The present invention generally provides methods and compositions for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and depression and/or anxiety. The invention relates to recombinant microorganisms, particularly gut-colonizing probiotics, modified to produce L-DOPA.

Described herein are CD73 inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Novel cyclic peptides, cyclic peptide conjugates and compositions containing them for treating neurological diseases in a subject include an Odorranalectin (OL) sequence or modified OL sequence as a scaffold and a biologically active peptide or protein and/or therapeutic agent conjugated thereto. Methods of treatment of neurological diseases are based on intranasal delivery of a cyclic peptide or cyclic peptide conjugate as described herein. Combinatorial libraries that include a plurality of cyclic peptides have also been developed and can be used to screen for a ligand(s) for a receptor of interest.

Novel cyclic peptides, cyclic peptide conjugates and compositions containing them for treating neurological diseases in a subject include an Odorranalectin (OL) sequence or modified OL sequence as a scaffold and a biologically active peptide or protein and/or therapeutic agent conjugated thereto. Methods of treatment of neurological diseases are based on intranasal delivery of a cyclic peptide or cyclic peptide conjugate as described herein. Combinatorial libraries that include a plurality of cyclic peptides have also been developed and can be used to screen for a ligand(s) for a receptor of interest.

The present invention relates to particularly stable and soluble scFv antibodies and Fab fragments specific for TNF, which comprise specific light chain and heavy chain sequences that are optimized for stability, solubility, in vitro and in vivo binding of TNF, and low immunogenicity. The antibodies are designed for the diagnosis and/or treatment of TNF-mediated disorders. The nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expression of the recombinant antibodies of the invention, methods for isolating them and the use of the antibodies in medicine are also described.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a therapeutic agent or a recurrence preventive agent for serotonergic system- or dopaminergic system-related diseases, in particular, mental dysfunction symptoms and other non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; and a method for treating the aforesaid symptoms or preventing the recurrence of the same. A compound represented by formula (1) [wherein each symbol is as defined in the description] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can exhibit an effect of treating serotonergic system- or dopaminergic system-related diseases, in particular, mental dysfunction symptoms and other non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and/or an effect of preventing the recurrence of the same. ##STR00001##

The disclosure in some aspects relates to recombinant adeno-associated viruses having distinct tissue targeting capabilities. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to gene transfer methods using the recombinant adeno-associated viruses. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to isolated AAV capsid proteins and isolated nucleic acids encoding the same.

The present disclosure relates to the treatment of patients with Parkinson's Disease using subthalmic nucleus deep brain stimulation to a specific region of the brain. By positioning the electrode in the margin of the dorsal-lateral and anterior region of the subthalamic nucleus, improved benefits are obtained.

The present invention relates to a novel compound for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases and use thereof. Provided is a novel compound of Formula (I). The compound can effectively promotes the proliferation of neural progenitor cells in both in vitro and in vivo experiments, and can serves as a treatment approach to promote nerve regeneration to fight against cognition impairment associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Novel compounds having a D3 receptor antagonistic effect are provided. The compound represented by Formula (IA)′: ##STR00001##
wherein A is S or O; R.sup.1a is substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy or the like, R.sup.2a to R.sup.2d are each independently hydrogen atoms or the like, ring B is a 4- to 8-membered non-aromatic carbocycle or the like, R.sup.3 is each independently halogen or the like, r is an integer of 0 to 4, R.sup.4 is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclyl or the like,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.