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 …

The blood-brain barrier: Physiology and strategies for drug delivery

R Pandit, L Chen, J Götz - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic structure that functions as a gatekeeper,
reflecting the unique requirements of the brain. In this review, following a brief historical …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-responsive cavitation nuclei for therapy and drug delivery

K Kooiman, S Roovers, SAG Langeveld… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Therapeutic ultrasound strategies that harness the mechanical activity of cavitation nuclei for
beneficial tissue bio-effects are actively under development. The mechanical oscillations of …

Clinical trial of blood-brain barrier disruption by pulsed ultrasound

A Carpentier, M Canney, A Vignot, V Reina… - Science translational …, 2016‏ - science.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the delivery of systemically administered drugs to the
brain. Methods to circumvent the BBB have been developed, but none are used in standard …

Ultrasound as a versatile tool for short-and long-term improvement and monitoring of brain function

DG Blackmore, D Razansky, J Götz - Neuron, 2023‏ - cell.com
Treating the brain with focused ultrasound (FUS) at low intensities elicits diverse responses
in neurons, astroglia, and the extracellular matrix. In combination with intravenously injected …

Noninvasive hippocampal blood− brain barrier opening in Alzheimer's disease with focused ultrasound

AR Rezai, M Ranjan, PF D'Haese, MW Haut… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) presents a significant challenge for treating brain disorders.
The hippocampus is a key target for novel therapeutics, playing an important role in …

Disrupting the blood–brain barrier by focused ultrasound induces sterile inflammation

ZI Kovacs, S Kim, N Jikaria, F Qureshi, B Milo… - Proceedings of the …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
MRI-guided pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) combined with systemic infusion of
ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles (MB) causes localized blood–brain barrier (BBB) …

Localized blood–brain barrier opening in infiltrating gliomas with MRI-guided acoustic emissions–controlled focused ultrasound

P Anastasiadis, D Gandhi, Y Guo, AK Ahmed… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - pnas.org
Pharmacological treatment of gliomas and other brain-infiltrating tumors remains
challenging due to limited delivery of most therapeutics across the blood–brain barrier …

Focused ultrasound–mediated blood-brain barrier opening in Alzheimer's disease: long-term safety, imaging, and cognitive outcomes

AR Rezai, M Ranjan, MW Haut, J Carpenter… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE MRI-guided low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) has been shown to
reversibly open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), with the potential to deliver therapeutic agents …