Abstract
This paper addresses the mechanisms behind selective endothelial permeability and their regulations. The singular properties of each of the seven blood-tissues barriers. Then, it further revisits the physical, quantitative meaning of permeability, and the way it should be measured based on sound physical chemistry reasoning and methodologies. Despite the relevance of permeability studies one often comes across inaccurate determinations, mostly from oversimplified data analyses. To worsen matters, the exact meaning of permeability is being lost along with this loss of accuracy. The importance of proper permeability calculation is illustrated with a family of derivatives of kyotorphin, an analgesic dipeptide.
Keywords: Blood-tissue barriers, Drug, Kinetics, Kyotorphin, Permeability, Transepithelial transport.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:The Mechanisms and Quantification of the Selective Permeability in Transport Across Biological Barriers: the Example of Kyotorphin
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Author(s): Isa D. Serrano, Joao M. Freire, Miguel V. Carvalho, Mafalda Neves, Manuel N. Melo and Miguel A.R.B. Castanho
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Keywords: Blood-tissue barriers, Drug, Kinetics, Kyotorphin, Permeability, Transepithelial transport.
Abstract: This paper addresses the mechanisms behind selective endothelial permeability and their regulations. The singular properties of each of the seven blood-tissues barriers. Then, it further revisits the physical, quantitative meaning of permeability, and the way it should be measured based on sound physical chemistry reasoning and methodologies. Despite the relevance of permeability studies one often comes across inaccurate determinations, mostly from oversimplified data analyses. To worsen matters, the exact meaning of permeability is being lost along with this loss of accuracy. The importance of proper permeability calculation is illustrated with a family of derivatives of kyotorphin, an analgesic dipeptide.
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Serrano D. Isa, Freire M. Joao, Carvalho V. Miguel, Neves Mafalda, Melo N. Manuel and Castanho A.R.B. Miguel, The Mechanisms and Quantification of the Selective Permeability in Transport Across Biological Barriers: the Example of Kyotorphin, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557514666140123130058
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557514666140123130058 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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