Abstract:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts the penetration of therapeutic agents to the brain. Focused ultrasound (FUS) insonation of microbubbles has enhanced drug delivery via a temporary opening of the tight junctions of the BBB. Rodents are often used for testing novel therapeutic strategies. However, biological discrepancies existing between rodents and humans impedes the translation of some results. We investigated the effect of FUS transient disruption of a human microphysiological model of the BBB consist… Show more
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