Noelia Esteban-García

Blood-brain barrier opening with focused ultrasound reduces neuromelanin in a non-human primate model.

Age-related accumulation of neuromelanin (NM) has been implicated in the intrinsic vulnerability of catecholaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease. Postmortem studies in Parkinson's disease patients have revealed elevated intracellular and extracellular NM in the substantia nig...