Prodrug expert and group leader (Docent/Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.), who is interested in drug targeting, e.g. into the brain and within the brain, but also into other tissues and cell types by utilizing endogenous transporter proteins. Read more about our activities from the UEF Connect group site, our official websites (WordPress) and/or our Blog (links below).
Research groups
Publications
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Metformin derivatives – Researchers’ friends or foes?
Torunoglu, Sema Tuna; Zajda, Agnieszka; Tampio, Janne; Markowicz-Piasecka, Magdalena; Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2023. Biochemical pharmacology. 215: -
Nigrostriatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesions increase alpha-synuclein levels and permeability in rat colon
Cui, Hengjing; Elford, Joshua D; Alitalo, Okko; Perez-Pardo, Paula; Tampio, Janne; Huttunen, Kristiina M; Kraneveld, Aletta; Forsberg, Markus M; Myöhänen, Timo T; Jalkanen, Aaro J. 2023. Neurobiology of aging. 129: 62-71 -
Sodium-Dependent Neutral Amino Acid Transporter 2 Can Serve as a Tertiary Carrier for l -Type Amino Acid Transporter 1-Utilizing Prodrugs
Huttunen, Johanna; Kronenberger, Thales; Montaser, Ahmed B.; Králová, Adéla; Terasaki, Tetsuya; Poso, Antti; Huttunen, Kristiina M.. 2023. Molecular pharmaceutics. 20: 1331-1346 -
Substituent effects of sulfonamide derivatives of metformin that can dually improve cellular glucose utilization and anti-coagulation
Zajda, Agnieszka; Sikora, Joanna; Hynninen, Mira; Tampio, Janne; Huttunen, Kristiina M.; Markowicz-Piasecka, Magdalena. 2023. Chemico-biological interactions. 373: -
Aminopeptidase B can bioconvert L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1)-utilizing amide prodrugs in the brain
Hugele, Agathe; Löffler, Susanne; Molina, Belén Hernández; Guillon, Melina; Montaser, Ahmed B.; Auriola, Seppo; Huttunen, Kristiina M.. 2022. Frontiers in pharmacology. 13: . 1034964 -
Comparative Modelling of Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptides: Structural Insights and Comparison of Binding Modes
Tonduru, Arun Kumar; Adla, Santosh Kumar; Huttunen, Kristiina M.; Kronenberger, Thales; Poso, Antti. 2022. Molecules. 27: -
Comparison of Experimental Strategies to Study l-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) Utilization by Ligands
Huttunen, Johanna; Agami, Mahmoud; Tampio, Janne; Montaser, Ahmed B; Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2022. Molecules. 27: -
Current Approaches to Facilitate Improved Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System
Markowicz-Piasecka, Magdalena; Darłak, Patrycja; Markiewicz, Agata; Sikora, Joanna; Kumar Adla, Santosh; Bagina, Sreelatha; Huttunen, Kristiina M.. 2022. European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics. 181: 249-262 -
Current Chemical, Biological, and Physiological Views in the Development of Successful Brain-Targeted Pharmaceutics
Markowicz-Piasecka, Magdalena; Markiewicz, Agata; Darłak, Patrycja; Sikora, Joanna; Adla, Santosh Kumar; Bagina, Sreelatha; Huttunen, Kristiina M.. 2022. Neurotherapeutics. 19: 942-976 -
Enhanced drug delivery by a prodrug approach effectively relieves neuroinflammation in mice
Montaser, Ahmed B.; Kuiri, Janita; Natunen, Teemu; Hruška, Pavel; Potěšil, David; Auriola, Seppo; Hiltunen, Mikko; Terasaki, Tetsuya; Lehtonen, Marko; Jalkanen, Aaro; Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2022. Life sciences. 310: