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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Improving drug delivery to the brain: the prodrug approach
Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2024. Expert opinion on drug delivery. 21: 683-693 -
Specific Transport of Temozolomide Does Not Override DNA Repair-mediated Chemoresistance
Bahrami, Katayan; Kärkkäinen, Jussi; Bibi, Sania; Huttunen, Johanna; Tampio, Janne; Montaser, Ahmed B.; Moody, Catherine L; Lehtonen, Marko; Rautio, Jarkko; Wheelhouse, Richard T; Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2024. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 195: -
Transporter Protein Expression of Corneal Epithelium in Rabbit and Porcine: Evaluation of Models for Ocular Drug Transport Study
Ramsay, Eva; Montaser, Ahmed B; Niitsu, Kanako; Urtti, Arto; Auriola, Seppo; Huttunen, Kristiina M; Uchida, Yasuo; Kidron, Heidi; Terasaki, Tetsuya. 2024. Molecular pharmaceutics. 21: 3204-3217 -
Altering distribution profile of palbociclib by its prodrugs
Järvinen, Juulia; Montaser, Ahmed B; Adla, Santosh Kumar; Leppänen, Jukka; Lehtonen, Marko; Vellonen, Kati-Sisko; Laitinen, Tuomo; Jalkanen, Aaro; Elmquist, William F; Timonen, Juri; Huttunen, Kristiina M; Rautio, Jarkko. 2023. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 2024; 192: -
Amino acid derivative of probenecid potentiates apoptosis-inducing effects of vinblastine by increasing oxidative stress in a cancer cell-specific manner
Huttunen, Johanna; Tampio, Janne; Järvinen, Juulia; Montaser, Ahmed B; Markowicz-Piasecka, Magdalena; Huttunen, Kristiina M. 2023. Chemico-biological interactions. 2024; 388: -
Farmaseuttinen kemia
Jarho, Pekka; Lahtela-Kakkonen, Maija; Vepsäläinen, Jouko; Rautio, Jarkko; Huttunen, Kristiina; Poso, Antti; Auriola, Seppo. 2023. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. General series. 44: 32-35 -
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: