Abstract:
Provided is a method for treating and/or preventing pain, in which a vector system is administered such that an EOI is delivered to a DRG of the subject. Also provided is a method for delivering an EOI to the spinal cord using such a vector system. Further provided is a method for identifying and/or validating an EOI by delivering a test EOI to target cell; analyzing the effect of the EOI on the target cell; and selecting an EOI with therapeutic potential. An EOI identified or validated by such a method, useful in the prevention and/or treatment of pain, is thereby provided as well.
Abstract:
Disclosed and claimed are methods for treating or preventing neurodegenerative diseases, conditions or maladies or symptoms or physiology associated therewith, such as treating or preventing Parkinson's disease or symptoms or physiology associated therewith such as motor deficits or nigrostriatal degeneration; or, for inducing nigrostriatal regeneration. Advantageously, the methods involve administering a lentiviral vector that expresses GDNF, such as human GDNF, or a variant, homolog, analog or derivative thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to retroviral vector genomes and to vector systems comprising such genomes. In particular the present invention relates to a retroviral vector genome comprising two or more NOIs operably linked by one or more Internal Ribosome Entry Site(s); a lentiviral vector genome comprising two or more NOIs suitable for treating a neurodegenerative disorder; and a lentiviral vector genome which encodes tyrosine hydroxylase, GTP-cyclohydrolase I and optionally Aromatic Amino Acid Dopa Decarboxylase.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of treating motor neuron disease using a lentiviral vector system to transduce a target site, wherein the vector system is or comprises at least part of a rabies G envelope protein or a mutant, variant, homologue or fragment thereof, and a nucleotide of interest (NOI), and wherein the target site is at least part of the central nervous system.