Ultrasound Combined with Microbubbles Enhances the Effects of Methylprednisolone in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Human

Peng-Fei Sun1, Tian Tian1, Li-Na Chen1

  • 1Department of Pathology (P.-F.S., T.T., B.W., J.Z., S.-T.R.), Department of Pharmacology (L.-N.C.), and Therapeutic Vaccines Engineering Center of Shaanxi Province (B.W.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, People's Republic of China; Department of Pathology, Xi'an City Center Hospital, Xi'an, People's Republic of China (P.-F.S.); Department of Nephrology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China (R.-G.F.); Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China (S.-S.X.); Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China (H.A.); Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China (R.-Y.S.); and Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (Z.C., M.E.C.).

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