Liposomes functionalized to overcome the blood–brain barrier and to target amyloid-β peptide: the chemical design affects the permeability across an in vitro model
Author(s) -
Francesca Re,
Salvati,
Sesana,
Cambianica,
Giulio Sancini,
Masserini,
Gregori
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s42783
Subject(s) - liposome , biophysics , phosphatidic acid , transferrin , chemistry , transferrin receptor , biochemistry , blood–brain barrier , biology , membrane , phospholipid , neuroscience , central nervous system
We investigated the ability of amyloid-β-targeting liposomes, decorated with an anti-transferrin receptor antibody, to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), comparing two antibody ligation techniques.
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