#$%^&*AU2016210704A120160818.pdf#####ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical preparations, compositions, systems, and devices including medical devices and diagnostic or therapeutic agents, and methods to treat disease by modification of local tissue environment to modulate the therapeutic index of locally or systemically delivered therapeutic or diagnostic agents. Improved ability to reduce sympathetic nerve activity in the adventitia and perivascular tissues around arteries and veins in the body. Modulation of the local tissue environment around an artery to enable more effective denervation with or without a therapeutic agent. Modulation may include adjustment of the pH of the tissue.