Search Results - "Burks, Scott R"
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Disrupting the blood–brain barrier by focused ultrasound induces sterile inflammation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-01-2017)“…MRI-guided pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) combined with systemic infusion of ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles (MB) causes localized blood–brain barrier…”
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Temporally distinct myeloid cell responses mediate damage and repair after cerebrovascular injury
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-02-2021)“…Cerebrovascular injuries can cause severe edema and inflammation that adversely affect human health. Here, we observed that recanalization after successful…”
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Chlorotoxin-A Multimodal Imaging Platform for Targeting Glioma Tumors
Published in Toxins (26-11-2018)“…Chlorotoxin (CTX) is a 36-amino-acid disulfide-containing peptide derived from the venom of the scorpion . CTX alters physiology in numerous ways. It interacts…”
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Cytosolic Ca2+ transients during pulsed focused ultrasound generate reactive oxygen species and cause DNA damage in tumor cells
Published in Theranostics (01-01-2021)“…Mechanical forces from non-ablative pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) generate pro-inflammatory tumor microenvironments (TME), marked by increased cytokines,…”
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Microbubbles bound to drug-eluting beads enable ultrasound imaging and enhanced delivery of therapeutics
Published in Scientific reports (09-09-2024)“…Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an image-guided minimally invasive treatment for liver cancer which involves delivery of chemotherapy and embolic…”
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MRI and histological evaluation of pulsed focused ultrasound and microbubbles treatment effects in the brain
Published in Theranostics (01-01-2018)“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) combined with microbubbles (MB) contrast agent infusion has been shown to transiently…”
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Investigation of cellular and molecular responses to pulsed focused ultrasound in a mouse model
Published in PloS one (13-09-2011)“…Continuous focused ultrasound (cFUS) has been widely used for thermal ablation of tissues, relying on continuous exposures to generate temperatures necessary…”
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Molecular and histological effects of MR-guided pulsed focused ultrasound to the rat heart
Published in Journal of translational medicine (13-12-2017)“…Image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound has been used as an extracorporeal cardiac pacing tool and to enhance homing of stem cells to targeted tissues…”
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The Impact of Focused Ultrasound in Two Tumor Models: Temporal Alterations in the Natural History on Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Cell Response
Published in Cancers (04-02-2020)“…Image-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) has been successfully employed as an ablative treatment for solid malignancies by exposing immune cells to tumor…”
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Anti-inflammatory drugs suppress ultrasound-mediated mesenchymal stromal cell tropism to kidneys
Published in Scientific reports (17-08-2017)“…Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are potential renal therapeutics. Clinically, results are mixed partly because MSC tropism to kidneys is minimal following…”
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In vivo EPR oximetry using an isotopically-substituted nitroxide: Potential for quantitative measurement of tissue oxygen
Published in Journal of magnetic resonance (1997) (01-10-2016)“…[Display omitted] •Anionic nature of carboxy-nitroxides aids their trapping and buildup in the brain.•15N-perdeuterionitroxide is ∼2-fold more sensitive as an…”
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Identification of prostaglandin E2 receptors mediating perinatal masculinization of adult sex behavior and neuroanatomical correlates
Published in Developmental neurobiology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-10-2008)“…Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) mediates the organization of male rat sexual behavior and medial preoptic area (MPOA) neuroanatomy during a sensitive perinatal window…”
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Acoustic Radiation or Cavitation Forces From Therapeutic Ultrasound Generate Prostaglandins and Increase Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Homing to Murine Muscle
Published in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology (28-07-2020)“…Non-ablative ultrasound (US)-based techniques to improve targeted tropism of systemically infused cell therapies, particularly mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC),…”
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Co-encapsulating the fusogenic peptide INF7 and molecular imaging probes in liposomes increases intracellular signal and probe retention
Published in PloS one (27-03-2015)“…Liposomes are promising vehicles to deliver diagnostic and therapeutic agents to cells in vivo. After uptake into cells by endocytosis, liposomes are degraded…”
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Neuroinflammation associated with ultrasound-mediated permeabilization of the blood–brain barrier
Published in Trends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) (01-06-2022)“…The blood–brain barrier (BBB) continues to represent one of the most significant challenges for successful drug-based treatments of neurological disease…”
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The Effect of Structure on Nitroxide EPR Spectral Linewidth
Published in Journal of organic chemistry (16-07-2010)“…Nitroxides with narrow linewidths are essential for low-frequency EPR spectroscopy and in vivo EPR imaging. In developing a framework for designing narrow-line…”
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Focused ultrasound with microbubbles induces sterile inflammatory response proportional to the blood brain barrier opening: Attention to experimental conditions
Published in Theranostics (01-01-2018)“…This editorial highlights the findings of McMahon [1] and demonstrates the need for careful attention to experimental conditions that influence microbubble…”
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Blood–brain barrier opening by intracarotid artery hyperosmolar mannitol induces sterile inflammatory and innate immune responses
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (04-05-2021)“…Intracarotid arterial hyperosmolar mannitol (ICAHM) blood–brain barrier disruption (BBBD) is effective and safe for delivery of therapeutics for central…”
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The Proteomic Effects of Pulsed Focused Ultrasound on Tumor Microenvironments of Murine Melanoma and Breast Cancer Models
Published in Ultrasound in medicine & biology (01-12-2019)“…AbstractNon-ablative pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) targets non-thermal forces that activate local molecular and cellular immune responses. Optimal…”
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