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nasal insulin
- insulin can cross the blood brain barrier & can penetrate the hippocampus
- it can be delivered through the nose to the brain, via a simple nasal spray
- insulin fusion proteins can be transported across the blood brain barrier & into the brain via macropinocytosis
- thus insulin may be a vehicle for transporting therapeutic drugs into the brain
Interactions
drug interactions
drug adverse effects of hypoglycemic agents
General
pharmaceutical insulin
References
- Szalinski C
A New Way to 'Smuggle' Drugs Through the Blood-Brain Barrier.
Medscape. Oct 10, 2024
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-way-smuggle-drugs-through-blood-brain-barrier-2024a1000ijs