title: Lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery to the brain: in vivo veritas.
abstract: The present article is not aimed at extensively reviewing the literature on lipid nanoparticles, already described in monographs of recent redaction, but will provide a compilation of in vivo evidences supporting their potentiality in overcoming the blood-brain barrier problem. The advantages of using lipid over polymer carriers will be also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, School of Pharmacy, University of Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blasi
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoubben
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giovagnoli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D008055:Lipids