2014
Imaging the delivery of brain-penetrating PLGA nanoparticles in the brain using magnetic resonance
Strohbehn G, Coman D, Han L, Ragheb RR, Fahmy TM, Huttner AJ, Hyder F, Piepmeier JM, Saltzman WM, Zhou J. Imaging the delivery of brain-penetrating PLGA nanoparticles in the brain using magnetic resonance. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 121: 441-449. PMID: 25403507, PMCID: PMC4323763, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1658-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsConvectionDrug Delivery SystemsFerric CompoundsGlioblastomaHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLactic AcidMagnetic Resonance ImagingNanoparticlesNeuroimagingPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsBrain-penetrating nanoparticlesSuperparamagnetic iron oxideEfficient deliveryDrug-loaded nanoparticlesDistribution of nanoparticlesTransverse relaxivityPLGA nanoparticlesNanoparticlesConvection-enhanced deliveryDelivery platformFuture clinical applicationsUniversal tumor recurrenceClinical translationSignal attenuationDetection modalitiesIron oxideSame morphologyParticle distributionDeliveryGroundbreaking approachClinical applicationRelevant volumesRelaxivityTreatment of GBMOxide
1995
Verapamil treatment attenuates immunoreactive GFAP at cerebral cortical lesion site
Klepper S, Naftolin F, Piepmeier J. Verapamil treatment attenuates immunoreactive GFAP at cerebral cortical lesion site. Brain Research 1995, 695: 245-249. PMID: 8556338, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00825-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGFAP-like immunoreactivityGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSaline groupCortical lesionsLocal injectionNeedle lesionsLesion siteL-type calcium channel blockerCerebral cortical lesionsCortical lesion sitesL-type calcium channelsCalcium channel blockersSprague-Dawley ratsImmunoreactive glial fibrillary acidic proteinTime of lesioningFibrillary acidic proteinH post lesionTransmembrane calcium fluxVerapamil treatmentReactive astrocytesPost lesionContralateral hemisphereChannel blockersCalcium channelsAntigen labeling