Crossing the blood-brain barrier: advances in nanoparticle technology for drug delivery in neuro-oncology

AM Hersh, S Alomari, BM Tyler - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a microvascular network responsible for excluding
most drugs from the brain. Treatment of brain tumors is limited by the impermeability of the …

Design and synthesis of SERS materials for in vivo molecular imaging and biosensing

Q Li, H Huo, Y Wu, L Chen, L Su, X Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a feasible and ultra‐sensitive method for
biomedical imaging and disease diagnosis. SERS is widely applied to in vivo imaging due …

Blood–brain barrier opening in Alzheimer's disease using MR-guided focused ultrasound

N Lipsman, Y Meng, AJ Bethune, Y Huang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in combination with intravenously injected
microbubbles has been shown to transiently open the blood–brain barrier, and reduce beta …

Applications of Raman spectroscopy in cancer diagnosis

GW Auner, SK Koya, C Huang, B Broadbent… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2018 - Springer
Novel approaches toward understanding the evolution of disease can lead to the discovery
of biomarkers that will enable better management of disease progression and improve …

Progress in brain targeting drug delivery system by nasal route

AR Khan, M Liu, MW Khan, G Zhai - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricts the transport of potential therapeutic moieties to the
brain. Direct targeting the brain via olfactory and trigeminal neural pathways by passing the …

Towards controlled drug delivery in brain tumors with microbubble-enhanced focused ultrasound

S Schoen Jr, MS Kilinc, H Lee, Y Guo… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain tumors are particularly challenging malignancies, due to their location in a structurally
and functionally distinct part of the human body–the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS …

Strategies for transporting nanoparticles across the blood–brain barrier

TT Zhang, W Li, G Meng, P Wang, W Liao - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The existence of blood–brain barrier (BBB) hampers the effective treatment of central
nervous system (CNS) diseases. Almost all macromolecular drugs and more than 98% of …

Focused ultrasound-mediated drug delivery through the blood–brain barrier

A Burgess, K Shah, O Hough… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite recent advances in blood–brain barrier (BBB) research, it remains a significant
hurdle for the pharmaceutical treatment of brain diseases. Focused ultrasound (FUS) is one …

Non-invasive delivery of stealth, brain-penetrating nanoparticles across the blood− brain barrier using MRI-guided focused ultrasound

E Nance, K Timbie, GW Miller, J Song, C Louttit… - Journal of controlled …, 2014 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) presents a significant obstacle for the treatment of many
central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including invasive brain tumors, Alzheimer's …

First noninvasive thermal ablation of a brain tumor with MR-guided focusedultrasound

D Coluccia, J Fandino, L Schwyzer… - Journal of therapeutic …, 2014 - Springer
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) allows for
precisethermal ablation of target tissues. While this emerging modality is increasinglyused …