Applications of focused ultrasound in the brain: from thermoablation to drug delivery

Y Meng, K Hynynen, N Lipsman - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a disruptive medical technology, and its implementation in the
clinic represents the culmination of decades of research. Lying at the convergence of …

From gut microbiota to host appetite: gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key regulators

H Han, B Yi, R Zhong, M Wang, S Zhang, J Ma, Y Yin… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Feelings of hunger and satiety are the key determinants for maintaining the life of humans
and animals. Disturbed appetite control may disrupt the metabolic health of the host and …

Applications of focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening

CM Gorick, VR Breza, KM Nowak, VWT Cheng… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The blood brain barrier (BBB) plays a critically important role in the regulation of central
nervous system (CNS) homeostasis, but also represents a major limitation to treatments of …

Ultrasound technologies for imaging and modulating neural activity

C Rabut, S Yoo, RC Hurt, Z **, H Li, H Guo, B Ling… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Visualizing and perturbing neural activity on a brain-wide scale in model animals and
humans is a major goal of neuroscience technology development. Established electrical and …

BBB opening with focused ultrasound in nonhuman primates and Parkinson's disease patients: Targeted AAV vector delivery and PET imaging

J Blesa, JA Pineda-Pardo, K Inoue, C Gasca-Salas… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Intracerebral vector delivery in nonhuman primates has been a major challenge. We report
successful blood-brain barrier opening and focal delivery of adeno-associated virus …

[HTML][HTML] Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation with high spatial resolution

S Kim, Y Jo, G Kook, C Pasquinelli, H Kim, K Kim… - Brain Stimulation, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation is a promising
candidate for noninvasive brain stimulation and accurate targeting of brain circuits because …

[HTML][HTML] Combining brain perturbation and neuroimaging in non-human primates

PC Klink, JF Aubry, VP Ferrera, AS Fox… - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Brain perturbation studies allow detailed causal inferences of behavioral and neural
processes. Because the combination of brain perturbation methods and neural …

[HTML][HTML] Role for caveolin-mediated transcytosis in facilitating transport of large cargoes into the brain via ultrasound

R Pandit, WK Koh, RKP Sullivan, T Palliyaguru… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic diffusional barrier regulating the molecular and
chemical flux between the blood and brain, thereby preserving cerebral homeostasis …

Neuronavigated repetitive transcranial ultrasound stimulation induces long-lasting and reversible effects on oculomotor performance in non-human primates

P Pouget, S Frey, H Ahnine, D Attali, J Claron… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Since the late 2010s, Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) has been used
experimentally to carryout safe, non-invasive stimulation of the brain with better spatial …

Lactobacillus Ameliorates SD-Induced Stress Responses and Gut Dysbiosis by Increasing the Absorption of Gut-Derived GABA in Rhesus Monkeys

N Zhao, Y Shu, C Jian, Z Zhou, H Bao, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sleep deprivation (SD) has become a health problem in the modern society. Although
probiotics supplementation has been proven to improve SD-induced gut dysbiosis, the …