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Characterization and Imaging of Lipid-Shelled Microbubbles for Ultrasound-Triggered Release of Xenon.

ABSTRACT: Xenon (Xe) is a bioactive gas capable of reducing and stabilizing neurologic injury in stroke. The goal of this work was to develop lipid-shelled microbubbles for xenon loading and ultrasound-triggered release. Microbubbles loaded with either xenon (Xe-MB) or xenon and octafluoropropane (Xe-OFP-MB) (9:1 v/v) were synthesized by high-shear mixing. The size distribution and the frequency-dependent attenuation coefficient of Xe-MB and Xe-OFP-MB were measured using a Coulter counter and a broadband acoustic attenuation spectroscopy system, respectively. The Xe dose was evaluated using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The total Xe doses in Xe-MB and Xe-OFP-MB were 113.1?±?13.5 and 145.6?±?25.5 ?l per mg of lipid, respectively. Co-encapsulation of OFP increased the total xenon dose, attenuation coefficient, microbubble stability (in an undersaturated solution), and shelf life of the agent. Triggered release of gas payload was demonstrated with 6-MHz duplex Doppler and 220-kHz pulsed ultrasound. These results constitute the first step toward the use of lipid-shelled microbubbles for applications such as neuroprotection in stroke.

SUBMITTER: Shekhar H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694347 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization and Imaging of Lipid-Shelled Microbubbles for Ultrasound-Triggered Release of Xenon.

Shekhar Himanshu H Palaniappan Arunkumar A Peng Tao T Lafond Maxime M Moody Melanie R MR Haworth Kevin J KJ Huang Shaoling S McPherson David D DD Holland Christy K CK

Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 20190701 3

Xenon (Xe) is a bioactive gas capable of reducing and stabilizing neurologic injury in stroke. The goal of this work was to develop lipid-shelled microbubbles for xenon loading and ultrasound-triggered release. Microbubbles loaded with either xenon (Xe-MB) or xenon and octafluoropropane (Xe-OFP-MB) (9:1 v/v) were synthesized by high-shear mixing. The size distribution and the frequency-dependent attenuation coefficient of Xe-MB and Xe-OFP-MB were measured using a Coulter counter and a broadband ...[more]

PMID: 31020629

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Characterization and Imaging of Lipid-Shelled Microbubbles for Ultrasound-Triggered Release of Xenon.

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Characterization and Imaging of Lipid-Shelled Microbubbles for Ultrasound-Triggered Release of Xenon.

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