1. 3.5 Passive Transport – Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Cell Structure and Function
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5. Structure of the Plasma Membrane - The Cell - NCBI Bookshelf
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Like all other cellular membranes, the plasma membrane consists of both lipids and proteins. The fundamental structure of the membrane is the phospholipid bilayer, which forms a stable barrier between two aqueous compartments. In the case of the plasma membrane, these compartments are the inside and the outside of the cell. Proteins embedded within the phospholipid bilayer carry out the specific functions of the plasma membrane, including selective transport of molecules and cell-cell recognition.
6. Controlled Drug Delivery Systems: Current Status and Future Directions
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The drug delivery system enables the release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient to achieve a desired therapeutic response. Conventional drug delivery systems (tablets, capsules, syrups, ointments, etc.) suffer from poor bioavailability and fluctuations ...
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8. [PDF] issue paper on the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of metals
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17. Elimination of substances from the brain parenchyma: efflux via ...
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This review considers efflux of substances from brain parenchyma quantified as values of clearances (CL, stated in µL g−1 min−1). Total clearance of a substance is the sum of clearance values for all available routes including perivascular pathways and the blood–brain barrier. Perivascular efflux contributes to the clearance of all water-soluble substances. Substances leaving via the perivascular routes may enter cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or lymph. These routes are also involved in entry to the parenchyma from CSF. However, evidence demonstrating net fluid flow inwards along arteries and then outwards along veins (the glymphatic hypothesis) is still lacking. CLperivascular, that via perivascular routes, has been measured by following the fate of exogenously applied labelled tracer amounts of sucrose, inulin or serum albumin, which are not metabolized or eliminated across the blood–brain barrier. With these substances values of total CL ≅ 1 have been measured. Substances that are eliminated at least partly by other routes, i.e. across the blood–brain barrier, have higher total CL values. Substances crossing the blood–brain barrier may do so by passive, non-specific means with CLblood-brain barrier values ranging from < 0.01 for inulin to > 1000 for water and CO2. CLblood-brain barrier values for many small solutes are predictable from their oil/water partition and molecular weight. Transporters specific for glucose, lactate and many polar substrates facilitate efflux across the blood–brain barrier producing CLblood-brain barrier values > 50. The principal route for movement of Na+ and Cl− ions across the blood–brain barrier is probably paracellular through tight junctions between the brain endothelial cells producing CLblood-brain barrier values ~ 1. There are large fluxes of amino acids into and out of the brain across the blood–brain barrier but only small net fluxes have been observed suggesting substantial reuse of essential amino acids and α-ketoacids within the brain. Amyloid-β efflux, which is measurably faster than efflux of inulin, is primarily across the blood–brain barrier. Amyloid-β also leaves the brain parenchyma via perivascular efflux and this may be important as the route by which amyloid-β reaches arterial walls resulting in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
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21. The blood-brain barrier: an engineering perspective - Frontiers
Aug 7, 2013 · ... on a porous support separating two chambers (Figure 4). The permeability can be determined from the transport of a drug or fluorescent probe ...
It has been more than 100 years since Paul Ehrlich reported that various water-soluble dyes injected into the circulation did not enter the brain. Since Ehrlich's first experiments, only a small number of molecules, such as alcohol and caffeine have been found to cross the blood-brain barrier, and this selective permeability remains the major roadblock to treatment of many central nervous system diseases. At the same time, many central nervous system diseases are associated with disruption of the blood-brain barrier that can lead to changes in permeability, modulation of immune cell transport, and trafficking of pathogens into the brain. Therefore, advances in our understanding of the structure and function of the blood-brain barrier are key to developing effective treatments for a wide range of central nervous system diseases. Over the past 10 years it has become recognized that the blood-brain barrier is a complex, dynamic system that involves biomechanical and biochemical signaling between the vascular system and the brain. Here we reconstruct the structure, function, and transport properties of the blood-brain barrier from an engineering perspective. New insight into the physics of the blood-brain barrier could ultimately lead to clinical advances in the treatment of central nervous system diseases.
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23. Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics
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Antibodies and antibody-derived macromolecules have established themselves as the mainstay in protein-based therapeutic molecules (biologics). Our knowledge of the structure–function relationships of antibodies provides a platform for protein engineering that has been exploited to generate a wide range of biologics for a host of therapeutic indications. In this review, our basic understanding of the antibody structure is described along with how that knowledge has leveraged the engineering of antibody and antibody-related therapeutics having the appropriate antigen affinity, effector function, and biophysical properties. The platforms examined include the development of antibodies, antibody fragments, bispecific antibody, and antibody fusion products, whose efficacy and manufacturability can be improved via humanization, affinity modulation, and stability enhancement. We also review the design and selection of binding arms, and avidity modulation. Different strategies of preparing bispecific and multispecific molecules for an array of therapeutic applications are included.
FAQs
Which of the following will pass through a cell membrane most easily? ›
Small non polar molecules (oxygen, nitrogen, carbondioxide) can easily pass through the cell membrane. Uncharged polar molecules- small (water, ammonia, glycerol) and large (glucose, sucrose) can partially pass through the cell membrane.
What substances can pass through cell membranes by diffusion? ›Small nonpolar molecules, such as O2 and CO2, are soluble in the lipid bilayer and therefore can readily cross cell membranes. Small uncharged polar molecules, such as H2O, also can diffuse through membranes, but larger uncharged polar molecules, such as glucose, cannot.
Which of the following molecules would be blocked by a cell membrane? ›Large polar or ionic molecules, which are hydrophilic, cannot easily cross the phospholipid bilayer. Charged atoms or molecules of any size cannot cross the cell membrane via simple diffusion as the charges are repelled by the hydrophobic tails in the interior of the phospholipid bilayer.
What is it called when the cell membrane forms around another substance for example how the amoeba gets its food? ›In endocytosis, the material to be internalized is surrounded by an area of plasma membrane, which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested material.
Which molecules can pass easily through a cell membrane quizlet? ›Small, non-polar gasses easily move through the plasma membrane because they are hydrophobic. Steroid molecules can pass more easily through the plasma membrane than a disaccharide. Ions and other charged molecules cannot diffuse through the membrane without the aid of a carrier protein or channel protein.
What passes through the membrane the easiest? ›Only the smallest molecules like water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen can freely diffuse across cell membranes. Larger molecules or charged molecules often require an input of energy to be transported into the cell.
What is the function of active transport in moving small molecules and ions across cell membranes? ›Active transport is the energy-requiring process of pumping molecules and ions across membranes against a concentration gradient. Active transport processes help maintain homeostasis.
What name is given to the process by which water crosses a selectively permeable membrane? ›Osmosis is the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane driven by a difference in solute concentrations on the two sides of the membrane. A selectively permiable membrane is one that allows unrestricted passage of water, but not solute molecules or ions.
Which of the following structures allow the cell membrane to be selectively permeable? ›The membrane's lipid bilayer structure provides the first level of control. The phospholipids are tightly packed together, and the membrane has a hydrophobic interior. This structure causes the membrane to be selectively permeable.
What is a membrane that allows some molecules to pass across it but blocks others? ›A membrane which allows certain substances to pass through it, but not others is called a selectively permeable membrane.
What molecules Cannot pass through the cell membrane quizlet? ›
The molecules that cannot pass through the phospholipid bilayer are sugars, +ions, and -ions. Charged substances like ions, do not pass through the phospholipid bilayer. Large and polar molecules like sugars, do not pass through phospholipid bilayer. Polar means that the molecule has partial charges.
What are 3 substances that Cannot pass through the cell membrane? ›Cell membranes are an example of semi-permeable membranes. Cell membranes allow small molecules such as oxygen, water carbon dioxide, and oxygen to pass through but do not allow larger molecules like glucose, sucrose, proteins, and starch to enter the cell directly.
What is the process in which the cell membrane surrounds a substance and then brings it out of the cell? ›In exocytosis, vesicles containing substances fuse with the plasma membrane. The contents are then released to the exterior of the cell. ( credit: modification of work by Mariana Ruiz Villareal)
What is the name of the process where substances are moved across a cell membrane with the help of a transport protein? ›Facilitated diffusion therefore allows polar and charged molecules, such as carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleosides, and ions, to cross the plasma membrane. Two classes of proteins that mediate facilitated diffusion are generally distinguished: carrier proteins and channel proteins.
What is the process by which substances are transported across cell membranes by means of protein carrier molecules? ›Facilitated diffusion is the passive movement of substances, such as biological molecules or ions, across a plasma membrane by means of a transport protein located in the plasma membrane.
What molecules are in the membrane limit? ›Phospholipids in lipid bilayer limit the permeability of the membrane. The lipid bilayer acts as a barrier to the passage of molecules and ions into and out of the cell.
Can hydrophobic molecules pass through the membrane? ›Molecules that are hydrophobic can easily pass through the cell membrane, if they are small enough, because they are water-hating like the interior of the membrane.
Which of the following types of molecules can be found within a cell membrane? ›Which of the following types of molecules are the major structural components of the cell membrane? The answer is C) Phospholipids and proteins. Schematic of the plasma membrane of a eukaryotic cell. The phospholipid bilayer is studded with proteins, glycoproteins, and carbohydrates.