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"Memari E" Authored Publications:
| Title | Authors | PubMed ID | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shear Stress and Microbubble-Mediated Modulation of Endothelial Cell Immunobiology | Memari E; Singh D; Alkins R; Helfield B; | 40657183 PHYSICS |
| 2 | Shear stress preconditioning and microbubble flow pattern modulate ultrasound-assisted plasma membrane permeabilization | Memari E; Helfield B; | 38988819 BIOLOGY |
| 3 | Cardiac gene delivery using ultrasound: State of the field | Singh D; Memari E; He S; Yusefi H; Helfield B; | 38983873 BIOLOGY |
| 4 | Focused ultrasound-assisted delivery of immunomodulating agents in brain cancer | Memari E; Khan D; Alkins R; Helfield B; | 38266715 BIOLOGY |
| 5 | Fluid flow influences ultrasound-assisted endothelial membrane permeabilization and calcium flux | Memari E; Hui F; Yusefi H; Helfield B; | 37150403 PHYSICS |
| Title: | Focused ultrasound-assisted delivery of immunomodulating agents in brain cancer | ||||
| Authors: | Memari E, Khan D, Alkins R, Helfield B | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38266715/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.01.034 | ||||
| Publication: | Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society | ||||
| Keywords: | Blood-brain-barrier opening; Cavitation; Immunotherapy; Microbubbles; Sonoporation; | ||||
| PMID: | 38266715 | Category: | Date Added: | 2024-01-25 | |
| Dept Affiliation: |
BIOLOGY
1 Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada. 2 Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. 3 Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. 4 Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada; Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada. Electronic address: brandon.hefield@concordia.ca. |
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Description: |
Focused ultrasound (FUS) combined with intravascularly circulating microbubbles can transiently increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to enable targeted therapeutic delivery to the brain, the clinical testing of which is currently underway in both adult and pediatric patients. Aside from traditional cancer drugs, this technique is being extended to promote the delivery of immunomodulating therapeutics to the brain, including antibodies, immune cells, and cytokines. In this manner, FUS approaches are being explored as a tool to improve and amplify the effectiveness of immunotherapy for both primary and metastatic brain cancer, a particularly challenging solid tumor to treat. Here, we present an overview of the latest groundbreaking research in FUS-assisted delivery of immunomodulating agents to the brain in pre-clinical models of brain cancer, and place it within the context of the current immunotherapy approaches. We follow this up with a discussion on new developments and emerging strategies for this rapidly evolving approach. |



