Table 1. Summary of the BBB opening quantification results.
Group | # Of mice | Dextran MW (kDa) | Pressure (MPa) | Fluorescence intensity mean±s.d. ( × 106) | P value(fluorescence intensity>0) | Area of fluorescence mean±s.d. (%) | P value(area of fluorescence>0) | Successful delivery? |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 0.31 | 0.01±0.02 | 0.20 | 0.75±1.53 | 0.20 | No |
2 | 4 | 70 | 0.31 | 0.06±0.06 | 0.08 | 4.57±4.75 | 0.08 | No |
3 | 4 | 500 | 0.31 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.08 | 0.64±1.17 | 0.18 | No |
4 | 4 | 2,000 | 0.31 | −0.01±0.01 | 0.93 | −0.39±0.31 | 0.95 | No |
5 | 4 | 3 | 0.51 | 0.31±0.06 | 0.00 | 29.93±5.00 | 0.00 | Yes |
6 | 4 | 70 | 0.51 | 0.28±0.12 | 0.01 | 17.15±5.79 | 0.01 | Yes |
7 | 4 | 500 | 0.51 | 0.03±0.04 | 0.11 | 2.17±2.70 | 0.10 | No |
8 | 4 | 2,000 | 0.51 | 0.02±0.03 | 0.10 | 1.28±1.51 | 0.09 | No |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0.84 | 1.22±0.27 | 0.00 | 82.66±9.55 | 0.00 | Yes |
10 | 4 | 70 | 0.84 | 0.29±0.16 | 0.02 | 25.55±12.65 | 0.01 | Yes |
11 | 4 | 500 | 0.84 | 0.11±0.05 | 0.01 | 8.53±2.09 | 0.00 | Yes |
12 | 4 | 2,000 | 0.84 | 0.05±0.02 | 0.01 | 2.23±0.37 | 0.00 | Yes |
BBB, blood–brain barrier; MW, molecular weight.