Lexaria DehydraTECH™ Shows Promise in Nervous System Disorders


Ryan Allway

July 5th, 2018

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The blood brain barrier is highly effective at protecting the brain from blood-borne pathogens, but it makes it challenging to treat many nervous system disorders. While there are several techniques that researchers have tried, they only work with a small subset of active pharmaceutical ingredients. There is no widely used solution that enables researchers to embed any active ingredient and effectively reach the brain.

Lexaria Biosciences Inc. (OTCQX: LXRP), which originally developed its DehydraTECH™ platform to increase the bioavailability of cannabinoids, has since broadened its focus well-beyond the cannabis industry. A recent discovery suggests that the proprietary platform may be effective in enabling researchers to deliver APIs past the blood brain barrier. And, investors may want to take note of these developments.

Blood Brain Barrier Challenges

The blood brain barrier is designed to protect the brain against circulating toxins in the blood stream. Most charged molecules and molecules over 700 Daltons in size are unable to pass through the barrier, and smaller molecules are often conjugated in the liver. A leaky blood brain barrier is associated with neurological diseases, like epilepsy, brain trauma and edema, and systemic diseases, such as liver failure.

While the blood brain barrier is helpful for protecting the brain, it makes it difficult to treat diseases and disorders of the brain and central nervous system, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, bacterial and viral infections, and cancers of the brain. Many traditional pharmaceuticals try to get around these issues by creating liposome-based carriers, synthesizing polymers, or binding the drug to a carrier — but each method has its drawbacks.

Researchers continue to seek out innovative new technologies to enable active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, to cross through the blood brain barrier without degrading or becoming less effective. For example, insulin can be transported across the blood brain barrier, but the specificity of the transporter is too high for most pharmacological agents covalently linked to insulin to cross the barrier.

DehydraTECH’s™ Advantages

Lexaria Biosciences recently announced that its DehydraTECH™ drug delivery platform demonstrated enhanced drug delivery to brain tissue. In particular, the company’s in-vivo nicotine animal studies showed that up to 560 percent more nicotine was delivered to brain tissue utilizing DehydraTECH™ compared to concentration-matched controls lacking the DehydraTECH™ enhancements — which conjugate or join with  APIs for maximum delivery.

The researchers were originally focused on the development of nicotine replacement products. After all, the company could develop oral nicotine products with the same effect as inhaled nicotine, but without the harmful cancer-causing effects of combustion. But, the surprising discovery also suggests that DehydraTECH™ could have a much larger role in treating nervous system disorders by effectively transporting across the blood brain barrier.

After making the discovery, the company filed a new patent application with the USPTO for innovative treatment options for central nervous system diseases and disorders, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, neuropathic pain, and more. The company hopes to leverage this patent in the future to develop or outlicense innovative new products using its DehydraTECH™ platform.

Looking Ahead

Lexaria Biosciences Inc. (OTCQX: LXRP) represents a compelling opportunity in the biotech space with its DehydraTECH™ platform. With about 50 patents granted or pending worldwide, the company has made tremendous progress in building its DehydraTECH™ franchise to include the delivery of cannabinoids, terpenes, terpenoids, NSAIDs, vitamins, nicotine, testosterone, and many other drugs.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.lexariabiosciences.com.  

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About Ryan Allway

Mr. Allway has over a decade of experience in the financial markets as both a private investor and financial journalist. He has been actively involved in the cannabis industry since its inception, covering public and private companies.


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