B3Pdb: an archive of blood-brain barrier-penetrating peptides

Brain Struct Funct. 2021 Nov;226(8):2489-2495. doi: 10.1007/s00429-021-02341-5. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Abstract

The blood-brain barrier poses major hurdles in the treatment of brain-related ailments. Over the past decade, interest in peptides-based therapeutics has thrived a lot because of their higher benefit to risk ratio. However, a complete knowledgebase providing a well-annotated picture of the peptide as a therapeutic molecule to cure brain-related ailments is lacking. We have built up a knowledgebase B3Pdb on blood-brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating peptides in the present study. The B3Pdb holds clinically relevant experimental information on 1225 BBB-penetrating peptides, including mode of delivery, animal model, in vitro/in vivo experiments, chemical modifications, length. Hoping that drug delivery systems can improve central nervous system disorder-related therapeutics. In this regard, B3Pdb is an important resource to support the rational design of therapeutics peptides for CNS-related disorders. The complete ready-to-use and updated database with a user-friendly web interface is available to the scientific community at https://webs.iiitd.edu.in/raghava/b3pdb/ .

Keywords: Blood–brain barrier; Blood–brain barrier-penetrating peptides; Database; Drug delivery; Neurological disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood-Brain Barrier*
  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System Diseases*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Peptides

Substances

  • Peptides