Safe and stable noninvasive focal gene delivery to the mammalian brain following focused ultrasound.

CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that transitory BBB disruption using MRgFUS can be a safe and efficient method for site-specific delivery of viral vectors to the brain, raising the potential for noninvasive focal human gene therapy for neurological disorders.
PMID: 29701544 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Stavarache MA, Petersen N, Jurgens EM, Milstein ER, Rosenfeld ZB, Ballon DJ, Kaplitt MG Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research