Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Thorsen, Frits"

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    • Improved drug delivery to brain metastases by peptide-mediated permeabilization of the blood-brain barrier 

      Aasen, Synnøve Nymark; Espedal, Heidi; Holte, Christopher Florian; Keunen, Olivier; Karlsen, Tine Veronica; Tenstad, Olav; Maherally, Zaynah; Miletic, Hrvoje; Hoang, Tuyen; Eikeland, Anne Vaag; Baghirov, Habib; Olberg, Dag Erlend; Pilkington, Geoffrey John; Sarkar, Gobinda; Jenkins, Robert B.; Sundstrøm, Terje; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Thorsen, Frits (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Patients with melanoma have a high risk of developing brain metastasis, which is associated with a dismal prognosis. During early stages of metastasis development, the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is likely intact, which ...

    • Ultrasound-mediated delivery and distribution of polymeric nanoparticles in the normal brain parenchyma of a metastatic brain tumour model 

      Baghirov, Habib; Snipstad, Sofie; Sulheim, Einar; Berg, Sigrid; Hansen, Rune; Thorsen, Frits; Mørch, Ýrr Asbjørg; Davies, Catharina de Lange; Åslund, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The treatment of brain diseases is hindered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB) preventing most drugs from entering the brain. Focused ultrasound (FUS) with microbubbles can open the BBB safely and reversibly. Systemic drug ...