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 …

Blood–brain barrier in brain tumors: biology and clinical relevance

F Mo, A Pellerino, R Soffietti, R Rudà - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The presence of barriers, such as the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and brain–tumor barrier
(BTB), limits the penetration of antineoplastic drugs into the brain, resulting in poor response …

First-in-human trial of blood–brain barrier opening in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using MR-guided focused ultrasound

A Abrahao, Y Meng, M Llinas, Y Huang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an emerging technology that can accurately
and transiently permeabilize the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for targeted drug delivery to the …

Nanosensitizers for sonodynamic therapy for glioblastoma multiforme: current progress and future perspectives

QL Guo, XL Dai, MY Yin, HW Cheng, HS Qian… - Military Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor, and it is
associated with poor prognosis. Its characteristics of being highly invasive and undergoing …

Precise deciphering of brain vasculatures and microscopic tumors with dual NIR‐II fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging

B Guo, Z Feng, D Hu, S Xu, E Middha, Y Pan… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnostics of cerebrovascular structures and microscopic tumors with intact blood–brain
barrier (BBB) significantly contributes to timely treatment of patients bearing neurological …

Micro‐nanocarriers based drug delivery technology for blood‐brain barrier crossing and brain tumor targeting therapy

L Wang, Y Shi, J Jiang, C Li, H Zhang, X Zhang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The greatest obstacle to using drugs to treat brain tumors is the blood‐brain barrier (BBB),
making it difficult for conventional drug molecules to enter the brain. Therefore, how to safely …

Nanotechnology and nanocarrier-based drug delivery as the potential therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma multiforme: An update

JF Hsu, SM Chu, CC Liao, CJ Wang, YS Wang, MY Lai… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are among the most lethal tumors. The
highly invasive nature and presence of GBM stem cells, as well as the blood brain barrier …

Bibliometric analysis of global research trends on ultrasound microbubble: a quickly developing field

H Wu, L Tong, Y Wang, H Yan, Z Sun - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Microbubbles are widely used as highly effective contrast agents to improve
the diagnostic capability of ultrasound imaging. Mounting evidence suggests that ultrasound …

Safety and efficacy of focused ultrasound induced blood-brain barrier opening, an integrative review of animal and human studies

Y Meng, CB Pople, H Lea-Banks, A Abrahao… - Journal of controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier, while fundamental in maintaining homeostasis in the central
nervous system, is a bottleneck to achieving efficacy for numerous therapeutics. Improved …

Focused ultrasound and microbubbles-mediated drug delivery to brain tumor

SK Wu, CL Tsai, Y Huang, K Hynynen - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The presence of blood–brain barrier (BBB) and/or blood–brain–tumor barriers (BBTB) is one
of the main obstacles to effectively deliver therapeutics to our central nervous system (CNS); …