160 results about "Striatum" patented technology

Cells derived from postpartum tissue such as the umbilical cord and placenta, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cells, and methods for using such cells and pharmaceutical compositions to treat patients having a neurodegenerative condition of the substantia nigra or striatum, such as Parkinson's disease, are provided.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for disrupting at least one reward-related behavior in an individual through the use of light-responsive opsin proteins used to control the polarization state of the cholinergic interneurons of the nucleus accumbens or the striatum.

Computer modeling of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, for example in a normal and a pathological state resembling schizophrenia which pathological state has inputs representing the effects of a drug(s), for the purpose of using the outputs to predict the effect of drugs in psychiatric and cognitive diseases. A method is provided for developing a computer model of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain which comprises the steps of identifying data relating to a biological state of a generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala and cortex; identifying biological processes related to the data, these identified biological processes defining at least one portion of the biological state of the generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala, and cortex; and combining the biological processes to form a simulation of the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain. Diseases that can be modeled include psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse and cognitive deficits therein and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Mild Cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease, stroke, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, epilepsy and Down syndrome. A resulting computer model is of the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, comprising code to define the biological processes related to the biological state of the generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala and cortex, and code to define the mathematical relationships related to interactions among biological variables associated with the biological processes. At least two of the biological processes are associated with the mathematical relationships. A combination of the code to define the biological processes and the code to define the mathematical relationships define a simulation of the biological state of the interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain. Computer executable software code is provided comprised of code to define biological processes related to a biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain including code to define mathematical relations associated with the biological processes. A computer model of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain is provided, comprising a computer-readable memory storing codes and a processor coupled to the computer-readable memory, the processor configured to execute the codes. The memory comprises code to define biological processes related to the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, and code to define mathematical relationships related to interactions among biological variables associated with the biological processes.

The present invention provides methods, kits, isolated nucleic acid sequences, antibodies and addressable oligonucleotides microarrays which can be for analyzing sequence alterations and detecting the expression level of CC2D1A or nup62 in cells of an individual and thus diagnose nonsyndromic mental retardation (NSMR) and/or infantile bilateral striatal necrosis (IBSN) in the individual. In addition, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions which can be used to treat pathologies associated with mental retardation such as NSMR or IBS.

The present invention is directed to methods of treating neurological deficits resulting from injury or disease to the striatum or substanta nigra pars compacta of a human by administering BMP7 to the striatum or substanta nigra pars compacta of a human in amounts effective to induce cell populations having the capacity to differentiate towards a dopaminergic phenotype to in fact differentiate towards a dopaminergic phenotype, and to neurotrophic compositions and matrices suitable for use in such treatments.

The present invention is directed to quinolinone compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

PDE10A, a gene that is normally highly expressed in mammalian striatum and elsewhere, has been found to decrease in expression during the development of CAG repeat disorders such as Huntington's disease. The invention teaches a method for detecting the presence of or the predisposition for a CAG repeat disorder. Compounds which modulate CAG repeat disorders and their uses are taught. Methods for screening for further compounds to modulate CAG repeat disorders are also taught.

A technique for assessing the progression of multilateral dysfunction, e.g. bilateral diseases is described. The process consists of two stages: firstly, a ‘health measure’ is computed for each of the features of the multi-lateral dysfunction. One example is in terms of the progression of Parkinson's disease by applying it to the uptake of imaging agent in the two striata of the brain, which can be viewed using SPECT imaging. In this example, a characteristic graph for each striatum is matched to a family of such graphs in order to quantify the state of each striatum as a health measure. Then the lower health measure is plotted against the higher health measure. This point is then projected onto a previously computed disease progression trajectory which is used to assign a percentage to the progression of the disease, from 0% normal to 100% extreme progression of the disease. In addition to the disease progression percentage, the technique also provides a confidence measure of the accuracy of this estimation. The invention is applicable to other forms of multilateral dysfunction, including other human or animal conditions and dysfunction in non-biological systems such as mechanical, electrical or electronic systems.

The invention belongs to the field of biological medicine and specifically relates to a neural stem cell preparation for treating a Parkinson's disease through nasal delivery as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: cultivation and purification of seed cells; cultivation of P6-P8 generation cells; cultivation of a working cell repository; preparation of a preparation for treating the Parkinson's disease. According to the preparation as well as the preparation method and the application thereof, after the preparation is dropped or injected into a nasal cavity, the preparation can quickly form a solid membrane shape under a body temperature condition and can be adsorbed on the nasal cavity for slow absorption, and the preparation cannot enter an oral cavity or lungs along with breathing, so that the preparation can be used by patients and doctors conveniently and fast; in addition, test data indicate that the preparation has better curative effect and safety compared with a traumatic corpus striatum delivery. The preparation can be used for treating the Parkinson's disease, and an immunosuppressive agent is not needed.

The invention discloses an intrinsic motivation based self-cognition system for a motion balance robot and a control method. The system comprises an intrinsic motivation based cognition model composed of behavior generation, behavior evaluation and orientation mechanism; the behavior generation is the formation of a 'perception-motion' loop; the behavior evaluation is the formation of a 'motion-result' loop; and the orientation mechanism is used for connecting the behavior generation with the behavior evaluation. The method comprises the steps that: a cortex-cerebellum system calculates action output amount according to sensory cortex information fed back by an intelligent body; a cortex-striatum system in a basal ganglion obtains an evaluation value by utilizing the sensory cortex information fed back by the intelligent body and motor cortex information calculated by cerebellum; and the cortex-striatum system and the cortex-cerebellum system are subjected to synaptic modification. According to the system and the method, neurophysiology, cognitive psychology and robotology are combined, a cognition mechanism is described and realized in a mathematic mode, and the self-cognition problem of the robot is solved.

This invention pertains to the discovery that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) stimulates neurogenesis, induces migration of newborn cells into the striatum and cortex, is neuroprotective, and significantly extends the lifespan mammals suffering from neurodegenerative conditions (e.g., Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.). In certain embodiments this invention provides a method of promoting neurogenesis, neuroprotection and/or survival in a mammal having a neurodegenerative disease by upregulating expression or availability of endogenous fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in said mammal; and/or administering FGF2 or an FGF2 mutein to the mammal in an amount sufficient to promote neurogenesis, neuroprotection and/or survival of the mammal.

The invention discloses a preparation method of corn cervi pantotrichum extract, and related products. The obtained corn cervi pantotrichum protein extract is capable of relieving Parkinson disease symptoms of model rats, and increasing the amount of neuronal cells in brain corpus striatum. After treatment of model rats with the corn cervi pantotrichum protein extract, DA, DOPAC, and HVA in rat cerebrospinal fluid, and DA and 5-HT in brain tissue are increased, the content of glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid in rat cerebrospinal fluid and the content of glutamic acid in brain tissue are reduced, and the ratio of HAV/DA, DOPAC/DA, 5-HIAA/5-HT, and glutamic acid/amma-aminobutyric acid in rat cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue are reduced. It is confirmed by pharmacological experiments that the corn cervi pantotrichum protein extract possesses excellent therapeutical effects on Parkinson disease animal models, and experimental foundation is provided for research and development of novel drugs used for treating Parkinson disease.

The present invention is directed to aryl aminopyridine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

The invention relates to a new application of FG-4592, a small molecule activator of HIF-1α, which belongs to the technical field of biomedicine, that is, the application of FG-4592 in the preparation of drugs for treating Parkinson's disease. Its advantages are as follows: the compound is in the third phase of clinical trials, and there is no need to explore its clinical pharmacology and human safety evaluation, which is conducive to the transformation of results. The present invention finds through research in Parkinson's disease cells and animal models that, compared with the model group, the FG-4592 pretreatment group can increase neuron cell viability, reduce cell apoptosis, and can partially reverse the mitochondrial membrane damage caused by neurotoxic drugs. The decrease of electric potential, the decrease of ATP content and the decrease of respiratory function can reduce the damage of MPTP to the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and striatum of mice, increase the secretion of dopamine and its metabolites in the damaged area, and finally achieve the relief of its movement. Reduced level of function.

The present invention is directed to isoindolinone compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

The present invention is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

A specific clinical protocol for use toward therapy of defective, diseased and damaged neurons in the mammalian brain, of particular usefulness for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease. The protocol is practiced by directly delivering a definite concentration of a nerve growth factor via delivery of the protein, an expression vector operably encoding the nerve growth factor, or grafting a donor cell containing such an expression vector into the substantia nigra and preferably also the striatum. The method stimulates growth of targeted neurons, and reversal of functional deficits associated with the neurodegenerative disease being treated.

The present invention is directed to substituted cyclobutyl benzimidazole compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.