HM CINAC, Fundación HM Hospitales de Madrid, University Hospital HM Puerta del Sur. CEU-San Pablo University, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
Network Center for Biomedical Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 3;12(1):779. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21022-9.
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), in combination with intravenous microbubble administration, has been applied for focal temporary BBB opening in patients with neurodegenerative disorders and brain tumors. MRgFUS could become a therapeutic tool for drug delivery of putative neurorestorative therapies. Treatment for Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) is an important unmet need. We initiated a prospective, single-arm, non-randomized, proof-of-concept, safety and feasibility phase I clinical trial (NCT03608553), which is still in progress. The primary outcomes of the study were to demonstrate the safety, feasibility and reversibility of BBB disruption in PDD, targeting the right parieto-occipito-temporal cortex where cortical pathology is foremost in this clinical state. Changes in β-amyloid burden, brain metabolism after treatments and neuropsychological assessments, were analyzed as exploratory measurements. Five patients were recruited from October 2018 until May 2019, and received two treatment sessions separated by 2-3 weeks. The results are set out in a descriptive manner. Overall, this procedure was feasible and reversible with no serious clinical or radiological side effects. We report BBB opening in the parieto-occipito-temporal junction in 8/10 treatments in 5 patients as demonstrated by gadolinium enhancement. In all cases the procedures were uneventful and no side effects were encountered associated with BBB opening. From pre- to post-treatment, mild cognitive improvement was observed, and no major changes were detected in amyloid or fluorodeoxyglucose PET. MRgFUS-BBB opening in PDD is thus safe, reversible, and can be performed repeatedly. This study provides encouragement for the concept of BBB opening for drug delivery to treat dementia in PD and other neurodegenerative disorders.
磁共振引导聚焦超声(MRgFUS)联合静脉微泡给药,已应用于神经退行性疾病和脑肿瘤患者的局灶性暂时 BBB 开放。MRgFUS 可能成为潜在神经修复治疗药物递送的治疗工具。治疗伴有痴呆的帕金森病(PDD)是一个重要的未满足需求。我们启动了一项前瞻性、单臂、非随机、概念验证、安全性和可行性 I 期临床试验(NCT03608553),目前仍在进行中。该研究的主要结局是证明 PDD 中 BBB 破坏的安全性、可行性和可逆性,靶向右侧顶枕颞叶皮质,在这种临床状态下皮质病变是首要的。治疗后β-淀粉样蛋白负荷、脑代谢和神经心理学评估的变化被分析为探索性测量。2018 年 10 月至 2019 年 5 月期间,招募了 5 名患者,他们接受了两次治疗,间隔 2-3 周。结果以描述性方式列出。总体而言,该程序是可行的,且具有可逆性,无严重的临床或放射学副作用。我们报告了 5 名患者中的 8/10 次治疗在顶枕颞叶交界处出现 BBB 开放,表现为钆增强。在所有情况下,操作均无并发症,并且未发现与 BBB 开放相关的任何副作用。从治疗前到治疗后,认知能力轻度改善,淀粉样蛋白或氟脱氧葡萄糖 PET 无明显变化。因此,PDD 中的 MRgFUS-BBB 开放是安全、可逆的,可以重复进行。这项研究为 BBB 开放以递送药物治疗 PD 和其他神经退行性疾病相关痴呆的概念提供了鼓励。
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