申请人:Ovid Therapeutics Inc.
公开号:US20190184034A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-20
Methods and compositions for treating a seizure disorder are provided which include administering to the patient an adeno-associated virus vector encoding hM4Di for delivery of hM4Di to a target location, the vector including a human or murine CaMKII promoter, a woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element, and a bovine growth hormone polyadenylation sequence, and administering to the patient a synthetic ligand which activates hM4Di. Administration of the vector and synthetic ligand to a patient with a seizure disorder is associated with reduced symptoms of the seizure disorder. In embodiments, ultrasound is applied to a target location in the patient's brain to enhance permeability of the patient's blood brain barrier to the vector and/or synthetic ligand.