Cavitation Feedback Control of Focused Ultrasound Blood-Brain Barrier Opening for Drug Delivery in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Parkinson’s disease blood-brain barrier opening cavitation dose focused ultrasound microbubble infusion

Journal

Pharmaceutics
ISSN: 1999-4923
Titre abrégé: Pharmaceutics
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101534003

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Nov 2022
Historique:
received: 31 10 2022
revised: 23 11 2022
accepted: 24 11 2022
entrez: 23 12 2022
pubmed: 24 12 2022
medline: 24 12 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), in conjunction with circulating microbubbles, is an emerging technology that can transiently enhance the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) locally and non-invasively to facilitate targeted drug delivery to the brain. In this clinical trial, the feasibility and safety of BBB modulation in the putamen were evaluated for biweekly therapeutic agent delivery in patients with Parkinson's disease. The performance of the clinical MRgFUS system's cavitation feedback controller for active power modulation throughout the exposures was examined. The putamen was targeted unilaterally by an ExAblate Neuro MRgFUS system operating at 220 kHz. Definity microbubbles were infused via a saline bag gravity drip at a rate of 4 µL/kg per 5 min. A cavitation emissions-based feedback controller was employed to modulate the acoustic power automatically according to prescribed target cavitation dose levels. BBB opening was measured by Gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced T1-weighted MR imaging, and the presence of potential micro-hemorrhages induced by the exposures was assessed via T2*-weighted MR imaging. A total of 12 treatment sessions were carried out across four patients, with target cavitation dose levels ranging from 0.20-0.40. BBB permeability in the targeted putamen was elevated successfully in all treatments, with a 14% ± 6% mean increase in Gd-enhanced T1-weighted MRI signal intensity relative to the untreated contralateral side. No indications of red blood cell extravasations were observed on MR imaging scans acquired one day following each treatment session. The cavitation emissions-based feedback controller was effective in modulating acoustic power levels to ensure BBB permeability enhancement while avoiding micro-hemorrhages, however, further technical advancements are warranted to improve its performance for use across a wide variety of brain diseases.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36559101
pii: pharmaceutics14122607
doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122607
pmc: PMC9781334
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Yuexi Huang (Y)

Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Ying Meng (Y)

Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Christopher B Pople (CB)

Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Allison Bethune (A)

Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Ryan M Jones (RM)

Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Agessandro Abrahao (A)

Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.

Clement Hamani (C)

Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Suneil K Kalia (SK)

Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada.
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada.

Lorraine V Kalia (LV)

Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada.
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada.

Nir Lipsman (N)

Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

Kullervo Hynynen (K)

Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada.

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