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Wang S, Meng W, Ren Z, Li B, Zhu T, Chen H, Wang Z, He B, Zhao D, Jiang H. Ultrasonic Neuromodulation and Sonogenetics: A New Era for Neural Modulation. Front Physiol 2020; 11:787. [PMID: 32765294 PMCID: PMC7378787 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-invasive ultrasonic neural modulation (UNM), a non-invasive technique with enhanced spatial focus compared to conventional electrical neural modulation, has attracted much attention in recent decades and might become the mainstream regimen for neurological disorders. However, as ultrasonic bioeffects and its adjustments are still unclear, it remains difficult to be extensively applied for therapeutic purpose, much less in the setting of human skull. Hence to comprehensively understand the way ultrasound exerts bioeffects, we explored UNM from a basic perspective by illustrating the parameter settings and the underlying mechanisms. In addition, although the spatial resolution and precision of UNM are considerable, UNM is relatively non-specific to tissue or cell type and shows very low specificity at the molecular level. Surprisingly, Ibsen et al. (2015) first proposed the concept of sonogenetics, which combined UNM and mechanosensitive (MS) channel protein. This emerging approach is a valuable improvement, as it may markedly increase the precision and spatial resolution of UNM. It seemed to be an inspiring tool with high accuracy and specificity, however, little information about sonogenetics is currently available. Thus, in order to provide an overview of sonogenetics and prompt the researches on UNM, we summarized the potential mechanisms from a molecular level.
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Affiliation(s)
- Songyun Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Medical Department, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Medical Department, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Li Y, Hu Y, Wang J, Liu X, Zhang W, Sun L. Structural Insights into a Plant Mechanosensitive Ion Channel MSL1. Cell Rep 2020; 30:4518-4527.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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