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Blood Brain Barrier
Is there any medicine in the modern world or modern science to increase permeability of Blood Brain Barrier?
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in modern world medicine this question can be answered in 2 ways -
methods to increase permeability for more effectively delivering drugs and
methods to disrupt BBB and cause anything to enter Brain.
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for 1st - L dopa, mannitol glycerine and an opiod pappeverine
for 2nd - cocaine and some illicit drugs like MDMA.
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brain works very smoothly with body dynamics - until unless there is no significant edema in brain, no need to tickle BBB. if there is brain swelling - inj mannitol can be used.
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consult a neurologist if you have any other doubt regarding this.
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There are no drugs currently used to increase the permeability of BBB. But there are drugs whose side effects cause increase in BBB
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