Targeting Systems to the Brain Obtained by Merging Prodrugs, Nanoparticles, and Nasal Administration

About 40 years ago the lipidization of hydrophilic drugs was proposed to induce their brain targeting by transforming them into lipophilic prodrugs. Unfortunately, lipidization often transforms a hydrophilic neuroactive agent into an active efflux transporter (AET) substrate, with consequent rejecti...

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Main Authors: Giada Botti, Alessandro Dalpiaz, Barbara Pavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/8/1144