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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2019

Ultrastructural Changes Associated With the Enhanced Permeability of the Round Window Membrane Mediated by Ultrasound Microbubbles.

Yi-Chun Lin, Hsin-Chien Chen, Hang-Kang Chen, Yuan-Yung Lin, Chao-Yin Kuo, Hao Wang, Chia-Lien Hung, Cheng-Ping Shih, Chih-Hung Wang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Chun LinGraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsin-Chien ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hang-Kang ChenTeaching and Research Section, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yuan-Yung LinGraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chao-Yin KuoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hao WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Lien HungTeaching and Research Section, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Ping ShihDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Hung WangGraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWTaichung Armed Forces General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The round window membrane (RWM) is the most common entryway for local drug and gene delivery into the inner ear, but its permeability can change the treatment outcome. We previously demonstrated a feasible and highly efficient approach using ultrasound-aided microbubble (USMB) cavitation to enhance the permeability of the RWM. Here, we investigated the safety of USMB exposure and the association between temporal changes in RWM permeability and ultrastructure. Experimental guinea pigs were divided into two treatment groups: a control group receiving round window soaking (RWS) with MBs and treatment (USM) groups undergoing 3 (USM-3) or 5 (USM-5) consecutive USMB exposures (1 min/exposure) at an acoustic intensity of 3 W/cm

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inner earmicrobubblepermeabilityround window membrane (RWM)scanning electron microscope (SEM)transmission electron microscope (TEM)ultrasoundultrastructure

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PMID32047431
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