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SUBMITTER: Choi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3107279 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Myunghwan M Ku Taeyun T Chong Kyuha K Yoon Jonghee J Choi Chulhee C
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20110516 22
Systemic delivery of bioactive molecules in the CNS is hampered by the blood-brain barrier, which has bottlenecked noninvasive physiological study of the brain and the development of CNS drugs. Here we report that irradiation with an ultrashort pulsed laser to the blood vessel wall induces transient leakage of blood plasma without compromising vascular integrity. By combining this method with a systemic injection, we delivered target molecules in various tissues, including the brain cortex. This ...[more]