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ArticleBiomedical engineering letters2024

Design and validation of a low-cost photomodulator for in vivo photoactivation of a mGluR5 inhibitor.

Hans Ajieren, Andrew Fox, Ethan Biggs, Gabriel Albors, Amadeu Llebaria, Pedro Irazoqui

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Article in Biomedical engineering letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Hans AjierenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2308-0704
Andrew FoxIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA.
Ethan BiggsIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA.
Gabriel AlborsThe Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.
Amadeu LlebariaInstitute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spanish National Research Council, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
Pedro IrazoquiDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 USA.

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Abstract

Purpose: Severe side effects prevent the utilization of otherwise promising drugs in treatments. These side effects arise when drugs affect untargeted tissues due to poor target specificity. In photopharmacology, light controls the timing and the location of drug delivery, improving treatment specificity and pharmacokinetic control. Photopharmaceuticals have not seen widespread adoption in part because researchers do not always have access to reliable and reproducible light delivery devices at prices which fit within the larger research budget. Graphical abstract: Researchers present a photomodulator, a device designed to facilitate in vivo photopharmacology. They demonstrate the in vivo capabilities of the photomodulator by photoreleasing raseglurant, an mGluR5 inhibitor, to treat pain in an acute rat model and follow this study by showing how to reconfigure the photomodulator to work wirelessly and interface with other biomedical devices. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13534-023-00334-3.

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Biomedical devicesDrug deliveryIn vivo technologyPhotopharmacologyWireless technology

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PMID38374907
PMCPMC10874351

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