Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19118526›Full record

ArticleBiochemical and biophysical research communications2009

Activation of transgene expression in skeletal muscle by focused ultrasound.

X Lu, G Sankin, E C Pua, J Madden, P Zhong

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Article in Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Regeneration of Skeletal Muscle After Eccentric Injury.Journal of sport rehabilitation · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

X LuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
G Sankin
E C Pua
J Madden
P Zhong
Duke University · USDuke Medical Center · US

Funding

Targeted gene delivery and activation by ultrasoundR01EB002682 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHONG, PEI · 2003 to 2007
$1.7M
Novel Strategies to Broaden the Impact of HIFU Therapy in Cancer ManagementR21CA135221 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHONG, PEI · 2008 to 2009
$386k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA135221NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002682NIBIB NIH HHS R01-EB002682
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To correlate thermal dose from focused ultrasound (FUS) with gene expression and tissue injury, a temperature plateau strategy was employed. Plasmids encoding luciferase gene under the control of hsp70B promoter were transfected into the right gastrocnemius muscle in a rat via electroporation. One day after transfection, hind limbs were treated with 3.3-MHz focused ultrasound, using one of four different temperature plateaus with spatial-peak time-average focal temperatures (T(SPTA)) of 46 degrees C, 48 degrees C, 51 degrees C and 62 degrees C. The treatment duration at the plateau temperature was varied from 0 to 30s. Gene expression was analyzed in vivo one day following FUS treatment, and H&E staining was employed to assess tissue injury. Gene activation and tissue damage correlated closely with thermal dose. The highest level of gene activation was induced by FUS at T(SPTA)=51 degrees C for 20s, which was found to be statistically equivalent to that produced by water-bath hyperthermia.

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Transcriptional ActivationTransgenesUltrasonicsAnimalsGene ExpressionGenetic TherapyHot TemperatureMuscle, SkeletalRatsRats, Wistar

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PMID19118526
PMCPMC2659509
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