Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is estimated to be afflicting over 55 millions of individual worldwide in 2018–19 for which no suitable clinical therapeutic measures have been developed so far. Thus, there is an urgent need to explore novel therapeutic strategies using nanodelivery of drugs and agents either alone or in combination for superior neuroprotection in AD and enhanced quality of life of the affected individuals. There are reports that AD is often associated with diminished neurotrophic factors and neprilysin together with enhancement of phosphorylated Tau (p-Tau) within the brain and in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Thus, studies aiming to enhance neurotrophic factors and neprilysin together with neutralizing p-Tau within the central nervous system (CNS) may alleviate brain pathology in AD. In this review these strategies are discussed using nanotechnological approaches largely based on our own investigations in relation to current literature in the field.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Nanoneuroprotection and Nanoneurotoxicology |
Editors | Aruna Sharma, Hari Shanker Sharma |
Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
Pages | 145-200 |
Number of pages | 56 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780444642080 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Progress in Brain Research |
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Volume | 245 |
ISSN (Print) | 0079-6123 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1875-7855 |
Funding
Supported by grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (EOARD, London, UK), and Air Force Material Command, USAF, under grant number FA8655-05-1-3065; supported by Grants from the Alzheimer's Association (IIRG-09-132087), the National Institutes of Health (R01 AG028679) and the Dr. Robert M. Kohrman Memorial Fund (MAS, R.J.C.); Swedish Medical Research Council (Nr 2710-H.S.S.), Göran Gustafsson Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden (H.S.S.), Astra Zeneca, Mölndal, Sweden (H.S.S./A.S.), The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (H.S.S./A.S.), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. India (H.S.S./A.S.), Indian Medical Research Council, New Delhi, India (H.S.S./A.S.) and India-EU Co-operation Program (RP/A.S./H.S.S.) and IT 794/13 (J.V.L.), Government of Basque Country and UFI 11/32 (J.V.L.) University of Basque Country, Spain, & Society for Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity (SSNN), Romania. Technical and human support provided by Dr. Ricardo Andrade from SGIker (UPV/EHU) is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Suraj Sharma, Uppsala, Sweden for computer and graphic support. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purpose notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research or the U.S. Government.
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Antibodies
- Blood-brain barrier
- Brain edema
- Brain pathology
- Cerebrolysin
- Nanowired delivery
- Neurotrophic factors
- Phosphorylated Tau protein
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience