TY  - BOOK
AU  - Caruso,Gerardo
AU  - Mero,Lucia
AU  - Caffo,Maria
TI  - Innovative brain tumor therapy: nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategies 
T2  - Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine
SN  - 9781908818744
AV  - RD663 .C37 2014
U1  - 616.99/48106 23
PY  - 0000///ò014
CY  - Amersterdam
PB  - Elsevier Science
KW  - Brain
KW  - Tumors
KW  - Nanoparticles
KW  - therapeutic use
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Clinical Medicine
KW  - Evidence-Based Medicine
KW  - Internal Medicine
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Despite recent advances, therapeutic efforts have not been successful establishing a definitive strategy of treatment for brain gliomas, because of the presence of the blood-brain barrier. Innovative Brain Tumor Therapy presents a synopsis of the studies on nanoparticles as ideal devices for brain tumor treatment. Their nanometric size, electrostatic charge, and lipophilic characteristics allow them to penetrate into the brain tissue freely. Promising in-vitro results have been reported, but remain to be validated in humans. This title focuses on the blood-brain barrier pathophysiology in brain tumors, and the possibilities of overcoming this with nanoparticle-based systems. Relevant patents of nanoparticles used as drug delivery carriers are also reported, as well as future scenarios in nanoparticles and stem cells
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