural biomaterials for overcoming the BBB in treating brain diseases, with a particular emphasis on the methods and mechanisms by which natural biopolymers-such as polysaccharides, peptides, and polynucleotides-break through the BBB and enhance brain-targeted delivery. We explore current challenges and future application prospects of natural biopolymers in permeable nanomedicine delivery systems for the BBB, aiming to provide key insights for advancing cross-BBB delivery platforms toward smarter, multifunctional development, subsequent research, and translational applications.

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BiopolymersBlood-brain barrier penetratingBrain diseases therapyNano drug delivery systemsNatural biological materials

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PMID41660118
PMCPMC12877838

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