Disclosed herein are methods and associated compositions and medicaments directed generally to the control of cellular and neural activity and for selectively and controllably inducing the in vivo genetic expression of one or more naturally occurring genetically encoded molecules in mammals. More particularly, the present invention selectively activates or derepresses genes encoding for specific naturally occurring molecules such as proteins or neurotrophic factors and induces the endogenous production of such naturally occurring compounds through the administration of carbon monoxide dependent guanylyl cyclase modulating purine derivatives. The methods of the present invention may be used to affect a variety of cellular and neurological functions and activities and to therapeutically or prophylactically treat a wide variety of neurodegenerative, neurological, cellular, and physiological disorders.
本发明公开了一般用于控制细胞和神经活动以及选择性和可控性地诱导哺乳动物体内一种或多种天然存在的
基因编码分子的
基因表达的方法和相关组合物及药物。更具体地说,本发明通过施用
一氧化碳依赖性
鸟苷酸环化酶调节
嘌呤衍
生物,选择性地激活或抑制编码特定天然分子(如蛋白质或神经营养因子)的
基因,并诱导此类天然化合物的内源性产生。本发明的方法可用于影响各种细胞和神经功能及活动,并可用于治疗或预防各种神经退行性疾病、神经系统疾病、细胞疾病和生理疾病。