68 results about "Neuronal regeneration" patented technology

The invention discloses methods and compositions useful for facilitating neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. The methods and compositions utilize ligands for the sigma receptors. These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with agents which treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as those caused by ischemic stroke, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, cancer therapy induced neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Huntington's disease or Parkinson's disease. In other methods, the sigma receptor ligands are administered after stroke to facilitate functional recovery. The administration of the sigma receptor ligands effects faster functional recovery.

The present invention relates to production of polyketides and other natural products and to libraries of compounds and individual novel compounds. Therefore in aspect the present invention provides 17-desmethylrapamycin and analogues thereof, methods for their production, including recombinant strains, and isolation and uses of the compounds of the invention. In a further aspect the present invention provides for the use of 17-desmethylrapamycin and analogues thereof in the induction or maintenance of immunosuppression, the stimulation of neuronal regeneration or the treatment of cancer, B-cell malignancies, fungal infections, transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, autoimmune disorders, diseases of inflammation vascular disease and fibrotic diseases, and in the regulation of wound healing.

The invention discloses methods and compositions useful for facilitating neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. The methods and compositions utilize ligands for the sigma receptor, wherein the ligand is preferably AGY-94806, or salts, or solvates thereof. These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with agents which treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as those caused by multiple sclerosis. In other methods, the sigma receptor ligands are administered after MS to facilitate functional recovery. The administration of the sigma receptor ligands causes faster functional recovery.

Compositions and methods for promoting neural regeneration in a patient determined to have a lesion in a mature CNS neuron are disclosed. The method comprises the step of contacting the neuron with an EGFR inhibitor sufficient to promote regeneration of the neuron.

The invention discloses a nerve regeneration gel as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The matrix of the nerve regeneration gel is formed by fibrinogen, thrombin, laminin and fibronectin; the nerve regeneration gel contains procyanidine, sonic hedgehog, an epidermal growth factor, neurenergen-3 and a vascular endothelial growth factor. In-vitro test and animal test show that thegel is capable of accelerating neuron regeneration and neurite extension and repairing the injured nerve tissue. The matrix of the gel comprises fibrin, laminin and fibronectin and is capable of reducing formation of cavities and accelerating adhesion and proliferation of endogenous neural stem cells; the procyanidine in the gel is capable of resisting oxidation and inhibiting inflammation; the sonic hedgehog, the epidermal growth factor and the neurenergen-3 are capable of accelerating proliferation of the stem cells and differentiation to neurons of the stem cells; the vascular endothelialgrowth factor is capable of accelerating generation of blood vessels. The gel can be formed in situ on injured parts and can be used for treating nervous system injury.

The present invention provides methods and compositions related to CNS function and diseases.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel neuronal regeneration promoting agent, particularly a neuronal regeneration promoting agent having an inhibitory effect on glial scar formation. The present invention provides a neuronal regeneration promoting agent which comprises an inhibitor of a bone morphogenetic protein type 1A receptor (BMPR1A) as an active ingredient.

Belonging to the pharmaceutical field, the invention relates to application of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) in preparation of neuroprotective and rehabilitation drugs. Experiments of the invention show that NAMPT recombinant protein can penetrate the blood-brain barrier to significantly reduce the volume of ischemic brain injury and alleviate white matter injury after ischemic brain injury; the NAMPT recombinant protein can significantly improve long-term behaviors after ischemic brain injury; the NAMPT recombinant protein can raise revascularization related factors to enhance revascularization after brain hypoxia and neuron regeneration after brain hypoxia, and promote post-injury neurologic function reestablishment; and by mediating oligodendrocyte regeneration and alleviating the demyelination effect of local lysolecithin, the NAMPT recombinant protein can promote restoration of white matter after injury and strengthen post-injury neurologic function reestablishment. Results show that the NAMPT recombinant protein plays a long-term neuroprotective role in drugs treating cerebral stroke, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis, and can be used as a neuroprotective drug to treat acute and chronic injury caused by brain stroke.

Select phytoestrogen pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use for promoting neurological health and prevention of age-related neurodegeneration, such as AD, have been developed. These select phytoestrogen formulations are composed of a number of plant-derived estrogenic molecules and/or their structural analogues and exhibit binding preference to ERβ over ERα and agonist activity in the brain. These ERβ-selective phytoestrogen formulations cross the blood-brain-barrier and promote estrogen-associated neurotrophism and neuroprotection mechanisms in the brain, without activating proliferative mechanisms in the reproductive tissues and are therefore devoid of other estrogen-associated problematic aspects. The select phytoestrogen formulations are therapeutically useful to both women and men for sustaining neurological health and preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders, such as AD. These are administered enterally, transdermally, transmucosally, intranasally or parenterally, in a dosage effective to prevent or alleviate neuronal damage, effect neuronal regeneration or sustain viability, increase expression of anti-apoptotic proteins, and/or decrease indicators of Alzheimer's Disease. The formulations preferably contain combinations of compounds, and can be formulated for daily, sustained, delayed or weekly/monthly administration. In a preferred embodiment, these are administered to women who are in menopause or post menopausal, most preferably early in menopausal.

Disclosed are compositions and methods of making stable electrically active adult neurons from adult neural tissue. The disclosed compositions can be used with microelectrode arrays in vitro to represent in vivo neural function for drug discovery and for studying neuronal degenerative diseases, neuronal development, and neuronal regeneration.

The invention provides a transcription factor system as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The invention relates to recombinant lentiviral vectors of three neurogenesis-related transcription factors Ascl1, Brn2 and Pax6 as well as a construction method and an application thereof. In particular, Ascl1, Brn2 and Pax6 target genes are obtained by utilizing a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method and pGC-LV-GFP is used as a recombinant vector and synthesized DNA fragments of the three target genes are inserted into the recombinant lentiviral vectors, thus constructing GFP (green fluorescent protein) reporter gene built-in recombinant lentivirus plasmids pGC-GFP-Ascl1, pGC-GFP-Brn2 and pGC-GFP-Pax6 respectively containing Ascl1, Brn2 and Pax6. After lentivirus packaging, the three recombinant lentivirus plasmids are used for respectively transfecting a 293T cell and three recombinant lentivirus particles LV-Ascl1, LV-Brn2 and LV-Pax6 are obtained after culture and are concentrated by ultracentrifugation, and the titers of the packaged viruses are determined. Therefore, the transcription factor system can be applied to gene therapy of Alzheimer diseases and provides a new safe and effective therapy path for patients.

The present invention relates to novel 36-des(3-methoxy-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-36-(3-hydroxycycloheptyl)rapamycin derivatives, methods for their production, and uses thereof. In a further aspect the present invention provides for the use of these 36-des(3-methoxy-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-36-(3-hydroxycycloheptyl)rapamycin derivatives in the treatment of cancer and/or B-cell malignancies, the induction or maintenance of immunosuppression, the treatment of transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, autoimmune disorders, diseases of inflammation, vascular disease and fibrotic diseases, the stimulation of neuronal regeneration or the treatment of fungal infections.

The present invention relates generally to the treatment of SCI by stimulating axon regeneration within the central nerve system. One aspect of the present invention provides methods of treating SCI with low power laser irradiation (LPLI). Another aspect of the present invention provides methods of treating SCI by modulating a gene activity to stimulate axon regeneration. In this regard, the present invention also provides compositions that modulate genes expression relating to the neuron-regeneration after SCI. Another aspect of the present invention provides methods for evaluating the effectiveness of a treatment for SCI.

Disclosed herein are methods to promote axonal outgrowth of a neuron comprising, contacting the neuron with an effective amount of a chelating agent, to thereby promote axonal outgrowth in the neuron. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject for a CNS lesion, comprising, administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a chelating agent, Also disclosed are devices for promoting regeneration in a lesioned neuron, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a chelating agent formulated for localized administration directly to an injured neuron. Examples of such chelating agents are provided.

There are provided, inter alia, methods and compositions useful for neuronal regeneration, including methods for increasing expression of a regeneration-associated marker gene, and methods for increasing neuronal growth.

The invention discloses methods and compositions useful for facilitating neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. The methods and compositions utilize ligands for the sigma receptor, wherein the ligand is preferably SA-4503, or salts, or solvates thereof These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with agents which treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as those caused by ischemic stroke, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, cancer therapy induced neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Huntington's disease or Parkinson's disease. In other methods, the sigma receptor ligands are administered after stroke to facilitate functional recovery. The administration of the sigma receptor ligands effects faster functional recovery.