Kafash Hoshiar Ali, Dadras Javan Shahriar, Le Tuan-Anh, Hairi Yazdi Mohammad Reza, Yoon Jungwon
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 1439955961, Iran.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Oct 17;11(10):2754. doi: 10.3390/nano11102754.
Many central nervous system (CNS) diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), affect the deep brain region, which hinders their effective treatment. The hippocampus, a deep brain area critical for learning and memory, is especially vulnerable to damage during early stages of AD. Magnetic drug targeting has shown high potential in delivering drugs to a targeted disease site effectively by applying a strong electromagnetic force. This study illustrates a nanotechnology-based scheme for delivering magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) to the deep brain region. First, we developed a mathematical model and a molecular dynamic simulation to analyze membrane crossing, and to study the effects of particle size, aggregation, and crossing velocities. Then, using in vitro experiments, we studied effective parameters in aggregation. We have also studied the process and environmental parameters. We have demonstrated that aggregation size can be controlled when particles are subjected to external electromagnetic fields. Our simulations and experimental studies can be used for capturing MNPs in brain, the transport of particles across the intact BBB and deep region targeting. These results are in line with previous in vivo studies and establish an effective strategy for deep brain region targeting with drug loaded MNPs through the application of an external electromagnetic field.
许多中枢神经系统(CNS)疾病,如阿尔茨海默病(AD),会影响脑深部区域,这阻碍了对它们的有效治疗。海马体是脑深部一个对学习和记忆至关重要的区域,在AD早期阶段特别容易受到损伤。磁性药物靶向通过施加强电磁力,在将药物有效递送至目标疾病部位方面显示出了很高的潜力。本研究阐述了一种基于纳米技术的将磁性纳米颗粒(MNP)递送至脑深部区域的方案。首先,我们开发了一个数学模型和分子动力学模拟,以分析膜穿透,并研究粒径、聚集和穿透速度的影响。然后,通过体外实验,我们研究了聚集中的有效参数。我们还研究了过程和环境参数。我们已经证明,当颗粒受到外部电磁场作用时,聚集尺寸是可以控制的。我们的模拟和实验研究可用于在脑中捕获MNP、颗粒跨完整血脑屏障的运输以及深部区域靶向。这些结果与先前的体内研究一致,并通过应用外部电磁场建立了一种用载药MNP靶向脑深部区域的有效策略。
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