Overcoming the blood–brain barrier for the therapy of malignant brain tumor: current status and prospects of drug delivery approaches

K Mitusova, OO Peltek, TE Karpov… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Besides the broad development of nanotechnological approaches for cancer diagnosis and
therapy, currently, there is no significant progress in the treatment of different types of brain …

Ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier opening: An effective drug delivery system for theranostics of brain diseases

J Wang, Z Li, M Pan, M Fiaz, Y Hao, Y Yan… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a significant obstacle to drug therapy for brain diseases.
Focused ultrasound (FUS) combined with microbubbles (MBs) can locally and transiently …

Low-intensity ultrasound neuromodulation: an overview of mechanisms and emerging human applications

A Fomenko, C Neudorfer, RF Dallapiazza, SK Kalia… - Brain stimulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is an emerging need for noninvasive neuromodulation techniques to
improve patient outcomes while minimizing adverse events and morbidity. Low-intensity …

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 …

Characterization of the responses of brain macrophages to focused ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier opening

AR Kline-Schoder, S Chintamen, MJ Willner… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
The opening of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) by focused ultrasound (FUS) coupled with
intravenously injected microbubbles can be leveraged as a form of immunotherapy for the …

Ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier disruption for targeted drug delivery in the central nervous system

M Aryal, CD Arvanitis, PM Alexander… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014 - Elsevier
The physiology of the vasculature in the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the
blood–brain barrier (BBB) and other factors, complicates the delivery of most drugs to the …

Ultrasound activates mechanosensitive TRAAK K+ channels through the lipid membrane

B Sorum, RA Rietmeijer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Ultrasound modulates the electrical activity of excitable cells and offers advantages over
other neuromodulatory techniques; for example, it can be noninvasively transmitted through …

Microbubble compositions, properties and biomedical applications

SR Sirsi, MA Borden - Bubble Science, Engineering & Technology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last decade, there has been a significant progress towards the development of
microbubbles as theranostics for a wide variety of biomedical applications. The unique …

Ultrasound-mediated delivery of paclitaxel for glioma: a comparative study of distribution, toxicity, and efficacy of albumin-bound versus cremophor formulations

DY Zhang, C Dmello, L Chen, VA Arrieta… - Clinical cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Paclitaxel shows little benefit in the treatment of glioma due to poor penetration
across the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPU) with …

Ultrasound treatment of neurological diseases—current and emerging applications

G Leinenga, C Langton, R Nisbet, J Goetz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2016 - nature.com
Like cardiovascular disease and cancer, neurological disorders present an increasing
challenge for an ageing population. Whereas nonpharmacological procedures are routine …