PMID- 29775669 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181126 LR - 20231012 IS - 1878-5832 (Electronic) IS - 1359-6446 (Print) IS - 1359-6446 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 7 DP - 2018 Jul TI - Nanogels as potential drug nanocarriers for CNS drug delivery. PG - 1436-1443 LID - S1359-6446(17)30576-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.05.018 [doi] AB - Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems (DDSs) have versatile applications such, as tissue engineering, scaffolds, drug delivery, and regenerative medicines. The drawback of higher size and poor stability in such DDSs are being addressed by developing nano-sized hydrogel particles, known as nanogels, to achieve the desired biocompatibility and encapsulation efficiency for better efficacy than conventional bulk hydrogels. In this review, we describe advances in the development of nanogels and their promotion as nanocarriers to deliver therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). We also discuss the challenges, possible solutions, and future prospects for the use of nanogel-based DDSs for CNS therapies. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Vashist, Arti AU - Vashist A AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address: avashist@fiu.edu. FAU - Kaushik, Ajeet AU - Kaushik A AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Vashist, Atul AU - Vashist A AD - Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. FAU - Bala, Jyoti AU - Bala J AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Nikkhah-Moshaie, Roozbeh AU - Nikkhah-Moshaie R AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Sagar, Vidya AU - Sagar V AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Nair, Madhavan AU - Nair M AD - Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of Neuro-Immune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address: nairm@fiu.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DA042706/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA037838/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA040537/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA027049/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA034547/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20180520 PL - England TA - Drug Discov Today JT - Drug discovery today JID - 9604391 RN - 0 (Central Nervous System Agents) RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Gels) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/metabolism MH - Capillary Permeability MH - Central Nervous System Agents/*administration & dosage/chemistry/metabolism MH - *Drug Carriers MH - Drug Compounding MH - Gels MH - Humans MH - Nanomedicine/*methods MH - *Nanoparticles PMC - PMC6598698 MID - NIHMS971493 EDAT- 2018/05/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/27 06:00 PMCR- 2019/07/01 CRDT- 2018/05/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/05/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1359-6446(17)30576-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.05.018 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Drug Discov Today. 2018 Jul;23(7):1436-1443. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.05.018. Epub 2018 May 20.