Traumatic Brain Injuries: Pathophysiology and Potential Therapeutic Targets
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst civilians and military personnel globally. Despite advances in our knowledge of the complex pathophysiology of TBI, the underlying mechanisms are yet to be fully elucidated. While initial brain insult i...
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| Vydáno v: | Frontiers in cellular neuroscience Ročník 13; s. 528 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Frontiers Research Foundation
27.11.2019
Frontiers Media S.A |
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| ISSN: | 1662-5102, 1662-5102 |
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| Shrnutí: | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst civilians and military personnel globally. Despite advances in our knowledge of the complex pathophysiology of TBI, the underlying mechanisms are yet to be fully elucidated. While initial brain insult involves acute and irreversible primary damage to the parenchyma, the ensuing secondary brain injuries often progress slowly over months to years, hence providing a window for therapeutic interventions. To date, hallmark events during delayed secondary CNS damage include Wallerian degeneration of axons, mitochondrial dysfunction, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress and apoptotic cell death of neurons and glia. Extensive research has been directed to the identification of druggable targets associated with these processes. Furthermore, tremendous effort has been put forth to improve the bioavailability of therapeutics to CNS by devising strategies for efficient, specific and controlled delivery of bioactive agents to cellular targets. Here, we give an overview of the pathophysiology of TBI and the underlying molecular mechanisms, followed by an update on novel therapeutic targets and agents. Recent development of various approaches of drug delivery to the CNS is also discussed. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 Edited by: Shuxin Li, Temple University, United States Reviewed by: Maria Dolores Ganfornina, University of Valladolid, Spain; Xiaoming Jin, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, United States |
| ISSN: | 1662-5102 1662-5102 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fncel.2019.00528 |