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SUBMITTER: Song X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4929703 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Song Xiaolei X Walczak Piotr P He Xiaowei X Yang Xing X Pearl Monica M Bulte Jeff W M JWM Pomper Martin G MG McMahon Michael T MT Janowski Mirosław M
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20160315 7
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle for drug delivery to the brain. Predicted, focal opening of the BBB through intra-arterial infusion of hyperosmolar mannitol is feasible, but there is a need to facilitate imaging techniques (e.g. MRI) to guide interventional procedures and assess the outcomes. Here, we show that salicylic acid analogues (SAA) can depict the brain territory supplied by the catheter and detect the BBB opening, through chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) M ...[more]