Over the last three decades, scientists have devised molecular shuttles that slip enzymes, antibodies, and other molecules into the central nervous system (CNS) by attaching them to the transferrin ...

This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses a transferrin receptor-targeted immunostimulant for photodynamic immunotherapy against metastatic tumors through β-catenin/CREB ...

Duetta is a highly sensitive spectrofluorometer that can be used to measure transferrin at very low concentrations. By ...

In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier ...

Iron intake and soluble transferrin receptor were positively associated with insulin resistance, whereas serum iron and transferrin receptor were negatively associated. Disturbances in iron metabolism ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioArctic AB (publ) (NASDAQ: BIOA B) (STOCKHOLM: BIOA B) has presented the design of its proprietary BrainTransporter (BT) platform at the 16th annual Protein & ...

A Denali Therapeutics drug for the rare enzyme deficiency Hunter syndrome is still in pivotal testing, but the company has guidance from the FDA on a pathway to get this therapy to the market sooner.

Living cells and tissues show a high capacity to absorb various chemical compounds from the surrounding environment. Although the absorption of small molecules is quite simple for cells and tissues, ...

Each cell is separated from its environment by a membrane that protects the cell from the outside environment. However, this barrier can be overcome by certain chemicals that sustain the basic ...