METHODS OF INCREASING LIGHT RESPONSIVENESS IN A SUBJECT WITH RETINAL DEGENERATION
申请人:Jensen Ralph J.
公开号:US20150038464A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-05
Disclosed herein are methods of increasing retinal responsiveness to light in a subject, such as a subject with retinal degeneration. The disclosed methods include administering one or more compounds that decrease or inhibit γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signaling to a subject with retinal degeneration. In some embodiments, the methods include selecting a subject with retinal degeneration and administering a γ-aminobutyric acid C (GABA
C
) receptor antagonist to the subject. In one example, the GABA
C
receptor antagonist is (1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)methylphosphinic acid (TPMPA). In other embodiments, the methods include selecting a subject with retinal degeneration and administering a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonist to the subject. In one example, the mGluR antagonist is a mGlu1 receptor antagonist (for example, JNJ16259685).